Fisher's Peak Elementary School

My child is in 2nd grade. In previous years, she was in the "high achiever" section of her class. She came home with extra assignments every night. She was challenged. She was motivated. Now, the district superintendent has mandated "homogeneity" in education. No more "high achiever" sections in the classes. No more extra help for the slower learners. For my child, the result is that she is bored. She hates school. She is not doing as well as she was before. So the problem may not be the school so much as it is an unrealistic governing philosophy which seeks to force all children into a cookie cutter mold. The school counselor told me that my options at this point are to send my child to one of the 2 private church-based schools in town, or to home-school her. Evidently we can expect nothing better than mandated mediocrity from this institution and from the district as a whole. Pathetic.
--Submitted by a parent

Poor overall test scores. In the lower 53 percent of the state. Constant bullying!! Check the state scores for this school.
--Submitted by a parent

I give this one star only because some of the teachers and one of the counselors work really hard and care about the children. While a nice looking school is better than one that isn't, it really is the only other thing FPES has to offer. The curriculum is lacking, and this becomes apparent if you have ever had the experience of school elsewhere in the state. Special needs children are at a disadvantage here as well. While parents should not be screaming and yelling at the school, that could be better handled by better policies, not calling the police. Parental involvement is purely up to the parents, but not encouraged like it should be.
--Submitted by a parent

The principle and the counselor has favorates whom get by with quite a bit. If you get on there bad side they will call child protective services and the resource advisor at the drop of a hat. Parents who have had arguements with the principle or counselor have been known to get arrested. Students who the principle hates has been known to have there school general records butchered with slander.
--Submitted by a parent

Good curriculum, clean and modern building, good programs and teachers, safe environment.
--Submitted by a parent

The school has absolutely no capability to handle severely special needs children. This school has no capability of handling special needs children period!
--Submitted by a parent

Administrators are to strict with kids, for example they can only reach a certain noise level at lunch. I think if they are otherwise being good they should be able to be loud at lunch. They are also restricted on the reading level they can check out in the library. This is based on a system that monitors going from level to level, however I don't see a problem with letting students check out one book at a higher level, if they want to try it out and practice at a more difficult level.
--Submitted by a staff