Welcome to our Website! My name is Susana Gomez-Judkins and I am the proud Principal of Colfax Charter Elementary.  Thank you for visiting our website to stay informed!  As you may have heard in recent news, the 2009-10 school year may be shortened by 5 days.  The members of the teacher's union will vote on Friday, April 7th-9th on a tentative agreement with LASUD.  If the teachers vote in favor of the agreement our class size will be maintained in grades k-3 at 24 students per classroom and many jobs will be saved. The five furlough days will impact the Colfax students on take place on the following dates: 5/28, 6/22, 6/23, and 6/24  The last day of school for all students will be Friday June 18th.  Stayed tuned for more information once the agreements with the various Unions and LAUSD are finalized.  Thank you for your patience and support. 

Colfax is an amazing place to work, learn, and reach for the stars.  Our incredibly dedicated staff works hard to provide a quality well-rounded program that is rooted in a rigorous standards-based curriculum and enriched with music, theater and visual arts. Our mission is to ensure the academic and personal success of all students.  Together we encourage each child to aspire to his or her highest potential in a safe engaging environment. We strive to provide opportunities so that our students may face and triumph over the challenges of the 21^st century.

Colfax would not be the school it is without the tremendous dedication of the parents and community.  Our Parent Teacher’s Association (PTA) and Parent Association of Colfax Elementary (PACE) organizations work to beautify the school and raise funds to support our excellent programs.  Thanks to their efforts we have art and music programs, a farm, a science lab, a Wonder of Reading library, a track and field, new playground equipment, support in the classrooms and our very own literacy garden.

We hope you find our website a useful source of information and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.