We're in MPCSD, Menlo Park. Our experience is that parents only get to get involved with "extracurricular" stuff, such as art programs, field trips, drama, STEAM fair, etc. But there seems to be nothing we can do about the "academic." After we complained that our child should be doing more than "2 plus 3" the teacher gave him "20 plus 30."
My concern is not so much about how our children can learn math--we've used Aleks, Khan Academy and other paper and online resources, plus we can hire a tutor or do Kumon. But they spend 6 hours at school daily being bored.
Will changes start in 6th grade, or 9th? When do public schools finally attend to academic rigor?
