Donaldson Way Elementary School

Great school with great teachers. But the hoops they make you jump threw to prove where you live is crazy. I get Napa schools are A+ but the office workers are so rude when it comes to this. My wife had 4+ utility bills (pg&e, Adt, water, garbage) and still she needs the rental agreement or a letter from landlord. Which is fine I get it you need to be sure. But then the office worker wants to ask my landlord what type of lease were in and if it’s month to month. I don’t think it’s ok to ask this types of questions. Either we live there or we don’t. This isn’t our daughters first year going to school here. Ugh it has me all pissed off glade I was not there to flash on the office lady.

This looks like a cute little elementary school that’s within a safe neighborhood. Based from what I saw so far, it looks like they also have a Boys & Girls Club of America for an after school program. I can’t comment on the education or administration there, but I assume it has its pros and cons like every other school.
On the other hand, I came here for a Relay For Life event today. Since American Canyon is a tiny town, it’s great to see the community come together to fight for a cure for cancer! For a quiet town, they have a whole bunch of Relay For Life spirit. The town was basically decorated in purple ribbons to show support. On a side note, I like the port-​a-​potty decorations especially the Giants one. Not only was it decorated with Giants spirit, but they made an unpleasing visit to the port-​a-​potty a better one. Also, it’s a good idea to bring a lot of bug spray, if anyone considers doing Relay For Life at this location.

My kids have been going to Donaldson Way for a few years now and I, as a parent have had very little to complain about. The Napa school system is top notch and every child within this system is gettting a great education.
The one knock I have is the current principal. Without going into too much detail… a replacement is needed.