Palmetto Elementary School

Our first grade teacher was great! we are looking forward to the gifted program for second grade. I was able to meet with a few teacher from second to fifth grade and the are great teachers. As for the principal, He need to be more involve.
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The academic program is good. Lots of parental involvement which leads to better students. I am very pleased with this school.
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I just withdrew my son from this school. along with 2 more kids in his class. Palmetto is great if you get the "right" teacher. We unfortunately did not. we left to another school after being in Palmetto for 2 yrs it was sad to leave but we had to. it was getting to stressful. The teachers we had for 1 and 2nd grade were not good teachers and the next teacher didn't care to teach so we left and 2 kids followed suit. no one listened to us teacher, principal no one. Good luck to all of you.
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My son is new to Palmetto Elementary this year and he absolutely loves it. It started off a little slow so he was bored, but things soon quickly picked up and became a little more challenging which was great. We'll be entering the gifted program next year and are looking forward to another great school year
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My daughter attends the ESE Program at Palmetto Elementary as she suffers from hyperactivity. As such, I expected the teachers and staff to care for the well being and safety of the students in the program. However, my daughter has been bullied by classmates (both verbally and physically). I have complained numerous times but instead of dealing with the situation, the school has turned a blind eye and the bullying continues. The issue has gotten to the point where my daughter had to verbally defend herself from her attackers and she was written up for her actions (But her attackers were not). The staff needs to do a much better job in making sure the students (especially in the ESE Program), are under control. As a parent, I am fearful for the well being of my daughter. I cannot comment on the regular school and attention provided by teachers and staff members, but as it relates to the ESE Program the school gets a failing grade from this parent.
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We just moved to the Pinecrest area last year and moved our children from a small private Christian School. Though the adjustment took some time for us and the kids, I believe our children are getting a good education. We hope to have our children in the gifted program which will provide even more challenges and goals. We like that the school is smaller than the other public elementary school in the area and my wife has taken on involvement in the PTA and other school events. Like most public schools these days, there is a big push to fund raise for the children to keep programs in place. I think my children will continue to adapt and do well in the years to come. The principal seems committed to the school and the teachers are as well.
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The dedicated teachers are great, the kids are taught to love to learn and parents are involved, what more do you want?
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Palmetto Elementary has a terrific group of teachers who work together to ensure that our kids consistently perform above standards. I am amazed at their passion and how many of them are always trying to improve the learning experience for our children.
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Parents are very involved in their kids lives as well as the activities in the school. This makes all the difference in the world
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I love Palmetto because of the dedication that the teachers have for student learning.
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If your child is within the ASD & moving from Special Ed.& into a Gen Ed class this is not the school, they lack specialized teachers who know how to deal with any type of autism spectrum disorders they are ok on the other disabilities only because they are visible & kids can see the difference not the same within the autism spectrum disorder, since they are just as any other kid, except for minor issues. Parents play a big role here, always donating time & supplies as well as collecting funds for the school. Office personnel aren't friendly. Security is excellent. Academics are ok. The Spanish class is too crowded.
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I have two children in the VPK program at Palmetto Elementary, and am very impressed with everyone I have met there. Their teacher is awesome, and the children love to go to school. The other kids are great, and the parents are wonderful. All of the staff members at the school have been great to work with. We have absolutely no complaints, and look forward to staying there.
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Good school, my son has been there for 3 years now
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This is my son's second year attending Palmetto Elementary School. I could not be happier. He has had the best teachers ever imaginable.
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Love it...wow Parent involvement is very good and the teacher experience is excellent. I'm very proud to have my son in this school. The safety is excellent. Now my son enjoy to go to school and is having fun learning.
—Submitted by Jannet Polanco, a parent

I had 2 children at leewood. the process of learning was stressed by the princple and staff. in the early years my children were taught how to learn. the early training has made it much easier for the kids to continue that process, of learning, throughout their path of higher education. music and art were part of all 6 years of the kids learning at school. their was also foreign languages and of course recess which was more organized excersice with a bit of free play throw in. parent involvement was extremely high and their were many fundraising programs to aid the kids learning
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Every year I think my daughter has the best teacher she can possibly get, and then a new year starts and she gets an even better one. The tremendous parent involvement really allows for the school growth.
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Just one parent's viewpoint - underwhelming. Palmetto has coasted on a good reputation for several years but may not live up to its own public relations. Students expected to learn and have fun, definitely a good neighborhood school if you live down the street, but it 'aspires to mediocrity' to borrow a term the media has recently used when critiquing public schools. Expectations are not very high, weak enforcement of rules. Children are not required to wear a school uniform (although the school has a mandatory uniform policy which allows for many different options) - what does this teach students? Certainly it's an above average school for Miami and Florida. I attribute this to affluence of the neighborhood and families rather than school excellence. It's not hard to be an A-rated school with affluent involved parents and few underprivileged or minority students. Plus most have attended preschool and have head start.
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Thank you for bringing out the best in my child by giving him the encouragement and confidence he need to go out into the world.'The teachers are highly skilled and work hard to bring out the best in each child'.This school has been the best!
—Submitted by Beatriz Duran, a parent

Palmetto Elementary is aa wonderfull neihborhood school. Parents are very involved!
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