Antonio Del Buono Elementary School

I would like to add....how about a simple good morning or good afternoon! Don' t they learned that in school?

I am sorely disappointed in ADB school for several reasons. 1)They do "regrouping" within each grade. This means that your child gets grouped with other reading students at their same reading level. Basically, your child ends up with two or three different teachers, a reading one, math one, and home room one. I think this is bad for the kids. At this age it is more important to have consistency with one teacher for tracking, follow up and parental support and communications. 2)No Communication:Many of the teachers are very low tech. They cannot respond to an email or even return a phone call. They rarly of ever send home my child's graded work. Often all I her about my son's progress is his report cards and nothing in between. 3) out of control students and staff who are incapable of applying disciplinary standards. They have students there that they have allowed in even after the students have been expelled from other schools for violence. They have their own students who have been violent and out of contrl for years and yet they will not suspend them or expell them, they just let the behavior continue. They should be considered a gang training facility, not an elementary school.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree to the comment posted by the tardy parent! I must be behind you! :) The office are not as people person as the past school we came from....but teachers at ADB rocks!!!

Just attended the Back to School Night with my two daughters that transfered from the nearby school. The teachers stressed the fact of rules after rules in the classroom and the foreground of the school and the right and proper manner but yet very little on the curricullum. Strikingly enough I noticed on of their own staff chewing gum on duty, wearing hat in side the premises with sunglasses and tatoo showing on her arm.
--Submitted by a parent

My child transfered to ADB this year from another Gilroy school. My other child went to ADB for 3 years as well. Although the school has gone thru changes with the redistricting, I feel it is still a great school due to the teachers there. Having seen first hand what goes on at two other Gilroy Elementary schools, I'm truly thankful to be at ADB. Parent involvement should be a high priority for everyone and thankfully the Admin. and Teachers at ADB respect that and encourage it as well.
--Submitted by a parent

We recently transferred here and we have found that the courses of study to be below national standards. I understand that there are many cutbacks but I believe that re-evaluating spending and the budget it could help a great deal in the classrooms. The lack of communication is reflected on the lack of parent support. I believe we could do better.
--Submitted by a parent

My child transferred to ADB from another elementary school this year. We have been very disappointed with the school as a whole. My child's teacher is wonderful, but the school seems to have so many rules, some of which are just ridiculous. Parent involvement in this school needs some serious work.
--Submitted by a parent

It amazes me how the staff here seem know each child by name. Students do come first at Antonio Del Buono, good discipline and good security concerns.
--Submitted by a parent

This school seems more concerned with state testing, testing results and the 'status' of where the school stands compared to others, than with students progressing & actually learning. The follow through of the staff is also very poor, in my opinion.
--Submitted by a parent

Antonio Del Buono is an excellent school. Our children have been there for 4 years and we have had nothing but excellent teachers and helpfull staff. They have a very active parent club and lots of volunteers in the classroom.
--Submitted by Cherri Marshall, a parent