Alamosa Park Elementary School

My child loves this school. The teachers have been great. There is a little too much homework, but I guess that is what is needed to build a child. The only downfall is the aftercare. We had an awesome crew last year, and now we have all new people that don't seem to care. One of the aftercare workers spends more time on their cellphone, then they do watching the children. Seriously, she is on the phone, texting and fighting over the phone, right in front of the children! Can we get the crew back from last year?
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My daughter has been attending this school since kindergarten and now 5th grade. She has had 6 wonderful, caring teachers. There is a lot of parent involvement. Great teachers participate and lead many afterschool enriching activities. I would highly recommend Alamosa.
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5 star, great teachers and dedicated principal and staff. PTA's great!!!
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My daughter has been attending Alamosa since Kindergarten. Although I was not thrilled with the lack of organization of her 1st grade teacher, 2nd grade has been a treat. Mrs. Martinez is wonderful. Her consistent use of positive reinforcement works wonders with the kids.
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My son seems to be lost in the shuffle at this school. They've sent home notes and called asking why he was absent, when he wasn't absent. That is unnerving! On a field trip he was sent in a vehicle with a parent from another class and arrived at school too late to catch the bus. When I inquired why his group was so late, nobody seemed to know anything. He had wandered around the school unattended, trying to find his teacher. When I expressed concern I felt a little like I was being blown off. My son also has an enormous amount of homework. He is in 2nd grade and it is usual for him to start his homework at about 3:00 and not finish until 6:30pm. Often he is so tired he's in tears. I understand the benefit of some homework, but this seems very excessive.
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I have 3 kids that attend this school and we are very happy here. My kids really love it. We transfered here from a failing school, and it was the best move we ever made. All the kids test scores went up and their attitude about school has changed. The campus is small and personable, which I like in an elementary school. They hosts lots of activites for the kids, and they plan several field trips during the year, which I feel makes the kids look forward to school and keeps things exciting for them. Great teachers, and great staff- GREAT SCHOOL.
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It's the best school my child has gone to, I like the enviroment. I like the surrounding community and I feel safe that my son attends there. Very pleased with staff at Alamosa
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I've had two daughters attend Alamosa. Overall, the teacher quality has been exceptional. Ms. Jones, Ms. Engstrom, and Mr. Flint have stood out in inspiring teachers. The front desk and administrative staff have always been helpful and attempted to assist when possible. The only and main complaint I have is the 'Noon Duty' staff. Consistently I have heard nothing but complaints on their terrible attitudes and preferential treatment of children. Many of my children's friends continually speak of their 'cruel biased behavior. At an elementary level, you would think the administrative staff would be more aware and caring about their Noon Duty . Luckily for me, my children no longer attend Alamosa. Perhaps they re out of touch with the recess staff. For that, I rate Alamosa as only average.
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Alamosa Park has a dedicated staff. Front office staff are very accomodating, but I have don't see the Principal out and about, with exception to scheduled meetings. Thier PTA is very strong and quite involved in supporting enrichment programs for kids. Kids College on campus is most convienient. There is the appearance of strong discipline program for classroom safty, but the primary behavioral problems could be dealt with differntly with regards to the playground in general. Playground social issues can be tough at any school, but the lunch and noon duties are not as kid friendly as they should be and way to few for the sheer numbers. Unfortunately, site administration does not control this, Food services at the District level does. Isn't that odd? You have to send letters if you want change there!
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This school was a big disapointment to us. We ended up moving to get into a better school and my daughter was very far behind because of her experience at Alamosa. We now go to an excellent school with a highly visible principal and are glad we left when we did.
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