Pleasant View Middle School

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I love that the teachers all know every student by name, and the school provides a huge amount of community resources to all the families. Many staff members went to Baca themselves, or grew up nearby, so it really feels intimate and truly tight- knit. The staff has made it very easy to be involved as a parent in after- school activities. I've been around a lot of children over the years both personally and professionally. I can safely say the students at Baca are remarkably polite and courteous. The culture of kindness really shines.

My last review somehow was removed...? It appears that the principal and the district have trouble with the truth. In my experience, as a student-teacher, I spent over 60 hours working in two different classrooms to fulfill 30 hours that were required for two of my courses. As I stated previously, the principal relies on punishment in order to control his students. Special education teachers are phenomenal. In my experience in a typical classroom, the teacher was miserably relying on humiliation, class removal, and disrespecting her students. There were approximately 30+ children in the class; with only one adult in the room, education is nearly impossible due to the teacher wasting time correcting class behavior. I do believe it was the principal and CSU-Pueblo Department chair who put effort into trying to hide my review. Both the former and latter are unsupportive of LGBTQ children and teachers. Obviously, these are not the comments District 60 wants to hear, but silencing people who tell the truth is what the community should be aware of and expect.

This is a great school. They support and reach all learners.

My daughter went to school here from preschool until 5th grade and never had bad year. In fact, she almost never even had a bad day. The principal has been there for years, there is very little staff turnover. Year after year, I see the same calm friendly faces in the hallways at teacher conferences and school events. My son has been there from preschool and is in 2nd grade here. Same for him. Never a bad year and almost never even a bad day. I think very highly of this school and am grateful that it is close to us. My daughter has now entered middle school and the contrast is huge. She is deeply unhappy and we are considering other school options. I am writing this review because I kind of feel like the official stats don't accurately portray what a quality school South Mesa is.