Caloosa Elementary School

The teachers at Caloosa are beyond GREAT! I can't say the same for the 'management'. In my experience with the 'management', they're a little judgemental and stand-off-ish. They qualify PE as recess time. There is NO recess after lunch, and NO recess on days they have PE. After some back and forth last year, a 'conditional' recess was agreed to for days the children DON'T have PE. If you're wondering why our children are coming home all wound up after a day of school here, now you know. We wonder why childhood obesity is a problem in the U.S., yet at the same time, we strip valuable recess time from the schedule. Elementary school students should have a 10 to 20 minute recess BEFORE lunch, and a 10 to 20 minute recess after they've eaten their lunch. They blame it on the state's 'requirements', and that they only have the children for 6 hours. Excuses. They also like to tell our children what BOOKS they CAN'T read. They feel the need to test the children on EVERY book they check out of the school library, instead of making reading a FUN learning activity. We could change schools to fix my concerns, but then who would change the system?
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My son has excelled at Caloosa! We could not be happier with the teachers and administration. Keep up the good work!
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All three of my grandsons went there-one is still enrolled, and it was a great start to character building and their love of learning!

this school is the best i love it keep it up!
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Caloosa is on the ball when it comes to student placement. They are aware of every teacher's attributes and accordingly position the student where they fit best!
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My daughter has attended this school for 2.5 years now and I love it. Her progress is amazing and I can' say enough good things about the staff.
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My son has been going to Caloosa since Kindergarten and he is in fifth grade now. My husband and I couldn't be happier. The staff is amazing. My daughter just started kindergarten this year and we are thrilled! We just had another baby and we hope she will go there in the future as well.
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Caloosa is an outstanding school. Both of my children have had nothing but positive experiences, both of their teachers (Ms. Smith-Kindergarten, Ms. Carwana-3rd Grade and Ms. Kerr-4th Grade) went beyond my expectations and did a fabulous job of preparing my children for the next level and more! I also LOVE the Media Center staff (Ms. Smith and Ms. B.) they are so loving, patient and really do a great job with all of the students! All of the staff is professional and will help when you have questions, etc. I feel that they are really on top of everything, so my children are very safe at school. Can't say enough good things!
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This is our third year at this school and I could not be happier. We had the honor of having Mrs. Gay Page as a teacher. What a wonderful teacher and person. My son has Mrs. Einstein who just has a knack for her children and it shows. Mrs. Kovacs has shown her dedication time and time again. I recommend this school every chance I get. It is not like any other school. I wish all children had the opportunity to come to this particular school to be taught by these teachers and staff. Just amazing. We are looking forward to the next few years we have left. Shannon Cavanagh
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Caloosa is a wonderful school! My son who is deaf and just turned 5 has been attending the head start program for the past 2 years! The quality education he is receiving from both his teachers and therapists have made all the difference! He is a totally different kid and learns something new every day! I couldn't ask for a better school
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