Kyrene Del Cielo School

Really have enjoyed having both of my children at Kyrene del Cielo for the last four years. Teachers have been wonderful and the administration and staff are fantastic! The new principal, Tina Nicks has been a great addition to the community. She is responsive to concerns and dedicated to our kids learning! I love being involved as a parent at this school.
--Submitted by a parent

We moved our kindergardener from a truly unfriendly school, and am so very impressed with the warm and caring welcome we have received from Cielo. On our son's second day numberous teachers knew our son's name and offered to guide him in the morning drop off routine. After, having dealt with an extremily unfriendly group of staff and parents, this has been a great feeling. We are looking forward to a fabulous year!
--Submitted by a parent

The school is above average but sliding fast, thanks to the divisive Principal they imported from Illinois. We're looking at another school for next year.
--Submitted by a parent

My son just finished 3rd grade at Cielo & Mrs. Whitaker was WONDERFUL...as is the rest of the school!! We moved to the area last year because of the great things we heard & read abput this school & it was all true!!!
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I chose the Kyrene school district when we moved here from California nd have had 2 children go thru Cielo with this being our last year. I have been very extremey happy with the teachers and administration. The new Principal is wonderful and came in at a very difficult time and was ableto rid the school of turmoil of the past year. I have encouraged several out of district parents/families to send their children to Cielo since we have been so satified with our educational experience here.
--Submitted by a parent

While there is a choice of schools, we chose to put our children here at Cielo so we could continue to be part of our community and neighborhood. It's reputation as a 'good' school with strong teachers, good academic achievement, parent involvement is supported by its successful A+ Excelling School Accreditation.
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We moved to this district because of Kyrene Del Cielo. We moved from Asia, where children compete gracefully and parents are involved. I have to say that I am so disappointed with this school--not my son's teacher--but with probably the district. There is no homework (imagine!), students are not challenged to compete and be the best they can be. The school and district seems to have no idea of the competition their children will face in this global world, and this school is in an area where many Asians , who value education. There is no second language training (Spanish or Chinese),or no advanced mathematics. I do like my son's teacher--very experienced, savvy--but in conversations with her, she is constrained to teach to a mediocrity. And this, a school within football-throwing distance from Intel. Luckily, there are outstanding charter schools in Arizona.
--Submitted by a parent

I thought I had found a school in which I would be at peace sending my children everyday. To the contrary, the 2009 school year has been more than disappointing. The new principal and vice principal seem more concerned with keeping the teachers happy than helping students. When questions and issues are brought up, they are brushed aside and/or ignored completely. There seems to be no real effort to work with parents who are concerned and involved. Bullying is a huge problem that still needs to be addressed. The teachers seem more interested in punching a time clock than anything I've ever seen. Truly not what I expected, and truly let down.
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter has been at Cielo since Kindergarten. I believe this is a great school with great teachers. Our daughter has enjoyed her time here. However, she encountered various incidents of bullying. When it was brought to the attention of the administration, nothing was done about it until the very end of the school year. Bullying can be a problem.
--Submitted by a parent

Both of my children go to this school and I absolutely love it! The teachers are so wonderful and caring!
--Submitted by a parent