The staff here are excellent. I have never had an issue with anyone involved with the school in the four years we have been here (started with TK and K for my two).
I am not sure who Norma is talking about, but I have worked right along side the Janitor at Turner during an Earth day event. He is a very upbeat guy and is very kind to the kids.
The principal here is TOPS! She did a great job getting this school under control from a very organized drop off all the way through to the equally organized pick up after school. She also has a very firm yet fair approach to running her school. She always addresses the students and parents in a respectful manner regardless of the situation.
The demographics in the area are the sole reason for the 3 star review. There are many children here that come from rough/ or ESL homes and the school is doing many things to get these kids any assistance they need, however the sheer volume of disadvantaged children brings down the overall performance of the school.
The PARENTS that come to school and make a scene are another part of the problem, My son was very distraught after witnessing a belligerent parent berating a staff member with foul language and aggressive behavior. The student belonging to this "parent" joined in telling the staff member to "shut up".
While few and far between, these incidents do occur at Turner. This is the unfortunate reality of the entire School District as well as many other school districts in the area.
The food being horrible (as described by the other reviewer) is also not the fault of the school. This is due to a much bigger problem that affects nearly all public schools barring those located within very wealthy areas like Alamo or San Anselmo. (If you want to have lunch envy go look up what those kids are served!)
In summary, both of my children have done quite well here and we are sad to go but we are moving so we must. read more
