Victoria Magathan Elementary School

Posted September 26, 2009

If you can help it, do not enroll your child in this school. At first, I was happy that my child would be attending a school with a black principal and what seemed to be a supporting staff. Come to find out that I have had nothing but difficult situations; one after another. The teacher my child was assigned to, was purely antagonistic, to her students and my child. She did nothing to help the students advance, but had much to say if they didn't read at the level she thought they should be reading at. Not to mention, this school has no physical education system in place. The children have twenty five minutes to eat and play, which is the only exercise they have. My child was not happy at this school, and I was even unhappier, knowing that he wasn't in a positive learning environment. I have transferred my child to D. F. Bradach, where we are both happy.
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Posted April 22, 2009

This school is much improved. My daughters first year at this school was filled with frustration! Two years and a new principle later, the staff has done a wonderful job of bringing an unorginized mess into control. My only complaint is the lack of a music program.
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Posted March 31, 2009

I have worked at Magathan for the last two years and I have enjoyed working with the teachers, staff, and parents. What makes Magathan such a great school is that we are unique. We have a specialized program that is the only one in its kind in the entire high desert. We are the only school that has the Spanish/English Duel Immersion Program. When our children go through the entire 7 year program, they will leave Magathan speaking, reading, writing, communicating in both English and Spanish. They will be completely bilingual. It is a wonderful program and I know many students and parents are thrilled with the program. We have several teachers' children in the program too. At the kindergarten round up we had on Monday, March 30, 2009 our duel immersion kinder class was completely full, with students on the waiting list. We might even open a 2nd class.
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Posted April 6, 2008

I agree with the 2/7/08 post. The school is so much calmer since Mrs. Dalton has come to support the Principal. The district has a winning pair in these two. As a parent I am glad to see that the District Office is interested in supporting their administrators.
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