Public | K-6 | 562 students |
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.
I am extremely disappointed with the last two reviews. I believe that SMG is still a great school with a lot of positive things in its favor. The API scores do not reflect the whole story of this school or what I have witnessed as a parent. The teachers are amazing! Going well beyond basic requirements to make sure each child is challenged and gets specialized time for their needs. Test scores for SMG really do not reflect the positive safe environment or the teaching abilities of the staff at SMG, they are truly the heartbeat of this school. It is true that the school has had a new principal this year and many other changes and challenges to over come, like every school in the current economy. However SMG is just starting to pick up speed and I believe given our support and understanding to our new principal, SMG will be even better then it was before. Our new principal has had big shoes to fill as the last principal was a big part of the school and the community. However the small improvements at the school are already visible, just open your eyes and allow yourself the time to see them. As we will always keep found memories of our past principal and our friend it is my belief is that the school is being redefine to be even better then it was before.
Extremely disappointed with the school and the Morgan Hill school district. I was informed recently that SMG is on academic probation - it is rated below education standards set by the State of California Educational Board. My child is not being taught with the proper skills (such as computer training) to succeed in junior high school, high school and more importantly college. The school lacks funding and resources to be successful. Due to the schools academic probation, parents have a choice to select another school in the district to transfer but the Morgan Hill school district is also on academic probation; so private school is my only choice for my child to succeed academically!
SMG has gone downhill in the past couple of years. There is very little parent involement. The teachers are overwhelmed--they are doing their best with very limited resources and a large skill set variation in the classroom and the new prinicpal is practically non-communicative with the parents (although I hear she does communicate wih the teachers). The GATE program is non-existent and SMG is now in its first year as a Program Improvement school. When I first enrolled my children here the energy was so different. Now, instead of 'what is the next great thing we can do?' it feels more like 'what is the next stop gap we have to fill to get us through?' I am very disappointed with how things have turned out.
We have two daughters in SMG, and couldn't be happier. Tremendous energy, goodwill, and high expectations here. We looked at other schools in the District, too - glad we're here!
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