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Thousand Oaks Elementary School
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I unfortunately have to agree with a lot of these negative comments. Coming from another school in NEISD, TO was a huge disappointment. My son's teacher constantly sent home lame notes of how he was twirling around in the line or blowing air in another child's face...just quite petty to say the least. His academics were outstanding, however it was the nit-picking that was pretty frustrating. He was in the first grade at the time, I would not recommend this school to anyone at all! Parents do your homework first!
My son had a great time at this school. This is a great school. My son enjoyed being a kindergartener at this school. Teachers were very helpful and loving. He was in Mrs. Conn's class. He just loved his teacher. I would recommend this school to anyone.
My children attended Thousand Oaks last year and are now in a different school. TO is an Exemplary School but that does not mean it's a good school. Most of the teachers are overwhelmed by the class size, the ill-mannered children who curse at their teachers, and the uninvolved and uninterested parents. The principal was seldom visible, whereas in our new school, the principal is seen every day as he greets the children upon their arrival at school, and is also present for PTA meetings, school social events, etc. The class size at TO hits the maximum number legally allowed, causing the teacher to spend an excessive amount of time and energy to discipline, rather than teaching and encouraging creative thought. One good thing during our time at TO was the PTA, which was made up of some very devoted and incredible parents - they are the saving grace of TO.
Please go to the school's website and read the principal's webpage and newsletter. That will give you a pretty good picture of the leadership at Thousand Oaks. Check-out the teacher webpages too. No afterschool enrichment programs sponsored by the school. Teachers are wonderful but the over all morale of the staff is very low. TAKS driven curriculum used to reach high test scores. The principal leads by poor example. Not visable!
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