525 Broadway #1025
Santa Monica, CA 90401

New to this school + State! We went on a lot of school tours around the area and was very impressed with Lincoln. Once August started we immediately started volunteering with their PTSA Team. Everyone was so welcoming and helped answer any questions needed. You can tell there is a strong community here of teachers, staff and parents. I’m impressed as too how long a lot of the teachers have been at Lincoln and are happy to be here. These teachers really care about their subject and know exactly how to teach individual students. Lincoln’s Theater Program was the highlight to our year. Amazing production crew and support from our Lincoln Community. WOW! They really take this program seriously and have lots of rehearsals. They are the example of PASSION! You can feel it! You can see it! Parents are allowed to get involved at school which is a PLUS in my book! There are so many ways to be involved like helping with events, fundraising, student store, parent eyes during lunchtime. There are meetings that you can attend - General PTSA for updates, DEIA, Resources, etc. Information is spread through their site, weekly newsletters, robo text messages, in school signage and social platforms.Most importantly, everyone is welcome, involved and included. Thank you for having this special place for all.

Few days into the new school year at Roosevelt and we are looking at going private. This is heartbreaking because we moved to SM just for this school district. To level set, my daughter is in first grade and has done preschool and kindergarten in Boston. There is no comparison. Roosevelt has a good location and that is all it has going for it. I have found every staff member to be overworked, overwhelmed and very obvious about the fact that they are indifferent to performing their jobs. There is ZERO communication with parents and I mean absolutely ZERO. Literally one email from the teacher since we started one week ago and this was just a reminder to attend back to school night. We've been left to wander the halls alone trying to figure out where to go and what to be doing. There is zero supervision for the kids on campus - nobody on the playground etc - and the teachers don't seem to care at all about keeping track of the kids. I literally don't feel comfortable leaving my child as I don't feel she's being supervised at all. Nobody has ever so much as said "welcome to our school" - no tour was offered, no welcome letter, not a phone call or a welcome email. It is the most unwelcoming environment imaginable. Yet they did manage to send home no less than FOUR requests for donations on the first day, asking for a total of over $1500. If this is the best Los Angeles has to offer I'm absolutely appalled - this should not be the state of any school, even a public one, in Santa Monica.

We are having a great experience with 2 kids at Samohi. Yes it’s big but the separate houses each with its own principal and advisor staff makes it feel more accessible. So much work is being done on campus to upgrade the student experience, it’s only getting better and better. I suggest getting involved with a sport or a club and making it a family endeavor. Ask questions, find the opportunities. If you don’t like something, find another focus or work to make it better. Patents: Meet the staff, volunteer, be a part of the solution. Like anything in life, you get out what you put in.