Please help our community members in need by donating items to our annual food drive. A collection box will be in each classroom from Tuesday, November 19th through Friday, November 22nd. All items support People Helping People and other such organizations that provide Thanksgiving meals and food distribution to our fellow Valley families free of charge. Suggested items for donation: • canned goods (fruit, vegetables, soup) • dry milk • baby food/supplies • rice, pasta, beans • boxed foods (cereal, stuffing) • Turkeys (gift certificates) are a special need, over 150 are given out each year Thanks for participating in this very important event!

2016 California Gold Ribbon School! 2014 California Distinguished School!

Unless otherwise announced, the next regular Board meeting will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 4:00 PM in the Ballard School Library. The agenda for the meetings will be available on the school bulletin board and this website ('Best of Ballard'). The meetings will be held in the Ballard School Library.

Enrollment: 143 students Telephone: 805-688-4812 Fax: 805-688-7325 2425 School Street Solvang, CA 93463 Superintendent/Principal: Allan Pelletier apelletier@ballardschool.org (You may also click on the word 'email' to your right.) Administrative Assistant: Gina Floyd gfloyd@sbceo.org Board of Trustees - Chris Kazali (President) - Tracey Cassidy (Clerk) - Rick Jacobs

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” ~W. Feather

For Student and School Safety... We do not list off campus student events, including field trips, on this page. Please call the school office (688-4812) with questions. November Character Trait - Respect Wed (11/20) • Music (Mrs. Woodruff): 2nd (11:30), 6th (12:45), 4th (1:30), 1st (2:15) • No PE today • Garden: 6th (8:30), 2nd (10:20) • Library: 5th (1:30) • Stage Stars Enrichment: 3:00 – 4:00 (Music room) Thurs (11/21) • Garden: 3rd (8:30), 4th (9:00 & 9:30), 1st (10:20) • 4th gr Distance Learning (Channel Islands): 10:30 (classroom) • K – 6th Dismissal: 1:00 – 2:00 • Arts Outreach Enrichment: 1:00 – 2:00 (Music room) • Street Soccer Enrichment: 1:00 – 2:00 (Playground) • Teachers’ Meeting: 1:30 (Staff room) • School Board Meeting: 4:00 (Library) Fri (11/22) • Garden: 6th (8:30), 5th (9:00 & 9:30), 2nd (10:20) • Thanksgiving Feast: 12:00 • School Dismissed after the Feast You may find the documents listed below (and many more) under the 'Best of Ballard' tab. - 2019/2020 School Calendar - School Board Meeting Agenda: 11/21/19 - School Board Meeting Agenda: 10/17/19 - School Board Minutes: 8/15/19

You can find a school district boundary map, monthly calendars, board meeting agendas and minutes, and more in the 'Best of Ballard' section of this website. Others... - 2018/2019 School Calendar ('Calendar' or 'Best of Ballard') - Email & Class Website Information ('Faculty') Please do not hesitate to call (688-4812) or email (apelletier@ballardschool.org) if you cannot find what you are looking for.

Do you need to know when you have music or library? There are always a lot of great things going on at Ballard School! Click on the 'Upcoming Events' tab for the latest information!