Woodland Intermediate School

I have been in the district for 3 years, and have 1 at this school. Awesome experience! My 6th grader is academically gifted and his experience has been enjoyable and stimulating. He has had Mr. Peterson, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Marshall, who were all very capable & fun teachers. He has also had the opportunity to participate in the Highly Capable program which is taught by the amazing Ms. Karnis. This program is designed to challenge those children who are gifted so that they continue to be interested in school, and it is effective. The band program is also very good. A couple of things that stand out in Woodland - Good parent involvement, a sense of community, safe and clean schools and neighborhood, very caring & competent teachers, a small school atmosphere compared to Portland/Vancouver . Much of the district staff live in the community and it makes a difference.
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I love the Woodland school district but since the WASL program has began, I find that the teachers spend too much time with what's going to be on the WASL instead of teaching anything else. The Teachers are great at Woodland Intermediate school and I understand that this is required from them and they have alot to deal with.
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I have entered my two children into the Woodland Intermediate School and have been appalled at the problems with bullies and gang activities. The principal lacs the abilities to deal with the problems at hand or chooses to ignore the issues. My children have been repeatedly attacked by children that have gang like mentality and when my children try to protect themselves they are disiplined but the attackers are not. Something must be done about these problems and I have brought these issues up to the principle just for her to ignore the problems at hand. At this point my children are sincerley afraid that the next attack may include a weapon and I can't alleviate these fears because I have these fears myself. This is not a safe school, it is not the Woodland schools that we grew up with. There needs to be changes in the administration.
—Submitted by Marlowe McConnell, a parent

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As a parent, I will never send my kids to this district. I have never seen disfunction on such a large scale. The teachers are wonderful, hard working and dedicated to the students. However, discipline is non-existent, principal leadership is appalling, and the teachers do not feel supported by the administration or community. Students are not reprimanded for bullying, defiance or insubordination. The school board needs to step up and see what is happening within these walls.
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