Bay Park Elementary School

Bay Park is a wonderful school! I have been at the school for five years with two children and wouldn't want to be anywhere else! If you live in the neighborhood or choice in, it doesn't matter...there is a great sense of a small community at this school. Parents and staff are very involved and work together to make great events for the kids and to combat any district budget cuts so the kids do not feel the difference. Test scores are high and even more the school emphasises character traits, civility and life learning beyond those scores. Just some of the events at the school are carnivals, snow day, talent and performance shows, before school jogging club, after school choir and more! We just LOVE this school!!!!
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LOVE THIS SCHOOL!! Great school with such caring and great teachers, staff and principle. The parent involvement is wonderful and the parents are all very nice. Have a really good time volunteering and look forward to doing it again.
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My daughter loves this school! After a rough transfer from another SD she was a bit bashful but with the help of the principal we were able to place her in a class where she can thrive! Some pluses are the amazing gym teachers, Mrs. Yates - who does choir, and all but one of the office staff members are full of knowledge and ready to help. My daughter is learning so much more than she was at another SD school in Science, History, and Math. I was disappointed the one time I volunteered as the women were very standoff-ish, but otherwise, I love this school.
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Bay Park is the best!! The teachers are all awesome and obviously learn and grow with their students!! I love that every single morning the entire school stands together and says the Pledge, as well as, sharing morning announcements! Incredible....what other school has that sense of community and family?!?! The parent involvement is amazing!! It' so obvious how loved each and every child is at Bay Park!! Awesome....I am proud to call Bay Park my children's school!!!
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We are Bay Park residents and my kids have been in this school for the last 3 years. The K-2nd grade teachers are very good at this school. There has been an overall improvement in the API test scores year on year (which is why I ranked the school 4 stars) although 5th grade scores are well below other comparable schools. The improvement to test scores for this school came from the previous principal, Mr T. who was very committed to the school, students and parents. The new principal is unproven but her emphasis does not seem to lie in improving test scores as her morning openings (when she does show-up) are focused on Charger football or PTA events.
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We love Bay Park! My son just completed kindergarten, so we've only been here for a year but our experience so far has been very positive. There is a wonderful, community-like feeling here and lots of parent involvement, which can only spell success for the children. Our teacher did an excellent job keeping us updated on our son's progress (she even maintained a classroom blog!) and the principal, Mr. T., was fantastic! One thing I really like is the daily Morning Assembly, where students line up w/their class on the blacktop at the start of each school day for the Pledge of Allegiance, a song and important announcements. It makes you feel really tuned in, as a parent. I am sad to say, though, that Mr. T is not returning to Bay Park this coming school year. The new principal has some big shoes to fill!
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We have been at Bay Park for about a year and a half and have had a wonderful experience here. After a nightmare experience at Kate Sessions Elementary we transferred our special needs child to Bay Park and could not be more pleased. We recently had an IEP meeting that ran close to three hours into the early evening and no one even yelled or cried. It was one of the most positive experiences we have had. The teacher is in constant contact with us and the principal, Mr. T. is the most involved and concerned principal we have dealt with. This school has a great special needs program with a team of dedicated professionals. We couldn t be happier.
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All of my children went to Bay Park. Two of my children did well and enjoyed the school. The early grade teachers (K through 2) are fantastic as well as an amazing 5th grade teacher. My children loved him! We would like to have had extracurricular activites, but there weren't any (at that time). The PTA members at the time were extremely clickish and snobby which made it hard to participate. One of my children had learning disabilities and I do NOT reccomend Bay Park for children with special needs. Check out other programs and meet the resource specialist before enrolling. I wish I would have done that. My son hated school. He left the school and did much better in another program. My other children attended Bay Park from K through 5th and overall had a good experience.
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My son started at Bay Park in the middle of this last year after a very traumatic move. His reading level went from 18 to 28 in only a few months. His teacher communicated with me on a daily basis to know how he ws doing and what he needed help with. The principal and staff make a point of knowing all the students names and who their parents are. I have been more than happy with our experience at Bay Park. Now that school is less than 2 weeks away, my son is actually excited about going rather than dreading it!
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Love love love this school! The school, the teachers, the parents, everything!
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