Joe Shoemaker School

THIS IS A SERIOUS WARNING TO ALL CCD PARENTS!This school sent us to highplains under the idea everything would be covered of or 2e student. It quickly became nothing but broken promises and a lack of faculty resolve to fix it. I have been ignored by the principal and high ups. Now my student can't get bus transport half of the time and it will cost us 700$ a month to keep having him picked up/dropped off there. Now he goes to highplains and doesn't even do school work he draws all day and spends less than 20mins daily in class. DO NOT send your kids to this or any CCD school. If you live in an area the CCD uses your property tax to pay for a circus such as this refuse to pay it until they are held accountable for shirking students off to worse conditions where now they get no educational support.

This school is terrible the teachers are fine but the principal, assistant principal and other admins are the absolute worst. The school is full of bully’s and nothing is ever done about them, the principals make excuses for the bad behavior and reward the bully’s. Meanwhile the kids being bullied get no justice what so ever.

Pros: Overall I think this is a well run school, Teachers are top-notch and eager to keep the kids engaged. Administration keep this school operating smoothly, at least from a parent's point of view. Parent participation is high. It's in a good, safe neighborhood and I feel comfortable letting my kids walk home on thir own. This is a school where teachers send their own kids. Very diverse populationCons: Morning drop off is a circus, walk if you can. The building is rather small, and feels a crowded. Class sizes are acceptible, but the classrooms are small and music and art classrooms are inadequate. The playground is dated and needs a makover. Speech therapy has a high turnover (but I think that is a district problem more than the school)

Yeas ago this school was a G&T magnet school. It was rated highly and had a stellar academic record. It was one of the reasons that we moved into this neighborhood. Since the change in leadership, that curriculum has been removed and subsequently the academic rigor at this institution has suffered. Currently it is a "decent" school but previously it was better. It was a bit of a disappointment. I would recommend reinstating the G&T program and focusing more on academics.