The school has a few friendly staff and teachers. However in my experience there is extreme favoritism. Teachers are not held accountable for how they treat their students. This school is known for special needs programs but I’ve personally seen staff really yell at some of the special needs kids. You can be frustrated but in no way should they be yelled at as if they are delinquent kids.The parent center is not at all welcoming. The PTA IS 75% staff and will outvote any parent trying to make a change. They also hide their finances and don’t share expense reports. They required that a president be bilingual but then voted in an only Spanish speaking staff member. They requested donations of candy’s to make leis for grad season but then the staff started making leis to sell at other schools for their own profit. There is no holiday, school or cultural spirit ! The only event was their Halloween event and it required a lot of donations and they used cardboards to make games . Very cheap but keep all the funds with no report on showing how it’s spent. They don’t celebrate any cultural. There’s no student counsel for the kids to participate. The kids only went on one field trip and a month before school ended they tried to fit in multiple field trips. HOWEVER it was only open to certain kids. They also only held it on Saturdays. Why offer a field trip but then limit it ? Lastly, to be a volunteer to go on field trips you have to go to every coffee with the principal…. But only if the parent teacher center coordinator doesn’t like you, because there were a lot of parents who went on the Catalina trip and they didn’t go through the background checks and requirements. There is also never a schedule for volunteers and they never notify parents when they can volunteer but then end up complaining no parents help or volunteer. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL