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The office staff and principal aren't very welcoming and don't add to a community feeling. The PTA is like a big clique. Teachers are a hit or miss. It would be nice if the teachers could recognize individual needs of students and not make everyone in the class proceed at the same pace. Nice location, needs more security.
I have two children at John Baldwin and I have found the teachers in multiple grades to be excellent. There has been investment in computers as well as the arts so that the kids are getting a well rounded education.
Teachers are excellent.... However, I wish there was better communication between Principle and parents. Recently the front gates at the school have been locked and kids now have to walk around to the other gate to get through to there classrooms. I really wish the Principle would send out an email to parents letting us know in advance when things like this suddenly change and give us an explanation why. It would be nice to be able to tell our children why they now have to go around.
The teaching staff is the best! They are excellent teachers who really make a difference in giving children the best education possible.
Poor communication to parents. I shouldn't be notified via postal mail my child is in the office for being involved in name calling or being hit. Parents should be attempted to be contacted right away especially when a disciplinary action is taken. Quite disappointed in the district as a whole.
We took our children out of this school after only a month. There is little or no ease of communication between the teachers and parents. We were given a strong impression that parents are expected to contribute financially or as committee volunteers, but I felt dismissed on several occasions when trying to communicate with the teachers. I was specifically told to wait until PT conferences (still several weeks away). We were not allowed to meet the teachers before the first day of school (this made a lot of us - children and parents alike - extremely uncomfortable). The school s website does not list email addresses. The teachers are not accessible either at drop-off or pick-up, and seem to have zero desire for any input or communication from parents. Even after having sent written notes to them, the Principal called me instead, and it took her three days. My daughter is afraid of the office manager, who struck us as cold and somewhat arrogant. Besides all that, my daughter s IEP (transferred from her previous school) was ignored, as were my son s requests for more challenging work. My son came home angry on a daily basis, and said he hated school. Policies about picking up behind the school changed very suddenly, and everyone seemed to be very confused about what the rules were. All in all, it was a surprisingly negative experience.
JB is an wonderful school. We recently moved out to this community and it would be best thing we would have done in our life. It's been just a month, since the school started, but the teacher is so friendly and communicative that we have a feeling that we are here for years. Teachers have been well trained to handle kids of different levels simultaneously and extend help to bring their best from the students without letting them down. Great school to go!
My comment has to do with the 'climate' of this school. We transferred here from another school in the district. We don't find the warmth and sense of community we felt in our other school. The front office staff is efficient, but cold and not very friendly. Even my daughter said 'they're not very nice in the office. They talk in mean tones to the kids.' I've experienced the same and I'm a parent. There are way too many rules here and things move slower because of it. There isn't great communication between principal/staff and parents from our experience.
We recently moved to Danville (John Baldwin) from a great school district in Boulder, Colorado and have been extremely impressed with the caliber of teachers at John Baldwin.
I have three children in this school and we all love it not only the school but the Neighborhood is great.
Baldwin had a great band and music program last year, but no more. It remains to be seen if the art and music programs will come back next year, after the rebuilding is finished.
I have been extremely pleased with this top-ranking elementary school. The staff is top notch, and the cohesive parent involvment guarentees that no child is left behind. Budget cut-backs in California have forced many of the 'extra-cirricular' programs in many Ca elementary schools to be shut down, but this school still offers many, including: music, art, science, FAME, computer lab, etc. I would highly reccomend this scholl to any and all who are considering.
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741 Brookside Drive
Danville,
CA 94526
Website: Click here
Phone: (925) 855-5200
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