M.L. Donovan Elementary School

The Donovan is a great school. The teachers are wonderful. My son is in the first grade and is doing very well. There could be more parent involvement, but there is only so much you can do to engage them. The parents that are involved are a huge asset to the Donovan community.
--Submitted by a parent

i love this school!it has terrific education and when you go there everyone is just happy!the school is just amazing!safety is very important there,so you wont get hurt really.the teachers & students are really helpful and the teachers are very nice but they may take things seriously but you should too.this school has been through tons of things but we keep our heads up high and just wish for the best! i love this school always and forever!
--Submitted by a student

I think this school is doing much better and I find that they are very informative on how your child is doing and really do want to help in all ways they can. I am sad that there have been so many budget cuts causing the school to have to cut certain important elements. I find the teachers to be wonderful and the principal to be very understanding. I think this school could be great with proper funding
--Submitted by a parent

this school is ok but they need more class rooms and teachers.and should have gym two times a week
--Submitted by a student

My daughter is entering her last year at this school and has done very well every year. She has been on the honor roll several times and has thrived here. My other two daughters also attended and I never had a probelm with them either out of the surrounding elementary schools I would prefer the Donovan to any of them.
--Submitted by a parent

I am VERY disappointed in the Randolph school system. There is definitely a HUGE lack in communication. The teachers will either push your child along or simply fail them. They do not provide progress reports! I'm very disgusted, I'm new to the town and I took my child out of a very good school system. I even went to the extreme of sending the superintendent a certified letter w/ return receipt discussing my dissatisfaction and asked that he contact me and no response. I gave my email, office #, home # and cell and no return. I feel this is just total disgrace. The teachers do not return phone calls or emails, I even signed my child's homework journal (which is suppose to be checked daily) asking the teacher to contact me and nothing.
--Submitted by a parent

I believe that the standard of my daughter's school is very high. The school exemplifies creativity in both the arts and writing. They promote parental involvement from the classroom, to PTO, to school events. She has an extensive vocabulary due to the spelling curriculum. The school held events to promote activities based on questions from MCAS tests and encouraged parents to participate so we would have understanding and be able to help our child with this.