534 E Center St
Anaheim, CA 92805

My wife and I have two children enrolled at Jefferson in the KDLI (Korean Dual Language Immersion) program, grades 1st and 3rd. We find that the support from the entire staff go above and beyond to help both the children and parents succeed. The PTA is constantly volunteering their time to create fun social events such as the end of the year carnival, a fundraising Turkey Jog-athon, and winter movie night just to name a few! Every morning during drop off there are parent volunteers helping direct and control. The front office staff do an amazing job of keeping the kids, parents, admin and teachers stay connected. The staff has been well trained to keep our kids safe during an emergency. A few years ago there a threat close by the school and staff got the children to safety. During the lockdown the staff communicated with parent via an app that parents have exclusive access to. The leadership of the school is led by Ms Dougherty and her amazing team. Principal Dougherty is an open individual that is alway willing to listen to the concerns that may improve the quality of the school. On selective mornings the school provides coffee chats to help keep parents and staff to stay informed about current topics such as technology, bullying, goals and current progress towards the goals of the school. There are combined groups of admin, teachers and parent volunteers to help the success of the school such as PLI (Parent Leadership Institute), SSC (School Site Counsel), and PTA. We highly recommend this school!

My son, who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), deserves a safe and supportive school environment. Unfortunately, his time at this school has been the opposite. Instead of receiving the protection, guidance, and consistency he needed, he experienced ongoing bullying while the school failed to take meaningful action. As a parent, it has been heartbreaking to watch my child struggle not because of his abilities, but because the very people who were supposed to help him ignored his needs.From the beginning, I did everything I could to communicate with the school. I reached out to the woman assigned to support my son through his IEP. She told me she would talk to him about the bullying and help him feel safe. She even promised that she would take him out every day to check on him—as long as he was doing well in his classes. I trusted her. My son trusted her. But that promise was never kept.Instead of receiving daily check-ins or support, my son was left alone to deal with bullying that continued to get worse. Each day, he came home more stressed, more anxious, and more afraid to return to school. The person who was supposed to help him barely followed through on her word, and the school did not intervene to stop the bullying. There were no real changes, no consistent follow-ups, and no plan to protect him.For a child with an IEP, structure, trust, and support are critical. When the school breaks that trust, it affects the student emotionally, academically, and socially. In my son’s case, the school’s lack of action made the situation worse. The bullying continued because no one stepped in to prevent it. Instead of feeling safe, he felt abandoned and unheard. No child should ever feel that way.Overall, this school has been the worst experience for my son. Not only did they fail to support his IEP needs, but they also allowed bullying to continue while offering empty promises. My son deserved better. Every child deserves a school that listens, protects, and supports them. Sadly, this school did not meet even the most basic expectations, and my son paid the price for their lack of responsibility.

This school isn't all as bad as most people say sure there are rude kids, but not all of them are like them. Most of the kids there greeted me with respect.