Tierra Bonita Elementary School

Outstanding. We’re thrilled our daughter is at Tierra Bonita, it’s clear she’s thriving and we’re glad this is our local school.

Tierra Bonita is known community-wide for its tenured, skilled, caring teachers who are constantly looking for new ways to incorporate new learning modalities into the curriculum. It’s a very tech progressive school with an Apple Distinguished honor for he last several years, novel iPad learning in every classroom and lots of arts and science enrichment subsidized by the parent funded educational foundation (TBEF). Parents are actively engaged in classroom and school activities and school administrators are hands-on when issues arise. The after school ESS program is also headed up by an amazing director who extends learning and allows the kids to have fun in the afternoons, great for working parents. The Character Counts program is actively managed throughout the year by parent volunteers, encouraging students to make smart choices and fostering compassion for others. We also participated in TK here and the teacher is phenomenal, lots of early reading specialists and focus here!

Teachers, school administrators and community of volunteers and parents are all passionate about education. Integration of tech in the curriculum is fantastic; the school has been recognized as an Apple Disntimguished school for several years. Teachers are experienced and caring, and set an impressive example for the children. Values are instilled regularly via a Character Counts program which teaches, encourages, models and rewards positive behavior.

My daughter attends TBES, and she/we couldn't be happier. The teachers are committed to the students' progress, keenly observe them throughout the school year if there's any problems and constantly communicate with us, the parents. I might also add that the entire school's spirit is a reflection of Joe Erpelding, whom loves and is committed to the children and is just a great person overall to be around!