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Glen Oak Elementary School

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Posted May 28, 2007

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I have a kindergartener that will be a 'grader' next year. As a member of the school site council, I have first hand knowledge of the lack of parent participation. The new teaching method has been instituted this year. It will integrate throughout the entire district. This will add much needed consistency throughout all grades, into high school. Overall, I think Glen Oak is a good school. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.
—Submitted by Tim G, a parent

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Posted October 3, 2006

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This school has had three different principals in the past three years! teacher's just learned what graphic organizers are and how to use them in the classroom! hello, what is going on? According to no child left behind there should be research based professional development.They send projects home so parents can do them for their children and if a student does their own work they are graded down. Parents open your eyes and look closer at the teaching methods and ask about professional development and state standards. If your child can not write they are going to struggle throughout their education. My child and many others are not receiving the proper teaching techniques and strategies that the teachers should be using for struggling students to succeed. I work hard with my child at home,i expect the teachers to work twice as hard, that is why they are getting paid.
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Posted February 18, 2006

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My two older daughters went to this elementary school and now my youngest goes there. I guess it's an okay school. I think that they more emphasis on working with children who may be struggling with behavioral problems. Instead of just getting them out of the classroom, I believe that they need to work with them a little more.
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Posted January 11, 2006

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This is our second year at Glen Oak, and so far the experience here has been great. My daughters have had 2 years of wonderful teachers. Thus far it has been a good transition
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Posted November 14, 2005

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I have to say I am dissapointed in this school. My children have gone to this school and I don't feel that their needs were addressed. The blame was put entirely on my children and it was not all their fault. My daughter is now in Jr High and the difference in her grades is amazing, I can't understand how she would do so bad the last 2 years (almost failing) to getting good grades (nothing below a B). I do still have one child at this school and am contiplating transfering next year to another district. I don't feel that my child will get then help needed, my daughter sure did not. When I first started sending my children to this school it was good, now I am not so sure any more. Its something to think about.
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Posted November 14, 2005

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I am very dissapointed with the teachers at this school. With the exception of a few good teachers, most of them are rude and yell at the students and don't belong teaching at this level. My daughter who went there almost failed the last 2 years she was there, and struggled to keep up because the teachers were no help. When she graduated I had her transfered out of the district so she would not go to Royal Oak Middle school because I felt she would fall further behind. I could not be happier and can't wait to be done with this school district completely. If I had known then what I know now neither of my children would have attended this school and would be doing better right now. On a scale of 1-10 I give this school a 0. In my opinion this is NOT a good school.
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Posted May 4, 2004

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My daughter is thriving at this school! She went from being an average student (struggling a bit) to being on the honnor roll the entire school year! Thank you Glen Oak 5th. Grade Teachers for making such a differance in a childs selfesteem and general out look on there education!
—Submitted by Julie Okarma, a parent

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Posted May 4, 2004

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Glen Oak is a good school. I recently moved to this area and have been quite satisfied with the education that my child has received thus far. However, I am not happy with the issues that the district is currently facing. It is time for the district to settle with the teachers and put their contact negotiations behind us. My daughter has attended Glen Oak for two years now & I would hate to see the quality of the education provided go down the tubes. I am also concerned about the 30 to 1 ratio. It is hard enough to teach 20 kids at one time. It is my hope that all of this can be resolved so that Glen Oak can continue to provide World Class Education.
—Submitted by Asya Hickman, a parent

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Posted March 26, 2004

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I dont think it is right that they are firing alot of staff members. Not all charter oak unified is doing this. Why dont they lay of board members, raising class size will lower test scores
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Posted October 7, 2003

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I had excellent report from my first son in this school I requested same teacher for my twins. All my kids are looking forward to go to school every morning. This is the sign for me, reading , spelling , math trips to library and homework heep us on our toes.
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Posted August 16, 2003

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Glen Oak is a great school with a friendly family atmosphere.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	White	45%	28%
Hispanic or Latino	34%	49%
African American	6%	7%
Asian	4%	8%
Filipino	4%	3%
Multiple or No Response	4%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1%	1%
Pacific Islander	1%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	8%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	48%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	90%	85%
Arabic	5%	1%
Indonesian	2%	0%
Italian	2%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	23	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	11	N/A	11
Average years teaching	12	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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1000 North Sunflower Ave
Covina, CA 91724
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Phone: (626) 331-5341

