Tierrasanta Elementary not only promotes excellent academic education but also has a character building program. The entire school participates in learning and practicing a particular character trait such as honesty, for six weeks, and then a school assembly is held.
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Posted by a other on 09/16/09
My family of 3 kids have been at TES for 5 years. I have seen enrollment go up while other schools are going down. Afterschool extracurriculars are the best around. We have a broad range of teaching styles from male and female teachers. All students get Fine Art, Character Education and Drama. Field
... Read more trips are educational and fun. TES has a great GATE Seminar program with highly educated teachers. I've spent the past 5 years directly involved with the program. PTA seems to be the 20% who do 80% of the work, but that seems typical for SDUSD. Teacher radios are 1:20 in K-3 and 1:32 in 4th and 5th which is also typical but really should be lower in the perfect world. The new principal is very friendly and fair.. dosn't play faveorites. I recoment TES and it's worth being on year-round to have my kids there. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/12/09
We have a child with Special needs and we have had problem after problem with the teachers and Administration. First my childs teacher did not want to deal with her and decided not to teach her like the other kids. There are three health assistants that seem to not communicate properly which affects
... Read more my child and puts her in danger. The only thing the pricipal does is tell us what we want to hear but never follows through with anything. The one good thing about the school is my childs new teacher. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/08
My son has been with Vista Grande from 2-4th and we just moved back for the end of 5th grade. The PTA is fantastic, they have tons of fieldtrips and the teachers are over qualified with attention to the kids and their needs. They have a terrific Fine Arts program and great volunteers that really give
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Posted by a parent on 05/20/08
The Principal's focus is on building up the Special Ed and Seminar departments. Great news if you have children who could benefit from these specialized departments but the reality is the majority of the school does not fall into Special Ed or Seminar. Great local volunteer base for PTA, Foundation
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Posted by a parent on 04/16/08
I appreciate TES. My child's teachers have been conscientious and still seem to enjoy teaching after 10+ years each. Special Ed has been first rate; my daughter has benefitted from speech and occupational therapy, as well as organizing guidance for some ADD. Parent involvement is very good.
... Read more The non profit Foundation arranges many extracurricular opportunities, including chess and Jr. Theatre. Add to this the community feel and we're very happy to be in this area. The only two negatives are the responsibility of the District, not the school. The grounds are unattractive! The front features messy pine trees and weedy concrete. The second issue is that were without an OT for months. Again, the District's responsibility, but TES experienced the results. Lastly, Principal Janie Wardlow has been accessible and proactive with us. Nothing but good things to say about her. I really am a parent! Just very pleased. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/26/08
This school puts a lot of effort into the kids that go there. The teachers are hardworking and well qualified. The parent involvement is very good and offers the students a lot of enrichment opportunities. As a parent of a special needs child I do not agree with the parent comments related to special
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Posted by a parent on 10/05/07
As the school principal, I would agree that our school has strong parent involvement, this provides extras, such as Art Corps, drama classes, instrumental music, dance, arts-related assemblies, a great science fair and a 'family friendly' Open House. I would disagree with the statement about the 'mediocrity'
... Read more of our teaching staff. Most of our teachers hold Masters Degrees and have many years of teaching experience. They care about our students and work many hours beyond their contract in preparation for their instruction and students. I agree that we have not met the social, emotional and educational needs of some of our children. We are building our GATE Seminar Program from one class to two full classes. In 07-08, we will begin a school-wide program for our English Learners. This endeavor is supported by our SSC and SGT. I will make our Special Education Program a priority at Tierrasanta Elementary in 07-08. Read less
Posted by a administrator on 07/03/07
Children with special needs get lost in this school.
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Posted by a parent on 06/26/07
The school has some strengths; parents are involved, and the school has some nice extras. But the things its mandated to do, teaching the 3Rs, its performance is ordinary. The staff and administration are fortunate the school is located in an affluent neighborhood. But the actual performance of teachers
... Read more lead to nothing but mediocrity - good students do well, poor students do not. There is no special effort to make poor students better and good students outstanding. The school is particularly weak when children have special needs, either academically or emotional/socially. Even when they see problems they don't act proactively unless it threatens to become a public relations problem. When the staff recognizes individual needs, then it may become a good school. Read less
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English as Second Language
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San Diego schools — Tierrasanta Elementary School is located at 5450 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego CA 92124. 5450 La Cuenta Dr is in the Tierrasanta neighborhood and 92124 ZIP code in San Diego, CA The school district for Tierrasanta Elementary School is the San Diego Unified School District. Tierrasanta Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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