To support families and students when you need us the most, the Napa County Office of Education COOL School program is offering all-day care for elementary school aged youth serving the students of the Napa Valley Unified School District.

Beginning October 26, COOL School’s current full-day care existing sites, Shearer and McPherson Elementary, will be serving “Distance Learning” students only. Not available to “Hybrid In-Person” students.

Starting Monday, November 9 COOL School will expand to a third site, offering full-day care service at Napa Valley College (NVC). Our program is currently accepting PRE-REGISTRATIONS for NVC and serving both “Distance Learning” and “Hybrid In-Person” students. Families interested in enrolling should complete our pre-registration form below.

COOL School staff delivers a program that supports and enriches students while complying with all public health COVID-19 safety protocols. Students are provided with a safe and engaging environment on a schedule that helps working families.

SUBMITTING THIS FORM DOES NOT MEAN YOUR CHILD IS SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE EXPANDED LEARNING SERVICES. Survey responses will determine need and enrollment prioritization. This survey is the first step of our waiting list and enrollment process.

Priority is given to:

Children who are homeless or in foster care
Children of essential workers
Children who received a school referral
Children from high need families

Pre-Enrollment Form ENGLISH (new window)

Pre-Inscripción de COOL School (new window)

Information for Students’ Enrolled in COOL School:

Student Drop Off & Pick-Up Video

ENGLISH: COOL School COVID-19 Parent Handbook: Phase 2

SPANISH: COOL School COVID-19 Manual de Padres: Fase 2

Our COOL School Story/Historia de COOL School

COOL School has been serving students Napa County since 2014, however, the program first initiated in Santa Rosa in 1998. Through strong collaborations with our community colleges, NVUSD, Region IV and AmeriCorps, COOL School Napa Valley has been able to provide exemplary after school program services to students and families in the Napa Valley Unified School District.

COOL School ha estado sirviendo a los estudiantes del Condado de Napa desde 2014, sin embargo, el programa se inició por primera vez en Santa Rosa en 1998. A través de colaboraciones con nuestros colegios comunitarios, NVUSD, Región IV y AmeriCorps, COOL School en Napa Valley ha podido proporcionar servicios de programa de escuela ejemplares para estudiantes y familias en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Napa Valley.

Program Results

DATA & SURVEY RESULTS

If you need accessible versions of the documents below, please contact Yesenia Sandoval-Chavira.

2018-2019 NVLA Program Highlights (download) – PDF
2017-2018 Phillips Program Highlights (download) – PDF
2017-2018 Shearer Program Highlights (download) – PDF
2017-2018 Snow Program Highlights (download) – PDF

ACADEMIC OBJECTIVE
The goal of COOL School is to help students reach academic success. How the program achieves this is by working closely with regular school day teachers and working together to better support students in literacy and math. COOL School staff develop lessons that reinforce the students’ literacy and math fundamentals.

COOL School Academic Objective: 50% of participating students in COOL School will show a 40% increase in their fluency and math facts using a pre and post language arts and math assessment.

CalSERVES Expanded Learning is proud to share the highlights and successes of our Napa County programs. Our programs provide opportunities for Before, After, and Summer programming. COOL School serves elementary students in Napa County.

Overall:

71% of COOL School students showed improvement on District Math Assessments
74% of COOL School students showed improvement on District Literacy Assessments
Parents rate the COOL School Program at 4.7 out of 5

Before & After School Program Enrollment (as of March 6, 2020)

Napa County	Number of students attending
Napa Valley Unified School District
Snow	115
Shearer	90
Phillips	108

The Napa County Office of Education also subcontracts with Boys & Girls Clubs to run program at the following sites:

For more information about these sites program results, please contact Yesenia Sandoval Chavira.

Parents say:
“My daughter enjoys COOL School. She is completing her homework, reading better, and having fun! She feels supported by the staff.”

My child gets lots of physical activity, which we both like. He also get to be with friends. We also both like that his homework gets done!”

Teachers say:
“I appreciate the safe space for students to be after school for the enrichment, sports activities, and support for academics and social skills”.
“The small group setting has given the students the individualized attention they need to improve their academic and social skills. It’s awesome to see the positivity my students experience about learning!”

Students say:
“The teachers at COOL school are really nice. They play games with us and help me with my homework.”

Testimonials

TEACHERS

“They give structure to the afternoons of children who would have no structure or supervision if they were at home. They help prepare students to be learners, and help them evolve socially as members of a community. They offer opportunities for enrichment that our students are unlikely to access any other way. They are positive adults responding with love and concern to the needs of our children.”
— Shearer Elementary Teacher

“Students have a safe, welcoming, and engaging program to attend. Staff works hard to plan interesting and engaging activities for students. The homework help is an essential and helpful program component. Parents appreciate support with the reading and homework! The program has evolved over time to become more dialed in to the needs of students and supports the learning and programs at the site.”
— Phillips Elementary Teacher

“My students look to the COOL School staff to provide a solid, loving, high functioning place to be during after school hours. In many cases COOL School/AmeriCorps are family to my students. After I leave they go to COOL School & spend time doing things that (in a perfect world) would be done with their families. The COOL School program at Snow is one of the finest after school programs I have had the pleasure to work with. The care & devotion shown by their staff helps create the “village” we need to raise our students.”
— Snow Elementary Teacher

PARENTS

“COOL School has improved my son’s performance and overall motivation about school and sports.”
— Shearer Parent

“COOL School influences my child greatly. She gets help with her homework. It is a healthy and safe place to be.”
– Snow Parent

“It’s a real good program that helps my son learn a lot of new and different things.”
– Phillips Parent

“My child has become more independent and a stronger reader.”
– Phillips Parent

“I’m very happy because they’ve helped my child and has improved a lot, both emotionally and academically.”
– Snow Parent

“My child’s English speaking skills have gotten better and her homework is always done.”
– Shearer Parent

STUDENTS

“COOL School is a fun place to learn!”

“COOL School is good for you to learn and get smart.”

“It is so fun and cool!”

COOL School Napa