Kendallvue Elementary School

My 1st grader LOVES school, but my 4th grader is complaining lately of a lot of bullying going on. This must start in later grades because up to this year the school was fantastic! I really appreciate that the 1st to 3rd graders all have very small class sizes and it really does help them to thrive. And the teachers are fantastic!!. It does stink that the 4th, 5th and 6th graders have such large classes because of budget cuts and there are more problems arising. My daughter was recently complaining about the bullys and wants to move schools. It makes me sad that my older one was so happy and now that is gone. I think the school is suffering after the loss of Mr. Nestorick, he was phenomenal as principal.
--Submitted by a parent

Kendallvue is a wonderful. My daughter is in her second year here after we moved to the neighborhood. We moved from another Jeffco school that we were happy with and we were thinking about keeping her there. We absolutely made the right choice into bringing her here. We have found the teaching staff both highly effective academically and empathically. Whenever I have reached out to the staff or leadership they have been responsive. Also, the other children are very kind to each other and I believe that this reflects the school culture.
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I am very disappointed in this school. Sure if your child has NO special needs, then they might be fine. If your child even needs a little extra help, forget it. There are a couple of teachers who went out of there way to help my son, but a couple does not cut it. My son is not special needs but needs a little extra attention and did not receive it. There solution was to isolate him every chance they got and that affected him greatly socially. There is also a big problem with bullying. I have never seen such a large group of mean kids in a long time. Please send your children somewhere else.
--Submitted by a parent

I am highly disappointeed with the test scores for this school. WHen comparing the state average to Kendallvue you can see that the scores here are lower then that. My son suffers from the lack of instruction by the teachers. The teachers are overloaded and receive no help or guidance from the principal. I guess this shows because the principal has now been sent to work at a lower functioning school. It is my hope that the office staff goes with him like they came with him. They are unfriendly and rude like the presence of the parents inconveniences them. Ill be removing my son like 100+ other parents did this school year. I know that by looking at the enrollment. Hopefully for the parents remaining it gets better. And thePTA is a joke it went from horrible to well just as horrible witht he new officers. Goodluck to all the new parent s coming in.

I was so bothered by some of these comments with my child entering his new school that I stuck around the first few weeks like crazy. I'm extremely glad I did and feel so comfortable with my son being a student here! We moved from Aurora- and this school has amazing scores! I loved my son's previous school but this is on point! We're within a competitive society and it is imperative our children have the opportunity to be ahead of the game. We finally found what was right for our son! Truly blessed to come across such an amazing school! They helped us keep him in full day Kindergarten; Mr.Nestorick, the principal blessed us with a scholarship! Kindhearted, generous man. His new teacher (Mrs.Feister) is so amazing; I watch her previous students line up everyday for the current students to be dismissed for them to be able to hug her! Out there daily, never witnessed bullying or anything as such listed below and ecstatic to have moved to beautiful Morrison, Colorado and for us to be part of the Kendallvue community.
--Submitted by a parent

The school and teachers are good, but the principal is dodgy to parents when it comes to concerns about their kids. He also seems pretty nervous, at times shaking, and muffling his words. My first impression of him was how did he become a principal? All in all the school teachers are the reason I rated the school a little higher, they are very nice and very cooperative.
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This school has a bullying policy on paper but do not seem interested in protecting children from bullying. My daughter has been a victim of it all year and principal does what it takes to make parents go away but does not really address bullying. Your child who is the victim is made to feel at fault.
--Submitted by a parent

Cathy Feaster is a terrific Kindergarten teacher. She teaches the full day program
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I would not recommend this school to anyone. I guess since 2004 the bullies still roam the halls. My child was new and has not felt welcomed at all. The principal is of no help and actually does not appear to know how to run a school. Promises are made concerning counseling and are not kept and it feels as if they are just going through the motions to keep parents quiet. This is the worst school my children have gone to and I have removed them from the school.
--Submitted by a parent

We love this school. The teachers have given my children the best guidance we could have hoped for. The office staff is not only friendly and welcoming, but professional and cognizant of special situations. We appreciate our principal for all the long hours of work she puts in as well as her concern for our kids' safety. For anyone to think that the staff is unwelcoming is ridiculous. It is unfortunate for that person, for they must exude a negative attitude and demeanor to feel unwelcome at Kendallvue. Maybe things will improve for them.
--Submitted by a parent