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All Students	81%
Females	83%
Males	79%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Non-economically disadvantaged	85%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	83%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	84%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	70%
Parent education - college graduate	89%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	78%
Females	75%
Males	82%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Economically disadvantaged	71%
Non-economically disadvantaged	88%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	79%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	81%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	65%
Parent education - college graduate	84%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	59%
Females	67%
Males	53%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	55%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	59%
Economically disadvantaged	49%
Non-economically disadvantaged	68%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	61%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	65%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	43%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	50%
Parent education - college graduate	77%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	71%

All Students	79%
Females	80%
Males	78%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	72%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Economically disadvantaged	59%
Non-economically disadvantaged	97%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	81%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	82%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	73%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	76%
Parent education - college graduate	92%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	79%

All Students	77%
Females	85%
Males	63%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Non-economically disadvantaged	80%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	79%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	78%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	71%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	76%
Parent education - college graduate	79%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	58%
Females	61%
Males	56%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	52%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Economically disadvantaged	51%
Non-economically disadvantaged	66%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	60%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	59%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	74%
Parent education - college graduate	67%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	47%
Females	52%
Males	44%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Economically disadvantaged	43%
Non-economically disadvantaged	53%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	49%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	51%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	57%
Parent education - college graduate	58%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	40%
Females	43%
Males	38%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	29%
Economically disadvantaged	24%
Non-economically disadvantaged	60%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	39%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	42%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	21%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	48%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Korean Spanish
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Level of special education programming offered	Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular special education needs
Specialized programs for specific types of special education students	Autism Multiple disabilities Significant developmental delay Specific learning disabilities Speech and language impairments
Extra learning resources offered	Differentiated learning programs

School facilities	Performance stage
Music	Band Choir / Chorus
Clubs	Arts and crafts Dance club: Ballet Yearbook

Foreign languages taught	Spanish
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Korean Spanish

School start time	7:50 a.m.
School end time	2:20 p.m.
Before school or after school care / program onsite	Before school: starts at 6:00 a.m. After school: ends at 6:00 p.m.
School Leader's name	Margaret GrosJean
Best ways for parents to contact the school	Email
Gender	Coed
Is there an application process?	No
Fax number	(626) 331-5312

Instructional and/or curriculum models used Don't understand these terms?	Direct instruction Gifted / high performing Standards-based
Specific academic themes or areas of focus Don't understand these terms?	None
Bi-lingual or language immersion programs offered Don't understand these terms?	No
Level of special education programming offered	Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular special education needs
Specialized programs for specific types of special education students	Autism Multiple disabilities Significant developmental delay Specific learning disabilities Speech and language impairments
Foreign languages taught	Spanish
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students

Visual arts	None
Music	Band Choir / Chorus
Performing arts	None
Media arts	None

Boys sports	None
Girls sports	None

Dress Code	Dress code
Bullying policy	This school has a bullying and/or cyber bullying policy in place.
Parent involvement	Chaperone school trips Join PTO/PTA Organize fundraising events (school auction, bake sales, etc.) Serve on school improvement team or governance council Volunteer in the classroom Volunteer time after school
More from this school	Our academic performance index score (API) increased 25 points this year. Our API is currently 802. In the past four years, Glen Oak has implemented several new programs to improve student achievement and the school's culture. These are: Thinking Maps, Write From the Beginning, Enterprise Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, Standards Plus, Excellent Eagles, Character Counts, newly adopted art, music, p.e., social studies, science, and math core curriculum programs. We installed a brand new computer lab in the summer of 2007. This year every classroom received a document camera and LCD projector. These are used to project resources from the internet as well as for teachers to model during their direct instruction lessons. Our school is focused on improving the academic achievement of all students as well as helping each student to grow socially and emotionally. We work with students and their families as a collaborative team. At Glen Oak, we teach students, not subjects. Our students are excellent eagles who soar to excellence!

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