I've always heard great things about PLAVAN and the entire Fountain Valley School District. All of…read morethe positive reviews are absolutely true. Plavan does have some of the finest educators in the country. The teachers here are passionate about what they do and always give it their most. I can certainly tell if teachers are burnt out by just observing them. I do not feel that vibe here at Plavan. The teachers here are smart, attentive, and genuinely care about the students and families that they work with. They are very direct and always open for communication. If you have problems they will try to work with you personally until the issues are resolved. Kudos to the Principal, Dr. Ham. He is truly an exceptional boss. He takes good care of his staff. In return, they take good care of the students. Dr. Ham is always out directing traffic in the morning. He knows the name of every student at Plavan and makes an effort to chat with all the parents. This man is very hands-on and leads by example. Shout out to Ms. Jill Summerhays who is the current district teacher of the year. I mean wow, my middle son got to be in her class for 2 years. He was taught by the best. And it shows with all the progress he has made. She has a very unique teaching style and deep understanding of my son's educational needs. She proactively communicates with us and promptly addresses any concerns that we have. Her aides, Ms. Roberta, Ms. Patsy and Ms. Jennifer are so patient and sweet. My son loves going to school. We really enjoy seeing pictures of him doing fun and creative learning activities throughout the year. From the very first day my son started school here, she was so sweet and made us feel comfortable. We felt the love and knew this was the right place for him to learn and thrive. Also shout out to Ms. Jenn Andrews. My oldest son has her this year and it has been wonderful. She would meet with us throughout the school year to discuss his progress and offer ideas and different ways we can help him improve his skills at home. She is an amazing teacher with a lot of compassion and a big heart. You can tell she really loves teaching Kindergarten and helping her students succeed. Her classroom aide, Mrs. Williams is so sweet and great with the kids. In general, Plavan has really set the bar for how a school should be. The front office staff is warm, welcoming and respectful to all the parents who come in. I feel that we get first-class treatment like at a private school. They also try to get the parents involved with the PTO as much as possible. Great job Plavan!

Just as another reviewer mentioned, last school year we also had a big issue with Mrs. Ballesteros…read morehandling of bullying and had to submit report to the district. She failed to contact us when our son was punched unprovoked on the playground and cried. She also did not contact the punching kid's parents. My son was not checked by a nurse. Both kids were promptly released back to class when the recess aid brought them in. When I found out about it through his little sister I asked the principal about it and she completely lied. She said that the other parents were notified and there has been discipline. Little does she know, I know of the parents. Mrs. Ballesteros said that the kids were daring each other and the nurse checked on my son. None of that happened. I had evidence of texts messages between me and the other parent confirming my son's account of what happened and that the school did not notify them either. Long story short. I presented this to the district and Mrs. Ballesteros had me come in and she totally admitted to lying about everything and that "the situation is just rotten and will never happen again." With a new principal at Plavan this year we feel more confident and optimistic. We see him out there directing traffic and being incredibly involved. Our kids tell us he is out there watching the kids during play everyday. This change is very nice. Also, the new added front office staffs helping Kathy are both wonderful. We are very happy.

Everyone knows the buddy bench, you sit there and you make friends, only if someone accepts you…read more They always say when two or more people sit on the buddy bench they automatically become friends, I did that with a kid there, he did not like me. We didn't even make eye contact until the end of recess. ESP there is cool too, we got free food and had like a 2nd recess. But when it gets late in the day, there will be homework help, I usually pretend that I forgot I had homework and read the books. Whenever we did a lesson I'll just listen and wait for me to get home so I can ask my mum what should I do for homework. Overall great school, and screw you Quinto

I just want to say say that this school is good. My son goes…read morehere and the staff is good. The Custodian that works there looks like he is in a Gang. I saw another Man working there who takes his place and dresses very nice. I forget his name, I think it is Ron or something like that. He dresses more professional.

great school, well organized with many awesome teachers. Don't know if she still teaches here but…read moreShout out to Mrs. Reed probably the best teacher there and is still to this day the best teacher i ever had

Pretty good school, there are some really good teachers that really care.... and some that should…read morenot be allowed to interface with the public or teach another student. The principal is a nice person, but seems overwhelmed by district stuff outside his control. I have two children at this school and have had some great experiences with MOST of the teachers and staff.

If you just moved in the area, this is the go to school. Very amazingly good school. The staff is…read morekind, and the students are nice. Overall, I think the school is A+ all together. No teacher is bad. The school even has transitional-kindergarten (T-K) and kindergarten. Everyone has an amazing roll in the school. I really honestly am saying this all from my heart. There are a few things I would change, but not much. This school really has much to give to everybody. The End!

Great school with the exception of one moody teacher. Mrs. Lopez is the worse teacher. Moody…read morebitchy and hostile. One time during the morning. I walked my daughter to the lunch table awaiting school to begin. Well as I walked her up, there was two kids fighting. They were swinging their lunchboxes at each other right in the middle where all the other kids were sitting. As a concerned parent, I immediately walked up to Mrs. Lopez as she talked to another parent. When I interrupted her and she ignored me. Considering the safety of the other kids there, I told her excuse me and she put her hand up to my face. Like a fuking child. I was shocked and walked away and told her. Do your dam job and watch those two boys. Then pointed at them. She of course then ran over to them and t pulled them apart. I walked off thinking what a dumbass teacher.

Being a working mother, I've had to enroll my 2 daughters in private school from an early age. I…read morewas apprehensive to switch my eldest from a private to a public school but after experiencing the best treatment here at Tamura, I'm taking my youngest daughter out of private school earlier than expected and enrolling her here. My eldest daughter had Mr. Plummer as her 1st grade teacher and he truly goes above and beyond for his students. Just recently, during summer break, she got a personalized letter from him! He makes sure all his students feel special, gain confidence, and have fun learning. A Few Activities Cookbook Friday, where she learned how to make healthy snacks. Taking home Mr Plummer's childhood bear over the weekend and then sharing where they went with pictures and a narrative. Bringing to school your parent. This allowed the kids to learn about different occupations and it made my daughter feel special. These are just a few of the amazing things he did for them. Thank you Mr Plummer and Principle Kathy Davis whom I've also had a great experience with.

When I broke my Chromebook, it cost 500 bucks to fix it even though they get it for free. This is…read morewhy the teachers get less pay so they can buy more Chromebook for a dollar

I came to pickup chromebook for my son. The lady at frontdesk was very friendly and helpful when I…read moreasked so many questions. The office is very nice and clean. The process were very smooth and quickly.

My son has had an amazing experience at Gisler Elementary. He loves to come to school each day and…read morehas learned so much in TK. Thank you so much Ms. Lindsey and all of the Gisler Staff.

Weak school with terry Malpass running the school and the way my kids were treated the second to…read morelast day before the holidays vacation. My kids are a mess thinking they are getting kicked out by there principal. You may think you followed policy but there's one thing you missed. When following policy follow it straight thru. Especially when dealing with special needs student. You broke policy in the worst manner

at least it's close to good places to eat...that has to mean something :/ it's telling me to write…read moremore so i'll just say i'm glad to go to fvhs. thanks guys for listening to my review of my middle school. i'll see u guys at school on monday haha. ok i still have to write more