We transferred here after two years in a local public school and cannot be happier. The campus is…read moreextraordinary and filled with beauty all around, from the redwoods to the babbling stream. Education with purpose is not only their motto but one they truly live up to. The community and staff are down to earth and kind and inclusive and educated and driven and all around wonderful. They truly shape the minds and the character of the students to be sharp, creative, and conscientious members of society.

so I just want to review their hiring process. I was asked to do two not in person interviews that…read moreseemed great. then they told me I had to go to the campus and they expected me to be there from 7:50-1:30 on a work day interviewing with different school admin. I did as much as could because like most people I actually have to work a job that pays. After spending 4 hours there I told them I'm sorry I have to get to my other job. You would think that investing that much time would result in being hired. But no it did not. All I can say is any other place would have respected a persons time and not wasted half of their day. they would have gotten all the people together and had a panel interview. so I mean all I can say is that I feel really disrespected by this staff. Who does that? I dunno. if you like bougie people that clearly do not mind wasting your time this is the perfect location for you. And sorry I do have to say this because you must be an extreme elitist to think wasting half a work day doesn't impact the average joe. it does. if someone who has helped open wellness centers and is on the 40 under 40 list for the north bay business journal isn't good enough for them, then who is? thanks! Not only this but the person in charge Stacy Cohen, left me several times during this 4 hour stink to wait on the admin who had not received any copy of this interview schedule from the day before. She had emailed me the night before this schedule telling me she had been sick on her travels but when I got there and she was coughing all over the place she continue to tell me she wasn't sick. One of the people she had set up to interview me never even showed up. They were not even on the campus that day. So I sat for an hour of my time waiting for someone who isn't there to show up in a library while I could have been at my actual job. So not only is this snobby elitist behavior but inconsiderate and rude. If this is what you want from your admin staff of your school please go here. Not to mention being extremely combative over things that made no sense. She apparently got angered when I shared an answers from one of her staff as if this was my opinion. A major lack of ability to take any criticism, it was an extremely unprofessional interview in which at the end I still offered to come back another day to meet with these other people who could not be there that day and since I was leaving. Instead they just waited till after the holiday weekend to tell me no thanks.

I'm always careful to speak out about Oak Hill School because my son isn't a "typical" attendee…read more He's ADD and not neurotypical, but never tested as on the spectrum. We went through four different public school Special Ed systems in different districts, tried multiple interventions and strategies, but his engagement with the curriculum in public school had ground to a halt by the time he reached seventh grade. Knowing he was out-of-the-box, I started looking for a place where he could thrive on his own terms. He's curious and inventive, but not one for marching to anyone else's drum. The public school system kept trying to "break" him, to make him conform - and I understand why! They have many students and they can't cater to each individual, but if you're trying to "break" my younger son, you'd better come to the table with a lifetime supply of patience and endurance because I've lived with him for seventeen years now and I've yet to see a crack in his persistence. It took eight months to entreat the district for a transfer. Since he didn't test as on the spectrum, they questioned why I thought it was a good fit for him, but within weeks, he was engaging with the teacher and staff. Over the last three years, he's gone from wholly unresponsive in public school to developing his own ice cream business with a fellow student, budgeting and making the product, participating in a Sonoma State University survey of non-neurotypical students to provide feedback for NASA's research on an astronomy course, participating in a student internship at a local restaurant and engaging with his fellow students. The staff and faculty is indeed like a family, as one of the other reviewers said. Only maybe better than most families. I can't speak from her perspective, but from my own, it's a place of tremendous acceptance. A place where the students are valued for their gifts, where they're encouraged to advocate for themselves and aided in expanding into their potential. Finding Oak Hill has truly been a turning point for our family. I found it at a point where I'd begun to despair that my son wouldn't make it out of the public school system in one piece, when the hurdle of high school graduation had felt remote and improbable. He's now approximately a year and a half from graduation and we've discussed college options. He's interested in science and engineering. Finding the right school for our children is SUCH a personal decision and one's experience can vary so much from the next. Many of the schools where my sons struggled were highly ranked. Quite a few of them offered programs I might've loved when I was their ages, but hypotheticals don't translate to the individual needs of our kids. All I can say is, Oak Hill is an incredible place with a staff and faculty of warm, thoughtful people and my son has become more thoughtful and engaged through his association with them.

This has been a wonderful school for my son John. He's struggled for many years, and we found the…read morefaculty to be wildly supportive. Charlie Beavis in particular has been an incredible counselor for John, both academically and spiritually. The positivity and light that radiates throughout the campus has been undeniable. We definitely made the right decision looking back over the past few years.

