The school does what it can with the constant change of principals and the completely lack luster support of the district. Most parents are only 'involved' when their child is in trouble, and by 'involved' I mean filled with accusations and excuses. SImply put, education starts at home and it is not
... Read more happening in most of these homes. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 04/03/09
My daughter has been attending this school for 4 yrs and I love this school. Their after school program and classrooms offer many awards and incentives for excellent academics. The teachers are always continuing their education and learning to teaching techniques! My daughter has been on honor roll more
... Read more times then I can count and the principal does a great job on informing parents of upcoming events or important messages. Ive been invited to enroll my child at other schools and have turned them down. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/13/07
My son has been attending A.M. Winn for 3 years. He has had excellent teachers. I've always had my phone calls returned or if I sent a letter, it was answered. The School is good, not great. I agree that obtaining information in advance about school activities is not always easy. They use a recorded
... Read more message system that calls the parents' home to make school announcements - sometimes the day before the event. That doesn't work well for me. - I's like to see a better developed music and art program, but California has caused many of those progams to be cut due to budget crisis. If we want our kids to get music and art instructions, we'll be paying for it by way of private lessons, because few of the schools offer it at the elementary level. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/02/07
My kids have gone to A.M. Winn for the last 2 years and I have not been satisfies with the school academically or professionally.
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Posted by a parent on 06/08/06
My daughter has been attending A.M. Winn for 2 years and my son started attending kidergarten this year. I was extremely happy with the school last year. This year I am not. I feel that I try consistantly to comunicate with the teachers with minimal response. I never know whats going on until the last
... Read more minute. The pricipal seems to avoid talking to parents. The teachers (this year) are not impressive. I've always thought that communication between parents and teachers is essential for the growth of children. Its not happening at A.M. Winn. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/08/06
I went to visit the kindergarten class and found it to be adequate. The two teachers sharing a room were pleasant and pleasant with the kids as well. They really emphasized the fact that there was really no time for art or science or music with the Open Court System. They had a lot of years of experience
... Read more and the kids seemed very well-behaved, but the room was kind of cramped and cluttered. Organized but cluttered. The outside appearance of the school was not the greatest in comparison. Walking around, I didn't get a real feeling of unity or warmth at the school. I don't believe there is a music program or other extracurricular programs. Didn't see or hear of much parent involvement. Test scores are low. Read less
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Sacramento schools — A M Winn Elementary School is located at 3351 Explorer Dr, Sacramento CA 95827. 3351 Explorer Dr is in the 95827 ZIP code in Sacramento, CA The school district for A M Winn Elementary School is the Sacramento City Unified School District. A M Winn Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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