Turtle Bay Elementary School

June 04, 2015
Please, please, please. Do not under any circumstance subject your kids to Turtle Bay School. It is run like a corrupt prison camp with the principal as the warden. The principal plays favorites with the kids, many times favoring the bullies. Good luck to you if you or your child get on her bad side for questioning how the school is run or the decisions she makes. Some of the teachers are good but are scared for their jobs so will not speak up. The actions by the principal (supported for some unknown reason by the district) are bordering on criminal. There are numerous official complaints and some potential lawsuits in the works. The small cadre of mean-​spirited teachers who are friends with the principal run the school and will make your child’s life miserable by writing unjustified referrals for the most innocuous things. If you want your child to be in a nurturing environment where they maintain school safety and actually care about your child’s well being, find another school … ANY SCHOOL.
We are moving our children out of that environment, and I would have done it earlier if it hadn’t been so close to the end of the year when I actually found out the true nature of what’s going on.
It may be true that the school has good technology and some good teachers, but those things alone are not enough. The front office is commonly and unnecessarily rude. The most important thing missing is the lack of leadership on the part of the administration.
This is coming from a concerned parent. I have had many run-​ins with these bozos. If I could, I would give the school zero stars. Please. Do yourself a favor and avoid this school like the plague.
— submitted by a parent

My two sons attend this school and my oldest attended last year as well. I have one child in transitional kindergarten and one in second grade. The school is clean, nicely designed and has a lot of technology compared to other schools.
It also gives much more homework than other schools in the area which is both good and bad. We easily do an hour after school every weekday.
My children’s teachers are amazing and nice so far, love them. I also love that the school fits a lot of extra activities and field trips. Keeps ny kids busy and entertained. Both are majorly excelling here.
The couple if issues I have had are not awfully terrible but do sick out in my mind. One was an issue with the bus. The bus has screwed up several times and every time the school staff at the front office has been unhelpful if not downright rude. They weren’t very interested in locating my children and even insinuated that it was somehow partly my fault when my kids were left on the bus because it came to the bus stop 30 minutes and they couldn’t get a hold of the driver or locate them… I was very upset to say the least and in the end they did apologize profusely. Still, sort of a big deal.
Another issue I have is again with the staff up front behind the front desks on the office. Many of them are rude, unhelpful and disinterested or seem apathetic every time I interact with them. I’ve taken off a star because of this, they really hinder the school with their bad attitudes and rude remarks.
Regardless, the school is amazing in all other aspects, I think. So far I’m extremely pleased and hope that they think their office staff, I could do a better job than half of those women. I am not understanding why they work there.