R. I. Meyerholz Elementary School

This is a wonderful medium sized school with great academics and highly motivated teachers. The school has two different programs, neighborhood and Chinese Immersion. The neighborhood teachers are very caring, student oriented and easily accessible. The new principal is very good at motivating the teachers. I have already seen a difference. A new playground has just been installed for the students. Thanks Mrs. Hickey. The Chinese Immersion program however is using too much resources of this school. As a result, some programs for the whole student body such as chess has to be taken away. The Chinese program takes students from the Cupertino district. Teachers are mostly from Taiwan and the atmosphere is also Chinese. Parents involvement high. Teachers work hard, however, need to be more Americanized in teaching. Not for every student who wants to learn Chinese.
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Very good school. Teachers are very orgnized and caring. Admin is friendly. Parents and Students are great. My daughter is very happy there everyday.
--Submitted by a parent

Overall Great!!! great parent participation, administratively very organized, caring staff and involved parents. My daugher loves it! and the YMCA that is on campus is rated the best in the system. Peace of mind.....
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This school had two great principals the past years. But this year (2010-2011), there is a new principal. The Principal is completely unenthusiastic about adding more extra curricular programs. She has no vision of where she wants the school to progress. She is completely uninterested in betterment of the kids and the school. I would really think twice in enrolling in a school with such an indifferent principal.
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Great immersion program, parents and teachers all working together
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The community cares about its students and are willing to do what it takes to produce outstanding students. Parents, teachers, administrators collaborate to create the most conducive environment for learning.
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My daughter is getting a good education there. Staff are caring and school is well organized.
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Great immersion program and parents are involved in school activities.
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Teacher don't do much in Meyerholz, they have high score is because the parents send the kids to after school tutoring all the time. We parents spend a lot of the money for our kids to have tutor, actually all the schools teacher in california are same standard, it depends on the parents in the area. If they family have money and time to spend on the kids, of course they will get high score. The new principle is so so also, not so nice and she thinks she is running the company.
--Submitted by a parent

I definitely agree with one of the past reviews about 'Chinese-style' learning with two kids in CLIP. This program is great for kids who enjoy and thrive in this style. For others who have a slightly different style or need a little more attention than others, this may not be the right place for them. Teachers always seem overly busy and don't have enough time to put in more than the norm effort. Heavy homework load and classroom curriculum seem like weed out strategies to only retain those students who have the aptitude to keep up and school/program scores up. 30:1 ratio for 1-3 next year won't help the situation and will only make it harder for the kids. On the other hand, great afterschool programs to promote cultural learning.
--Submitted by a parent