The entire staff has been extremely helpful and friendly to my son and i as he transitions into his first year of school! I have seen a complete improvement in my childs behavior at home.He is more focused and vocabulary has expanded in just this week. Also his penmanship is extremely improved as well!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
DeLaveaga has inspiring teachers and a great school staff who really care about the kids; There is also a very active parent-teacher club which organizes events and raises funds to help pay for art, music, educational speakers, and other things not covered by the school budget.
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Posted by a parent on 01/03/09
I have two children at Delaveaga (both gifted), and am thrilled with the level of parent involvement and teacher quality. There's a new principal this year (2008-09), and she has a lot of challenges due to the large school size, but my children are learning and thriving.
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Posted by a parent on 12/02/08
This school offers a strong sense of community, motivated (and motivating) teachers, and great 'extras' such as music, a strong art program, chess club, a fabulous library, lots of clay work, running club, and an on-site after-care program. The downsides are a brand new principal and a full-to-bursting
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Posted by a parent on 12/02/08
I think some of the teachers are great but a lot of them are burned out! The safety at the school is horrible! At lunch and recess their is a lot of bullying going on! Overall, I wouldn't send my child to that school if I had to do it all over again.
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Posted by a parent on 10/25/08
I think some of the teachers are great but a lot of them are burned out! I feel the safety needs to be better at the school and their is a lot of bullying going on at recess and lunch. The dual immersion program is overcrowding the school and they cater more to that program than the other classrooms!
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Posted by a parent on 10/25/08
Delaveaga has been a very good school for our children- wonderful teachers and a lot of parent support. It's a bit overcrowded, but we're working on facility improvements to accommodate the increased enrollment.
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Posted by a parent on 10/06/08
The teacher is great, the classrooms are great, the principal is great, the other parents are great - when we moved we made sure to stay in the district because of the school.
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Posted by a parent on 09/20/07
My child is in 2nd grade and has been in the Dual Immersion Program since Kinder. The program is incredibly successful. My child did not speak a word of Spanish when she entered and she is bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English - at a 2nd grade level, of course. (Most of the day in Spanish
... Read more at the beginning of the program was a bit daunting, but the loving, caring, smart Kinder teachers are amazing in supporting kids through the first few difficult months.)The program adds English incrementally each year until, by 5th grade, teaching is done 50%/50% English/Spanish. The Dual Immersion Program allows both English speakers and Spanish speakers to thrive educationally. There is an extremely committed and involved parent/teacher community in the program and a solid, active Parent Teacher Club for the school, in general. Extra music and arts programs are a great bonus. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/13/07
I transfered my children to this school since we moved, and my kids seem very happy. The only thing is, the duel emergen program. I think it is not good. I thought that the school was going to teach my sone spanish part of the day, and English the other part of the day. But they teach spanish the
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Santa Cruz schools — Delaveaga Elementary School is located at 1145 Morrissey Blvd, Santa Cruz CA 95065. 1145 Morrissey Blvd is in the 95065 ZIP code in Santa Cruz, CA The school district for Delaveaga Elementary School is the Santa Cruz City School District. Delaveaga Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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