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    La Presa Elementary School - Healthy choices for hungry minds. #breakfast

    La Presa Elementary School

    5.0(3 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    I cannot say enough about this wonderful place that my children are fortunate to be a part of. We…read morehave 2 little ones (TK and K), and they absolutely love school. This can only be a testament to the amazing, loving, nurturing, motivating staff. EVERY SINGLE member of the staff TRULY loves their job and their school. From the crossing guard staff saying good bye as we walk home to the warm smiles given out by everyone we see. The principal Mr. Iriqui has a huge presence on campus and I've heard him greet and say good bye to each child by name. It's one of those places that you go to and you can really tell the staff enjoys what they do. Our youngest had a tough start to TK and the staff really embraced her and made her feel at ease. Now she's sad that it's the weekend and no school for 2 days. The school has so many activities for the children as well as the parents. There are seminars on various topics regarding parenting and education and are really informative. There's always an activity for the kids incorporating something from the STEAM curriculum. As a father, I'm encouraged to know my children are in good hands and are being molded for a bright future.

    Im so happy we decided to enroll our daughter at our local school for kindergarten. La Presa…read moreElementary is amazing. Every single staff member truly loves and cares about these kids. Safety and a healthy learning environment is top priority for everyone. I was blessed to help out with picture day last week and got to meet all the kids and teachers from every grade level. This is truly a special place. The kids were all so well behaved. Their teachers were amazing at keeping large groups of kids calm without being nasty. The children with special needs, omgosh the love that poured out of every single teacher was unbelievable. All the teachers know these kids and truly love them and the children definitely know it! The principal, Mrs. Rabasco is fairly new to the school. This is only her 2nd year. She is amazing. From day 1 she knew my child, she knows all the other children by name as well. She has kids standing in lines to give her hugs. She is also completely immersed in the neighborhood even though she doesnt live here. She attends the Spring Valley community meetings and does everything she can to help the neighborhood that La Presa is in , which in exchange helps the families and kids here as well. This place is truly an amazing school and everyone should give it a shot before judging a school without even meeting the staff and taking a tour. LOVE La Presa Elementary !!!!m This will be our school of CHOICE for as long as we live here.

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    Santa Sophia Academy

    Santa Sophia Academy

    2.9(14 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    Santa Sophia Academy has been an important part of our family for a very long time. I attended SSA…read morefrom Kindergarten through 8th grade, and years later my son did the same. Having experienced the school both as a student and as a parent, I can say that the education we received there went far beyond academics. One of SSA's greatest strengths is its Catholic formation. It is integrated into the way students are taught to treat others, take responsibility, serve their community, and develop into good people. Those lessons stayed with me long after I left SSA, and I have seen the same values in my son. We also experienced teachers who genuinely cared about their students and were willing to put in an incredible amount of time and effort to help them succeed. Mrs. Genna is probably the best example I can give. There was a period when my son was unable to attend school, and every day she emailed us his assignments, explained what he needed to do, answered questions, and provided guidance on her own personal time so that he would not fall behind. She did much more than I would have reasonably expected from any teacher. What makes that even more meaningful is that her support did not end when my son left her classroom. She continued encouraging him for years afterward. I have no doubt that Mrs. Genna, along with many of the teachers he had at SSA, played a significant role in developing the confidence, discipline, independence, and academic foundation that helped him succeed in high school and attend Cornell University. That is also why some of the negative comments I have read about the school, and particularly about Mrs. Genna, simply do not match our experience. We never saw her show favoritism or disregard students who struggled. We saw a teacher who invested an extraordinary amount of herself to her students. Teachers absolutely have a responsibility to teach, communicate, and support their students, but a child's education cannot rest on the school alone. Parents also need to stay involved, reinforce expectations at home, and take an active role in helping their child succeed. I have also read suggestions that families may be treated differently because of ethnicity. As a Filipino family that has been part of the SSA community across two generations, that has never been our experience. SSA has always had families from many different backgrounds, and race was simply never an issue for us. I cannot speak for another family's personal experience, but I would be very hesitant to draw broader conclusions about the school or its staff based on race. No school is perfect, and I am sure every family will have its own perspective. But after attending SSA myself and then trusting the school with my own child for nine years, I can say that Santa Sophia provided both of us with an excellent foundation. It helped us become stronger students, more confident people, and better prepared for what came next both inside and outside the classroom. I will always be grateful to Santa Sophia Academy and especially to teachers like Mrs. Genna who cared for my son. That kind of commitment is difficult to measure, but years later you can absolutely see the impact.

    Unfortunately, my family's experience at Santa Sophia Academy was very disappointing…read more My biggest concern was the lack of transparency regarding my son's final Science grade. After he received an F, I repeatedly requested a breakdown of the assignments, tests, and missing work used to calculate the grade. The FACTS parent portal did not display any of this information, despite the school directing me there, and my requests for clarification and a meeting with the principal and teacher went unanswered. We also had a very difficult experience with my son's fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Genna. As the parent of a child with ADHD, I did not feel he received the patience, understanding, or support he needed to succeed. In addition, we were asked to pay for books that the school said were missing, even though those materials had remained at school. We were also initially asked to pay $270 for a damaged Chromebook without being given the opportunity to inspect it, determine whether it could be repaired, or understand how that amount was calculated. After I requested an explanation, I felt that my concerns were not handled respectfully. In the end, the Chromebook repair cost was only $54, a significant difference from the amount originally requested. Throughout our time at the school, my family also felt that we were treated differently at times. As a Mexican family, there were interactions with staff that left us feeling unwelcome and, unfortunately, gave us the impression that bias may have played a role in how we were treated. While I cannot know others' intentions, that was our genuine experience. My concerns are not about expecting special treatment, they are about communication, transparency, accountability, respect for families, and appropriate support for students with different learning needs. Based on our experience, these are all areas where the school has significant room for improvement.

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