Discovery School

Discoveryl needsa lot of school spirit, students should be involved, encouraged, and recognized. This school has no memorable field trips, they hand out 5x6 pieces of paper congratulating a 1st place winner,(is a ribbon that expensive?) No memos are sent to parents about upcoming activities (staff too lazy or paper too expensive?) Eighth grade grads do not get gown or hat (that's really special to an 8th grader) This school should come together and get involved, including administration. Other school principles and staff are there every morning meeting and greeting parents. Other schools send 7th and 8th graders to Disneyland if they do well. Other schools plan so much to make sure students love their school. Discipline at this school should be stronger and more firm. surprisingly, I did receive a couple of teacher phone calls re: my childs school work, All should pitch in,esp. if PTO needs $.
--Submitted by a parent

Teachers do not care at all, students are just a paycheck to them. Chrildren are rude and bullys. No one does anything about them. The schoold is a total joke. I am so sorry i moved to glendale. What a waste of tax payers money.
--Submitted by a parent

Teachers are great, but they do not get the support they need from administration. Reception is a joke. Very unprofessional, gossiping and loud. It seems like they have too many employees in the front office. Didn't like my first impression. administration is always out of sight.
--Submitted by a parent

As a teacher in Discovery, I feel that the staff is very caring and concerned about students. We really work well together and support each other well. This breeds a good attitude in the school. I think the discipline has improved immensly over the past three years and I feel supported by my administration as well. There are still a few minor details Discovery needs to work on such as the priorities of the teachers. Any dislike I have for the school really comes from the state of Arizona and their new mandates. Really not the school's fault. Check out Discovery if you want to be a part of a great community!
--Submitted by a teacher

I have three children attending discovery elementary school 1st, 5th, 7th. I am also a staff member of glendale elementary school dist. I feel the leadership of this school is very poor, the children of this school does not get the attention they need to become mature students. Most of the children are out of control, due to the lack of leadership. This school provides education for students in grades k-8. I feel that any child leaving discovery exiting 8th grade, entering into high school will be lost.
--Submitted by a parent

My son has attended discovery since he was in kindergarten he is now going into seventh grade. This school has been going downhill ever since principal Dooley left. There is no discipline you bring up concerns to the principal and she says she will take care of it.
--Submitted by a parent

I have four children attending Discovery(k-4)and only one of my kids(kinder)has brought home homework,I would say about 3 or 4 times! They never send home any daily behavior reports on any of my children,after asking the teachers to do so.I personally don't like this school and wouldn't recommend it to other parents.Especially!putting your kids in a multiage class,I think that is a big mistake! My 3rd grader doesn't need to learn things from the much older kids that are in the 6th grade!
--Submitted by a parent

My four children attended Discovery for one year and it has made all the difference! We have moved since then and it is hard to find a school with such caring teachers that are so dedicated to their inclusive philosophy. The teachers at the school truly strive to have meaning behind everything they do- from researching about homework policies (Marzano) to creating meaningful 'authoring cycles' that help my children gain empowerment. I will forever be indebted to how they treated my special needs children with respect and included them in the general education environment without hesitation. Discovery school is truly a forward thinking school that is focused on the students needs first! I will forever be measuring all other schools against what Discovery has done-- I am amazed at how hard the teachers work at understanding why they do what they do and how they can improve. Thank you Discovery!
--Submitted by a parent

My son has attended Discovery for 3 years and it has been a rough few years. He has had teachers that cared more about what time they were leaving than the welfare of the child. My sons teacher now seems to care about the children and take the time to engage parents in the childs curriculum. However, he does not have very much homework. Next year, I intend to place my child in another school.
--Submitted by a parent

I have a son that has attended this school for 3 years now. There have been many occasions of bullying. I have had to bring this to the teachers & principles attention. The concern is that they are never surprised. This seems to be an ongoing occurance. They apparently do not have the tools to get this under control. Homework is also rarely given(Red Flag); & you are not made aware of problems until parent / teacher conferences. Most of the time - that's too late. I do not reccommend the Glendale School District.
--Submitted by a parent