The teachers here are amazing! The teachers and staff are always welcoming. I know my child is safe…read morewhen I drop them off. If I can give them 10 stars I would! I highly recommend this center for families.

Although our little one doesn't go here yet, as we only did the tour earlier this month, I wanted…read moreto provide a review of the tour. The preschool has locks on the doors which i though provides an extra sense of security. The entire facility was clean and well maintained. Dawn was polite, friendly and down to earth. She answered all our questions, and you can really tell she has put time and energy and most importantly her love into this place. Excited for new beginning here in August:)

I went there in the 1980's and have nothing but pretty found memories of the place. i t looks…read morepretty much the same. I enjoyed my time there and it looks like the kids still do.

My kids have been here for several years now...the staff and community are lovely. The teachers…read moreknow all the kids, and the Principal not only knows all the kids names, but she knows a good number of the parent's names too. I remember volunteering in the garden after school and she came out to help. Then she thanked me for all my volunteering even though I work full time. She remembered that from a prior conversation, I didn't even recall. The school has a buddy program so kids are partnered-a younger student with an older one. My kids love it at HV. The school also had some renovations done last year so the new playground and buildings were a big improvement. The school also has a terrific art and music program, and the PTO there is very active and has a lot of fun events for the kids and families.

My two boys have gone through Brookside and absolutely thrived. The teachers are ALL amazing,…read morededicated, nurturing, loving, smart, wonderful people who have allowed my children their own voice with just the right amount of guidance. My boys have gone from shy to confident well-prepared for the next step kids. The admin and staff are so strong and supportive of both kids and parents. Brookside has the academics partnered Social Emotional Learning, buddy programs, Special Education (with amazing support for children and families), Stem programs, service learning (Children 4 Change), Outdoor Education, Integrated Reading & Writing Curriculum, Award-winning Music programs, Visual & Theater Arts programs, and more all of this at our beautiful elementary schools. The support for special education is absolutely solid. RVSD schools are top notch in all ways. Thank you for making my children's experience so very special!

The RVSD delivers quality education that I personally have experienced from a public school. Great…read moreengaging, amazing and experienced teachers. The school has a distinctive school status (10/10). I grew up and went to school here and the quality of education is still bar none. While there might be other choices such as the local Charter. They don't offer the same quality education that the Ross Valley School District offers. With over 2000 families that support our local public school, you can't go wrong with this choice.

I find it interesting than almost no one has left reviews. The real estate agents will brag on and…read moreon about how great RVSD is. Maybe so, if your child is a neurotypical learner. If not, you're in for a world of disappointment and heartbreak. I could write a thesis on how poorly the district and one elementary school in particular handled my child's struggle. Their lack of regard for special ed needs was archaic and a total disgrace bordering on illegal. We ended up leaving, moving far away to a district that embraces all kinds of learners.

I have two daughters at Sun Valley School at the moment. One in first and one in second grade. My…read morewife is quiet involved at the school as well working in the class rooms when she has time. We (my wife, my kids and myself) absolutely love this school, the teachers and the Principal, Julie Harris. What an amazing place this is. I wish I had something even close to it when I was a kid (and maybe I had turned out right...?).

Well... my review may be a little skewed. I'm 24 years old and I went to Sun Valley Elementary…read moreSchool. Maybe its a little late to review it? I think there's a sweatshirt (or a mug?) you can buy in cheesy shops that says something like "everything that I know, I learned it in kindergarten". Well, at Sun Valley, its true. Everything I know, I learned at Sun Valley. I have some really great memories here. I drove by the other day, and they have a lot of new buildings and a bigger parking lot. But let me tell you that twenty years ago, this was a great place to get an education, and a safe place to be. And from what I hear, it's still that good.

I went to this center as a child as did my sisters. The Fairfax-San Anselmo children's center has…read morecreated so many great childhood memories for us. Even after we left the center, we stayed in touch with the teachers and faculty. They are still like a second family to us. When we started looking for childcare options for our kids, it was really hard to find a place that compared to the Fairfax-San Anselmo children's center. We found a great program and when we brought our parents by to see where their grandson was going to school they said "It is a great school but not as great as Fairfax-San Anselmo Children's Center". For someone to write a BS review and not even go into specifics is very cowardly.

Well if Ethel and Stan have been in business for 37 years, then I must have been in one of their…read morefirst classes to matriculate! To this day, I still rave to folks about my experience there, so obviously it was memorable. There was truly nothing like it, and that's probably still true today. We did the best field trips....Half Moon Bay pumpkin patch, Samuel P. Taylor Park camping trips. I was Bev the Cook's best assistant in the kitchen, and Jeannie Gable was a phenomenal teacher! Odessa, Class of '75-76