Laurel's classroom efforts are augmented by English as a Second Language services, the TEAM program, a district psychologist, the Miller-Unruh reading specialist, two reading coaches for the teachers, speech and resource specialist programs, and a two day family counseling intern program. The PTA also holds French and Spanish classes for those students wanting exposure to a second language at the primary level. A carpool pickup procedure is in operation to provide a safe, smoothly operating flow of traffic at the peak times. The leadership team for Laurel School is composed of a teacher from each grade level and meets regularly with the principal. The students at Laurel School are well behaved.
Good behavior is insured through the use of clear-cut playground rules and ample supervision.
Laurel's playground has separate areas for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students. Laurel School spirit is celebrated each Friday. By the end of the school year all students have had their pictures taken by a PTA volunteer and put on display. Class size was constructed this year on a staffing ratio of 1 teacher for every 25 students in Kindergarten and 1 teacher for every 20 students at grades first and second. Teachers who serve as substitutes in Menlo Park classrooms must have passed the California Basic Educational Skills Test and possess a valid California teaching credential.