Curry Elementary School

I had one child complete elementary at this school.I was excited to have my second start here when the principal called the police on me for bringing my younger son to say goodbye.The principal has no teacher to parent skills he treated me with disrespect.My son learned bad language in kindergarten,He was in a fight his first day,and his teacher told me flat out she has to many students and cant watch them every moment.I was appalled on how they treat parents and students.I drive 5 miles out of my way now to take my child to a better school.I would recommend the same
--Submitted by a parent

My son is just finishing up Kindergarten and we have not had a very good experience with the school. Which is very sad because I was excited that he was able to go tto Curry as I did 20 some odd years ago. His teacher does not have control over the class, she has had him pin pointed from the very begning. He does not get the positive encouragement that he should. I had asked to have a meeting with the teacher, counsler, and principle and that never happened. Spoke seperatley with the principle and he was suppose get involed with my son and he never followed through. I really hope that first grade goes much better.
--Submitted by a parent

Two of my children go to Curry and we LOVE this school. I would not send my kids to any other public school. The standards they hold the students and parents to is wonderful. It keeps them focused and on the way to building skills for higher education. i feel when you build a good foundation like they do at Curry you will produce life-long learners, college bound learners. Way to go Curry!
--Submitted by a parent

My child has been at Curry Elementary sence she was in kindergarden and she is now succeding in middle school at Connolly but when she did attend Curry she loved it the teachers were nice the classes were great just perfect. I would highly reccomend this school to anyone.
--Submitted by a parent

I echo the parent who stated that Curry is a great school! I have three kids who have attended and another who still attends. I feel important when I go to the school and see that the teachers treat the kids with the same consideration. The principal is also terrific. It is nice to see him interact with the kids both in the classroom and out on the playground. He doesn't sit in his office all day, he is out and visible to the kids. I do have a problem with parents and their inactivity in supporting the PTA and getting personally involved. It is very frustrating to be involved and see parents who are at the school as much as I am and still state that they just don't have the time.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school words cant explain it. Did I mention its awsome.The princible is great the teachers are. No dought the best school
--Submitted by a parent

My son goes to Curry and he has issues with bullies now I have tried to get in to have a meeting with the principal a few times and he has kept putting me off. The school district has a no tolerance policy for bulling and name calling but the dont seem to do anything about the issue my son is having
--Submitted by a parent

This year has been my first encounter with curry elem. To date I am still having difficult times being informed on events, student test scores and knowledge regarding my childrens place of education. In return this frustrates me as education is of great value to me and my family. There needs to be better communication throughout the campus as answers will vary from teachers to administrators. Sincerly, the frustrated.
--Submitted by a parent

Our childeren have consistantly scored high or above average on all Aims testing. Curry teachers are responsive attentive and well qualified. Our son is currently in first grade and not only reads on a 4th grade level but is excited about reading. Curry teachers highly motivate their students to read as much as possible. We feel that curry is an excellent school.
--Submitted by James Martin, a parent

Two of our children attended John C. Curry elementary school for a total of four years. Progressively, in their classroom grades and scores on the national tests, we observed the reflection of the schools commitment to maintain their achievement rating of improving. However, to our dismay our children have experienced an inferior education when it came to practices of the teaching staff overlooking their safety and there was continual doubting of our son s need of medical attention as it related to his daily health (i.e. we ve had to take him to the dr. for necessary treatment right after school for medical distress). Administration has overlooked these concerns. The process which best describes the experiences of our children at this school is not one of integration, but de-segregation. This school would certainly benefit from parents taking a stand to support the application of fair rules and policies, the encouragement of educational involvement of all families across a broadened spectrum, and unity between administrators and families and families with others, to name just a few. We have chosen to remove our children from the school, after four years, because trying to correct the unresponsive bureaucratic system would only further neglect the promotion of healthy, social and emotional development for our children. For the sake of children to come, we certainly still wish them the best.