Eastlake Elementary School

Eastlake Elementary is more that the dual immersion. I had been at this great school for 6 years. Through this years I had have only great dedicated teachers and principals for my son and daughter. I am very involve parent at school so I know the advances new programs as they they occur. I do believe on planning therefore if our principal only see people by agenda is because he has a plethora of things to do for his students.
--Submitted by a parent

My name is Holly Palma and I am a teacher at Eastlake Elementary. And although I think Dr. would be the first to say this process of trying to improve our budding bilingual program has not been perfect, I cannot as a member of the Eastlake Community allow these inaccurate words of the previous two postings demeaning both our Principal and our attempts to slightly change our Dual Immersion program to go unaddressed. Dr. Bantao held many varied community meetings to encourage parent input about the realities of trying to teach our youngest learners a new language. Every great leader knows "you cannot please all the people all the time," but at this point Eastlake already has already doubled its student population in our 2nd grade 50-50 Dual Immersion program, doubled the number of students in our 1st grade 50-50 Dual Immersion program, and currently has 27 new kindergarten students enrolled in this vital DI program for next year. Anyone that knows me knows I have a special appreciation for all our students at Eastlake, and the fact that even more of my own students will get the priceless gift of a bilingual education is both professionally and personally worth defending.
--Submitted by a teacher

All of my children have attended this school for almost 2 decades; in general I was very satisfied, until this year! The current school Principal lacks all integrity and leadership skills! He s not easily approachable & rarely makes himself available for those who oppose what is on his agenda. He uses deceitful strategies & intimidation tactics while attempting to impose new programs that serve him and not our children. He s currently persuading resident parents to submit zone transfers to other schools that offer the program that we initially signed our kids up for here at our HOME SCHOOL. The 90/10 Spanish DI Program is in such high demand that all the surrounding schools that offer this program are impacted with no zone transfers available! Please support our children whether your child is in this program or not! Today my child s program is being dismantled; tomorrow it might be yours. Do not allow this kind of unjust deceit & dishonor to unfold at Eastlake Elementary! We need to stand as a community for what is right on behalf of our children! PLEASE Support the proper implementation of the 90/10 Dual Spanish Immersion Program & all the children currently enrolled in it!
--Submitted by a parent

Do not allow the current Principal to drop the standards of education at our HOME SCHOOL! Due to the high success rates & OVERWHELMING DEMAND of the 90/10 Spanish Dual Immersion program all of the surrounding schools are fully impacted with no room available for those parents who wish to have their children continue with the 90/10 DI Program! The abrupt change to the 50/50 Model will not benefit our children s education in the long run! Do not take my word for it, Do the research! This sudden drop of standards in education by our school Principal is not only poor leadership in regards to our children s education but also impacts the school as a whole in a very negative way!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Mrs Perez is an amazing teacher who loves to teach. I thank her for her dedication to our dual immersion program. The new principal has shown poor leadership, by not approaching the change in a civil manner. I as a parent would like to be shown facts of the 50|50 program, how it is better or equal to 90/10.. Instead it's a big "secret" parents want to know how the change is going to affect our kids. This can all be resolved with a meeting just for the parents who are currently in the dual immersion program just a suggestion!
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school. My granddaughter is in the Kindergarten Spanish Immersion program. I am impressed with the teacher. She has 22 squirming students trying to learn Spanish, which is quite a challenge. It would be difficult just to teach a regular kindergarten, let alone a bi-lingual class. Kudos to her and to the school for a fine program. I think next year's program will be even better because the student will get more English & Spanish instruction.

This is an excellent school. The Principal and teachers are very caring and hard working. My daughter is in the immersion program and has made great progress. She looks forward to going to school every day. I rate this school as excellent, 5 stars.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school.The Principal and Teachers are really good and very hard working.My son is in the immersion program and has made excellent progress.5 STARS We are Happy and ok with the 50-50 immersion program
--Submitted by a parent

Our son is in Sra. Santo's dual immersion kinder class and we couldn't be happier. She loves her kids and teaching. Our son always ends the day with a smile and can't wait to return the next day. We believe that next year will be even better. Incorporating the 50/50 program is an excellant idea. The kids will thrive by mastering both English and Spanish. Dr. Banatao is doing a great job in adding up to date equipment and thinking of the kids futures.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent, and believe our school is successful on various levels. My child will be going into sixth grade soon. Since our time at this school, we have seen several changes, to include our third principal. I feel each principal offered and provided good visions for the future of our school and students. It is extremely important that parents get involved at any level, in the classroom, or as a volunteer. Our current leadership is very receptive to parent involvement and also helps to foster community involvement. To date I am satisfied with the teachers my child has had and the education she has received. I have had my favorites along the way and have felt that if I ever needed to address a concern, the teachers and principal were receptive. This is our home school. If you are a parent that makes time and is involved in the future of your child as well as others, you will be pleased with this school.
--Submitted by a parent