My daughters started kindergarten there last fall. As a parent and volunteer at Tincher I was very pleased with what our family experienced. We look forward to continuing our childrens education there.
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Posted by a parent on 07/18/09
This is school is great, I can't be happier. Communication between teachers and parents is great, I always receive some kind of feedback on how my daugther is doin at school either verbal form her teacher beacuse I inquire about or via the in class work or homework that is sent home everyday. I have
... Read more received calls from the principal to inform us of major family events taking place at school, he is friendly and always out in the school campus keeping an eye on the children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/04/08
I cannot recommend this school. The teachers lack in communication skills and the principal is cold. The afterschool program which was supposed to make sure our kids did their homework before activities sorely failed our child. I don't like this school and am looking to transfer my son out at the
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Posted by a parent on 01/06/08
My daughter has been attending this school for 4 years now. Let me first say, that the first two years were wonderful but the last two, have been less than impressive. Test scores are going down and the classroom teaching in certain grades has been deplorable. STAR testing for 2006 was jaw droping at
... Read more certain grade levels and frankly I have never felt like I have had to be a fulltime school teacher at home like I have the past two years. If they don't get it back into gear this year, I am sadly forced to transfer her out. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/05/07
Tincher has a fantastic staff and great teachers and is all brought together by a principal who takes great strides in creating a warm, respectable and responsible school and surroundings. The many activities keep the parents involved and up to date. My daughter had her pick of schools for middle school
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Posted by a parent on 08/24/07
Tincher is an amazing school. I new it was a great school, but I didn't realize just how great until we moved away and attended a new school. We miss Tincher - the teachers, the staff, the students. When we talk about Tincher to our new friends, they can't believe it isn't a private school. Wish
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Posted by a parent on 08/23/07
This is a quality public school. The principal, staff, and teachers are dedicated, caring, and very good at what they do. We are grateful for having found this school and for having all of our 3 children attend.
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Posted by a parent on 03/21/07
This school has alot of electives and school activities. The k-8 set up allows children to continue middle school with the same peers. They offer an extended day k that focuses on a core subject each day for the extre time given to certain students.
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Posted by a parent on 02/01/06
Well-rounded education, great staff. Needs a bit more parental involvement
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Posted by a parent on 01/14/06
While there are some great teachers and great parents at Tincher, it is severely lacking in total participation. Very few teachers/staff attend PTA meetings. Very few parents get involved all year. We have a lot of students that are bussed in and we don't see participation by those parents. The academic
... Read more programs are good, but not a lot of information is given to the parents. Because we are a K-8 school, there is a lot of confusion on what is offered/available to who and which grade levels. Tincher is a good school but they need to do a better job of promoting themselves to the parents that have students there in order to make sure those students remain there... Read less
Autism Specialists, Gifted Students, Hearing Specialists, Speech/Language Pathologists, Title I
Music
Band, Choral
Computer Science
Computer Science
Vocational Education
Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
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Before/After School
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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.
Long Beach schools — Tincher Preparatory School is located at 1701 Petaluma Ave, Long Beach CA 90815. 1701 Petaluma Ave is in the Los Altos neighborhood and 90815 ZIP code in Long Beach, CA The school district for Tincher Preparatory School is the Long Beach Unified School District. Tincher Preparatory School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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