Great teachers, great kids, great parents, great volunteers, great staff!
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
The teachers and staff are phenomenal. They love the kids and the kids love them right back. Always willing to go the extra. I love this school.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
It's a community school where parents and teachers really care about the students and get involved on so many levels
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Maplewood is more than a school. It's a community, and a conscientious one at that!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Maplewood is the school that time forgot--but totally in a good way. You walk into the halls and immediately feel at home. It's institutional, but in a completely retro 50s sort of way. Like if Mad Men took place in a school, Maplewood would be that school. Better yet, the community that has been created
... Read more there feels like that as well. As schools should be, it's relatively small. All the teachers know all the kids and all the kids pretty much know one another. Most come directly from the surrounding neighborhood as do many of the teachers. I am in the halls and library frequently and have yet to see or hear any inappropriate speech or behavior. It's not that anything special is happening, but there does seem to be a level of respect for one another that I don't hear about from other schools. I love that my older child knows and plays with kids of all ages. My younger child is almost like a mascot and will feel right at home when it's his time to attend. Teacher quality is off the charts with many long-term, highly experienced teachers. (With Texas at a 3 year average retention rate for teachers, we feel particularly lucky there.) We even have school gardens that the kids plant, tend, harvest and eat during a few special cafeteria lunches. We feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a vibrant, caring, urban school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
It's a great community school with thoughtful and caring teachers. My kids really enjoyed going there.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
My kids came from an 'exemplary' school in another nearby district. I will be the first to admit that I had extreme reservations about whether Maplewood would work for our family given it's TAKS results. I was really worried that I might be putting my children in a 'lower ranked' school. What we quickly
... Read more realized was that these labels based on one test on one day of the year mean absolutely nothing! Maplewood has been a breath of fresh air for my family. It is a school that serves a very diverse population without leaving any segment of that population behind. The kids who are ahead are challenged, the kids who struggle are given the help they need. There is a wildlife habitat on site, gardens the kids tend and eat from, kids learn how the solar panels work for the school. After school classes in robotics, french, yoga, ballet folk,etc. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/18/08
Many of the teachers at Maplewood are saints and good teachers as well. Some of them (like Dr. Walker) are absolutely superb. The school is struggling, however, with inadequate resources and does a good job with what it has. It is an excellent example of how even committed teachers and parents can't
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Posted by a parent on 08/07/07
Maplewood is a great little school... committed parents, excellent teachers, and a wonderfully diverse group of students. I feel like my child is appreciated and supported and learning SO much every day. The after school program is terrific - classes in drama, science, magic, computers... also classes
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Autism Specialists, Early Childhood Special Needs, Emotionally Challenged, Speech/Language Pathologists
Music
Band, Music, Orchestra
Vocational Education
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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.
Austin schools — Maplewood Elementary School is located at 3808 Maplewood Ave, Austin TX 78722. 3808 Maplewood Ave is in the 78722 ZIP code in Austin, TX The school district for Maplewood Elementary School is the Austin Independent School District. Maplewood Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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