New Adelante School

We are concerned about our school moving to the Selby Lane campus. We are concerned about stress the upheaval will cause to staff, students and families at both sites. We are concerned about new traffic patterns and how they will affect our crowded streets. We are concerned about displacing students and being seen as colonizers on a new-to-us campus. We are concerned that our community will lose some current members and have growing pains as we gain new ones. We are concerned that the district will move us and then forget us, leaving us flailing with too few of the resources needed to make the new combined community successful.

However, we are not concerned about “different demographic groups.” We embrace diversity, and not only because a diverse population is necessary for a dual immersion program to thrive. We want our school to reflect the diverse community of Redwood City. We have staff and students from many different backgrounds, and this is part of what makes our school one of the desired and successful campuses in Redwood City School District (RCSD).

Moving to a new campus is not our first choice. But should RCSD decide that it is the best fiscal option, we are ready to come together to ensure success of the new Adelante at Selby Lane.

Emily Lowe, Danielle Argenti, Ann Hynecek and Michelle Smith

Redwood City