Pleasant View Magnet School

This school is incredible. I moved 1 1/2 hrs to be close for my child to attend on a daily basis. The school is very rare, due to the fact that it has a performing arts focus and starts in Kindergarten - my child can go to Theatre, Art, MUsic (instrumental, vocal), and dance. School districts are talking about cutting back with art education and or doing away with it all together. While this school has an art focus. This school is not an elitest place that caters only to those that take test well, those that some call "gifted" all our welcome at this school. IT is simply an art focused education that is free and open to all. It however is first come first serve and even if you live in the neighborhood you have to register - it is a first come first serve basis.. the sooner you register for the school year the better, as I hear they are wait lists. This school while amazing has suffered from budget cut backs... But I love the teachers as they are amazing, I love taking my child to school and I love picking my child up. The school has a very very positive feeling and there needs to be more schools like this school. More kids need this focus.
--Submitted by a parent

Awesome learning environment! Our daughter excelled at Pleasant View. Ms. Shanahan knows all of her students by name and has truly made the school a family. The dedication of the staff is phenomenal. The emphasis on arts affords the children many more opportunities than other area schools. The gifted and talented program kept our daughter engaged and excited. The level of parental involvement is also very impressive. We couldn't have made a better choice!
--Submitted by a parent

I remove my child from this school because she was being physically assualted. My child was behind in reading. I volunteered at the school on a daily basis and no one bothered to tell me she was behind in reading.

Pleasant View is a magnet school that focuses on the performing and visual arts and integrates the arts into the academic curriculum. It is a school of almost 600 talented children that are enthusiastic about learning! What could be better?
--Submitted by a parent

It's just a great school. The staff is phenomenal.
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Parent involvement in impressive. Behind every great school, are great parents, teachers, and enthusiastic students!

It is a great school with fantastic teachers and principals!!! And it feels like family when you walk through the doors. Students and families are the priority here and you know it the minute you meet the principal.
--Submitted by a parent

The principal is really involved with the school and it's a safe and warming environment. The arts program is wonderful and it is a well put together program. Any extra funds would help especially with cuts to the school funding.
--Submitted by a parent

Pleasant View Magnet school is a wonderful school community. Our school leaders exemplify that committment starts from the top; Principal Madeline Shanahan and boku Henrickson embody tenacity, persistence and an unwavering committment to our children. In turn, the teachers carry out this mission in their creativity and innovation in educating our children. I am privleged to be a part of the Pleasant View School Community
--Submitted by a parent

I love Pleasant View School because of all the arts programs that they offer. This school was designed for a child like mine. She enjoys singing, dancing, drawing and performing. The principal and assistant principal are the best in the area and have a true love for the children. Pleasant View is one of the top magnet programs in the area.
--Submitted by a parent