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San Francisco, CA
Lakeside Presbyterian Center for Children
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neighborhood: Stonestown · Telephone: (415) 564-5044
Home-School Connection
| OVERALL RATING (4.1) | 
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| Conducts an open house at start of school year | 
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| Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year |
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| Conducts regular parent teacher conferences |
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| Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year |
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| Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year |
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| Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools |
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| OVERALL RATING (4.3) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
This school is very child friendly. It has the little potties and sinks. This is also more of a classroom setting as well as a play setting. The teachers and full staff REALLY love and care about the kids. The Parent Volunteer group is awesome and really care about the school.
Parent #2
Lakeside is a co-op school in which parents, grandparents, and other family members are welcomed and encouraged to become involved in activities as well as within the daily classroom. The teachers and staff have many years of dedicated experience and are very loving, yet firm with the children. Although the school is play-based, the teachers do provide feedback to the parents about each individual child's development in specific areas and do make recommendations to outside resources, if needed.
Parent #3
Lakeside is a wonderful preschool. I reccomend it highly. The teachers are wonderful and have years of experience. They also have a yard teacher, who does much more than yard duty. At conference time, I was given a comprehensive list how my daughter was advancing in her gross motor skills. This was valuable information, and I was so impressed as to how thorough she complied her evaluations. I've heard many teachers in parochial schools say that their best prepared students come from Lakeside. It's play based, but with just right amount of structure that prepares them for Kindergarten.
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (4.0) |
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Parents:
- Hold social events at the school to build community
- Fundraise
- Are required to make donations ourselves
- Are able to visit the school anytime we want
- Go on field trips
- Volunteer in the classroom
- Receive newsletters
- Hold social events outside of the school (with and/or without children)
- Schedule family field trips
- Encourage play dates out of school
- Shares information on matter related to our children (e.g. babysitter lists, pediatricians, extracurriculuar classes, etc.)
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Sit on the Parent Organization Board, require a minimum of volunteer points or pay amount monthly.
Parent #2
Required to volunteer in the classroom so many hours a month, or pay more.
Modes of Communication Between School and Home
- Notes
- Phone Calls
- Voice Mail
- Special Meetings
- Two or More Regular Conferences
- Drop-Off
- Pick-Up
- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Regular parent participation in classroom.
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