Gardner Bullis School in Los Altos Hills, California is one of seven elementary schools in the Los Altos School District. Located about one mile from downtown Los Altos, Gardner is a small school with roughly 300 Kindergarten through 6th grade students. Gardner students feed into Egan Intermediate School (one of two junior high schools within LASD) for seventh and eighth grades. Gardner Bullis School opened in 2009 and received its California Distinguished School Award in 2018.

Principal: Mrs. Kate Schermerhorn (kschermerhorn@lasdschools.org; 650-559-3200)

Mission Statement

It is the mission of Gardner Bullis School to personalize learning and to engage all students through creative and innovative experiences to foster lifelong learning, global citizenship, and a growth mindset. With the support of our diverse community, we provide a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment through open communication, collaboration, and mutual respect.
 

Vision Statement 

Empowering all students to become leaders of tomorrow.
 

School-wide Goals

The school site council (principal, staff, and parents) and teachers work collaboratively on school-wide goals each year to help keep our instructional practices and parent support focused on the needs of our students so that they can be at their best and thrive.

1. Students will develop, monitor, and reflect on goals with the support of parents and teachers in order to encourage student responsibility and executive functioning skills. The goals should promote a growth mindset and hold students accountable for their learning.

2. All GB students will engage in a literacy program across all curricular areas that are personalized, balanced, and challenging.

3. All GB students will advance towards grade-level math standards and achieve their highest potential using conceptual, computational, and critical thinking skills.

4. Gardner Bullis staff, parents, and students will participate jointly in community and learning events in order to support a positive school culture that teaches, models, and reinforces appropriate social-emotional behaviors.