Copper Creek Elementary School

Copper Creek changed our lives. My children attended a nearby excelling stem academy. While they did projects all day at school, I had to supplement their learning at home to cover the basics . At Copper Creek, they are learning what they need and love attending school. The experienced staff provides a consistent curriculum and truly place the kids first.
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My son has Asperger's (high functioning autism). The principal, teachers, paraprofessionals, and aides have been phenomenal in working with him and developing his IEP. There patience with the hard days and love and care for him everyday really shows.
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Copper Creek Elementary School was an absolute horrible experience for our family. The teachers are totally unprofessional, as well as the principal and the district administration as a whole. They no nothing of individualized learning. The teachers are overwhelmed and operate as though they are driven by internal politics. They are not open to communicate with parents. The staff is poorly trained, overworked and totally unprofessional. The entire school from the principal down to the teachers are an absolute disgrace to the educational model. If you take pride in education and want the best possible for your child, steer clear of this school!
--Submitted by a parent

The 2009-2010 school year I think has been an eye opener. With a new asst. principal, the dynamic has changed. In my opinion the school has drifted from the student as an individual to one that is directed by policy. Teachers seem to be more on edge and restricted from fear of termination. I also had a child in the gifted program in the past. I pulled that child from the program. It was more of a disruption removing her from her class then any benefit we could see. I am concerned for the 2010-2011 year. It appears now the staff ison a cover your backside mode.
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We attended this school with great hopes due to it's "excelling" status. After a little over a year, we withdrew our son. Our son was an identified gifted learner yet the teachers (two different grades/teachers) at this school refused to differentiate any learning to challenge him. He started Copper Creek excited about learning yet by the time we pulled him from the school he had a strong dislike for school and learning. It took a full year away from this school to get him interested in learning again.
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Copper Creek exudes excellence. The teaching staff and the admin staff are fantastic individuals striving to be the best they can be. The Dragons (5th Grade) Rock!!! Always helping each other and pushing each other to be an individual with dignity and pride and to be a thinker!
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Great principle, great teachers and staff!
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My oldest son attended this school and I have been waiting for my youngest to be old enough to attend Copper Creek. It is an excellent school, with quality teachers and caring office staff. I have thoroughly researched other schools and districts and I will continue to send my children to this school/district, regardless of where I live (it would be well worth the drive!). I suggest that parents do their research when looking for a school....
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Let me say that I really love Copper Creek, but my experience there has been mixed. I live out of the school boundary lines and actually drive my daughter in every morning just so she can learn from these great teachers in an excellent environment. My son on the other hand, I removed from this school for one reason - their SAGE (or gifted) Program! I do not believe that handing a 3rd grader a 4th grade math book and sending him home with Xerox copies of worksheets every night constitutes a gifted program! I have since placed my son in an 'Self-Contained' gifted program in another school district where students are allowed to move at their own pace - even if that pace is 3 or 4 grade levels above their current grade!
--Submitted by a parent

My son loves going to school everyday!
--Submitted by a parent