Woodland Elementary School

woodland is an amazing school the staff there in the office and in the school have been great . The my daughters teacher has worked hard for my daughter to be able to succeed. I really love this school and apperciate all the hard work they do for me and my child. Thank you so much Woodland
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Amazing teachers, great staff, and parents who are extremely involved!!! This is a little gem of a school in Costa Mesa!!!
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Wow! What an amazing group of teachers, students and parents at Woodland. I have been fortunate enough to have a WONDERFUL experience at both Woodland and Kaiser (the 3-6 feeder school across the street)! My two boys loved Woodland. I love Woodland! From the moment you walk on campus and see the beautifully painted murals depicting John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, you feel welcome! You then walk into the office where you are greeted with a smile and sometimes even open arms. I've never had a bad experience as other raters have had. They must have been having a really bad day when they filled out their rating. The campus is clean, safe, well organized and there are so many teachers working hard to challenge each child every day!!! They have an amazing computer lab, smart boards, new playground equipment, healthy food, highly qualified and educated teachers and a loving staff. I find it hard to believe what the other raters have said about the staff members. Very hard to believe. Check out for yourself what a great school it is. PS Principal is spelled with PrinciPAL, not principle:)
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Both our boys have finished their 3 years at Woodland! We are actually sad that we won't be returning. We believe that most of the teachers are EXCELLENT and truly care about the kids! We did have only 1 teacher that wasn't our favorite...but that is normal. I love the parent participation too! The front office is friendly and helpful. Again we will miss Woodland!!
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The principle and some of the staff will destroy your Childs self esteem and character. There is no accountability and our tax dollars are being set up to destroy our precious children year after year. My child went to this school and was reprimanded for asking questions which in turn made her feel like she could not raise her hand in the classroom. One of the teachers would scream so loud at the children you could hear her outside the door. You will also be discouraged from walking on campus and not feeling you can stay a few minutes before or after school. My child was traumatized from a teacher not having patience teaching children at all. If you are brave enough to report anything to the principle she will turn it against you ridicule your parenting skills. Make sure you get your childs meaningful work, if you ask too late you will be told the teacher thru it in the trash can and devastate your child. My neighbors around me experienced similar things, however their children were punished for going to the bathroom after lunch and isolated from others during class time for no reason. Our society should come together and not reward lifetime jobs and benefits to these people. MC
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this school lacks of guidance from the the principal. She does not provide help or solutions for out-of-track students. My son was recently humiliated in front of the class for a misstep. Isn't the school staff there the guide children?
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We adore this school. The teachers are excellent and work well together, there has never been a lack of parent participation in doing projects, helping with activities, and helping the teacher. We came from a major urban area and loved our school and were delighted to find the academics and special activities were so rich for this school! We're in first grade now and our daughter is thriving!
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It's too bad that one parent who has a bad experience can write a review that can ruin the reputation of an excellent school with strong leadership, skilled teachers and a safe and nurturing environment. I currently have one child at Woodland and two that have moved on to Kaiser, Woodland's sister school. Throughout the six years I have been involved at Woodland, I couldn't have been more pleased with the educational environment it offers. Each of my children learn differently and have individual needs that need to be addressed. The staff and principal worked with me to meet these needs and choose the correct teacher placement for the following years. I rate this school with the highest rating possible. When parents and staff work together, all students are winners.
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Greetings, I'm a current staff member of the NMUSD and have a child who's a student at this school. While I can speak positively about our experience in Kindergarten, the opposite is the case for our experience in first grade. My child's teacher is in her last year. She actually had the audacity to inform me that she's on HEAVY medication for her aching back. She uses humiliation and intimidation to keep her kids in line. She actually sends her first graders back to the kindergarten class if they don't finish their work on time!! She's kept my kid sitting in the back of class all day and all year long. And that's not all...my child actually got written up for not eating his sandwich at lunch, and for 'acting like a baby' in the words of the teacher. She called him a baby to the class!! No accountability!

I have a child that attended k and 1st at this school and pulled her out to put in private due to the lack of learning she was receiving. The principal was of no help when I had questions about happenings in the classroom. The teacher did not even look at the work the students were doing or not doing!
--Submitted by a parent