Meridian Ranch International School

Both my son attended District 49 Meridian Ranch International School for the last 3 years. I have seen advantages and disadvantages in this school. The advantages are; every teacher they had communicated well with me and went the extra mile to ensure they were on the right track. The school activities included everyone and were very educational. The disadvantages are; the school leadership lack of discipline and cannot keep my kids safe of bully incidents. For the last two years, the school bully used verbal and physical aggravation against my kid. He also used verbal and physical harassment to other kids in school witnessed by my wife during lunch time. Nevertheless, school monitors failed to address this type of behavior. My twin boys also witness this kid disrespect teachers during class and never seen him reprimanded. They said the school faculty considers him the special kid . We met with School Leadership many time to discuss a plan of action to improve the school environment for my kids. After making some adjustment the situation improves for a couple of weeks; but, the verbal and physical aggravation continues. Personally, I have lost faith in the faculty.
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We have lived in Meridian Ranch for 4 years. I have had 4 children go to this school, and I have been very impressed. Teachers are wonderful. In class involvement is great. Great school to be in. LOVE it!!! Will hate to move away from it.
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Happy to see great reviews.I will begin by saying we finally have a "keeper" for a principal. It's not easy to come in & have to take on MR culture. Great job ! Next, class sizes range in the mid to upper 20's (not 18). There are some rooms with FABULOUS parents and volunteers. Especially Watch Dog Dads (I'm a dad)!!!! We have the least active PTA I've ever seen. In military travels, we see schools with standing room only for PTA. To me here it feels like a board member monopoly. IE: some teachers really wanted a CSAP computer game and they refused to fund it??? You'll always have great & challenged teachers. Our kids have had both. With our new admin. now, I bet MR teachers will be able to teach each child instead of worrying only about CO state standards. IB is awesome.
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The school inspires the children to learn while teaching them to respect their fellow classmates and the environment.
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My daughter started in this school as a Kindergartener the first year this school opened. She has excelled every year and the staff, especially the teachers is excellent. We have a new Principal this year and she has implemented changes that have made the school even better. Some of these comments are aged and don't reflect the growth the school has made since it opened its doors. My daughter is in 5th grade this year and she will be going into middle school excelling. My son is in 1st grade and I can say that the staff was very supportive in his transition to all day school. Couldn't ask for more! Parents are very involved at this school with and excellent PTA. Who cares about the parking
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Our children are in K-5 and are excelling under the care of their wonderful teacher! Just wish they would allow the teachers to put a Christmas tree in the classrooms.
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Excellent school and the teachers are fantastic!
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This is our first year in elementary school and we could not be happier with our choice to attend MRES. We have found our son's teacher and all of the administrative staff to be very encouraging and helpful for our family's needs. We considered several schools before setting on our 'neighborhood school' and we are so glad we chose MRES.
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I have three children who attend MRES, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. I have been extremely involved in this school and MRES has been great. However, lately, I don't feel the administration is listening to some parents concerns on differentiating students in the classroom. The TAG program is VERY weak in D49 but if your child has special needs then it is quite supportive.
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It's hard not to judge a book by its cover, but MRE is such a beautiful school! Walking in, one is greeted by friendly staff and smiling teachers. The classrooms are alive with activity. What a fun environment! The curriculum is not to par with East Coast education yet. There are some amazing advances in education that I'd like to see Falcon 49 impliment. Hopefully this can happen during my childrens' school days. Negatives for MRE are parking! Where is the parking lot? Falcon needs some school bus routes as well. I love this school so we'll make due with dropping off and picking up in a sea of confused or agressive minivan drivers. We love this school.
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