I moved to AZ 2 months ago my son has been attending Palo Verde elementary school and it has been…read morea nightmare for me and my child. He is being harassed and racially profiled on a daily basis this is a new environment for the both of us and I hurt so bad watching him hurt and feel so unwelcome because of his skin color and freedom of speech. He was suspended today for threatening the principal!!! I was in shock and asked what in the world did he possibly do or say, they replied "He asked Why am I being picked on everyday " what makes this a threat?! This is awful and cruel my son deserves his education just like every other child!

Palo Verde, I'm sad to read such a negative review about…read morethis school. I have had 7 children attending this school and I CANNOT think of a single negative thing to say. This is a great school from kindergarten to 5th grade, principle, teacher on assignment, the teachers, even the support staff and front desk. If there are issues, they work WITH the parent to address it and I am very grateful for this school and everyone in it. If parents want more of a say , please attend a PTO meeting. if you have questions take a moment to go in and talk to someone, I guarantee they will listen. Great job Palo Verde !!!

pretty good school they hand out free lunch every once in a…read morewhile too Warning though that the teachers are bad and they also let kids use their phones like they dont care.

The teacher Amanda m Anderson, has students crying and doing wall squats. Sucks that maricopa wells…read moremiddle school keeps teachers after several incident reports have be filed against her. The teacher is known for getting away with bullying the kids. My daughter went to asked her for something for another teacher and she embarrassed my daughter and made her apologize to her class for what another teacher asked her to do. On top of that she told students in her class that my daughter might not make it to the 8th grade after she left and my daughter has not even had this teacher ever and doesn't know her. fyi my daughter is on honor roll. also told her boyfriend that was in her class to find another girlfriend. All for this one incident of my daughter asking her a question for a teacher. (If she has volleyball from Saturday school) I'm beyond livid and hearing all the other reports on her of making kids do things that make them uncomfortable for her comfort of embarrassing them. I like this school but then keeping teachers like this just shows what else can be slowly uncovering. Honestly taking a lot out of me to not approach the situation accordingly. I was always teaching my daughter no bullying and be kind but my least worry should be a teacher. Gonna take this further up to see if all the incident reports can be dealt with accordingly.

This school is one of the best for our community. I love the teachers and all the staff. Good…read morecurriculum and the after school programs such as The good news program and the tutoring have been great. My children love them.

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I write this with experience and high expectations brought from great schools my kids previously…read moreattended in Phoenix. My daughter attended ALA since 2021 after relocating to Pinal county I must say this has been the worst school experience. I strongly agree with the other review someone posted stating this school is ran like a business. 1st communication is HORRIBLE. Last school year was the icing on the cake. My daughter's class went through 3 different 5th grade teachers. Students behaviors were out of control and a lot of the students regressed academically. When they finally got teacher #3 mid year it was difficult to communicate with her. I sometimes copied the principal and assistant principal on my emails to her and still sometimes NO ONE would respond not even the principals. There were incidents that would happen involving my daughter and another student and I would receive no notification about it until my daughter told me. This other student my daughter had a number of incidents with and this student didn't only have issues with my daughter she had issues with a number of other students in the class but the school never did their part to remove the problem student. Another thing I've noticed is the teachers my daughter had over the years are parents of multiple children of their own who don't seem to have a lot of time for anything else outside of their teaching hours. One time I had a teacher rush through an after school phone conference because she had to take her child somewhere. One teacher had really bad attendance due to always having sick children, one teacher told me she couldn't do ANY conferences after her working hours ended at 3:30pm. Just no flexibility for being a full time working parent myself. Their testing methods here have changed recently and it's a very inconvenient process now. All tests and quizzes are done on Chromebooks in class so once a test is completed my daughter never got to see it graded to know what topics she wasn't grasping or where she needed to improve. They just got a grade. I was told there is no way to get testing results. Another example of this place being ran like a business without the parents or students in mind. Another thing is I have NEVER known a school to investigate an incident, interrogate and discipline a child THEN notify the parents after everything is said and done (IF/when they decide to notify you). My husband has tried to arrange time to come to the school to speak with all parties involved after a incident and see camera footage but apparently they don't allow that and any time you want to come in to speak with the principal about anything you have to schedule a appointment. Again sounds like a business My daughter has described some horrible school lunches from here and she is not a picky eater. Don't rely on the lunch menu calendar either because it's a 50% chance they'll serve something different or run out of what they were supposed to serve. No veggie options either. The after school program sucks. It's just as dysfunctional and ghetto trying to get in the building after hours with no one answering the door. Very little supervision, no structure. As a result we decided to move my daughter to ride the bus after school. I will say the bus driver staffing has gotten a lot better over the last school year but just know there are times you will receive a text notification stating your child's bus route is canceled for the day if there is no sub driver available. School events are chaotic and dysfunctional. This is a small campus with an overcrowded amount of kids so overcrowded that the entire 6th grade has moved to the high school. (My daughter's class had between 30-35 students). Every event is over crowded with no type of organization as to what's going on. Oh and by the way it is out of their dress code violation for any male student to have long hair which I find very sexiest and a form of discrimination.. so glad my son won't have to go through this!

Great school! Christian school that teaches children how to think vs teaching to a test! Been…read moreamazing for my family!

I tagged along with my daughter's 3rd grade class on their field trip to the MAC…read more Their presentations were organized and well thought out. Each of the stations we visited were enlightening, educational and fun. We took a walking tour through a corn field, and even rode on seated trailers pulled by tractors through the facility. If you are a teacher, I'd highly recommend taking your students on a field trip to the MAC.

We have had a great experience with Two Palms for our daughter. When we first tried swim at a swim…read moreclass facility our daughter cried the whole time and dreaded going. Granted she was a little younger but once she turned 3 we decided to try again and went with Sadie and Jake. We weren't sure how it was going to go given our prior experience but from day one Sadie and Jake made our daughter feel so comfortable that she loves it and looks forward to it now. They are terrific at meeting your child where they are at and creating a nurturing environment while still challenging them to do more. We have seen a lot of progress in just a couple of months.