Teachers care about the kids and their community. My son is enjoys the school. I wish the classrooms had more computers and training aids.
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Posted by a parent on 03/26/09
My child loves this school and is excited to go each morning.
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Posted by a parent on 03/25/09
This school caters mostly to the teachers and the advancement of their careers rather than to the students. They begin class everyday at 9:00am because the teachers can't get there before then. This forces many kids into Before School Care as most parents have to be to work by 8:00am. They dismiss
... Read more every Friday at 1:00pm so that the teachers have work time. I have lost count of the times that my kids have come home and told me that they had a substitute because their regular teacher was at a meeting, conference or on vacation. Teacher conferences and parent meetings are scheduled at the convenience of the teachers, not the parents. While spending time in the classrooms, I found that the teachers are inconsistent with discipline and some don't have control of their classrooms because of this. This is not a school which places priority on the children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/13/04
A new principal was hired at Roadrunner last year. Things started going backwards. This present year, at least 15 staff member left Roadrunner and switched to other schools. This is a bad sign. Top programs have all new teachers and the programs has disintegrated in quality. At parent conferences,
... Read more teachers told my husband and me that things are not going well. I have a 4th and 6th grader, and we are thinking of transporting our two to another school in this district. It would be worth it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/25/03
I have a son who is in third grade this year (2003). He is in Title Reading and I had to take him to Sylvan Learning Center to get the help that he needed in Reading that he was not getting in school. This year he has done much better. I am much happier with our new principal Mrs Mauldin, I see great
... Read more improvements in parent communication and the principal willingness to listen to the teachers as well as the parents and students. Overall I see changes the Roadrunner needed, they are slow but they are happening. Read less
Posted by a on 04/04/03
My daughter is in Pride and I have noticed a great deal of improvement in her reading skills. This was an area where she was having a great deal of trouble.
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Gifted Students, Title I, Speech/Language Pathologists
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
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visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Marana schools — Roadrunner Elementary School is located at 16651 W Calle Carmela, Marana AZ 85653. 16651 W Calle Carmela is in the 85653 ZIP code in Marana, AZ The school district for Roadrunner Elementary School is the Marana Unified School District 6. Roadrunner Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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