Hayes Elementary School

Behind a great student is a great parent. Do not blame someone just because they dont do your job. My daughter love this school. her teacher loves her. We enjoy to help her with every task, question, homework etc.
--Submitted by a parent

My child has been at Hayes for 3 years, and I am extremely impressed with the quality of the staff and teachers, as well as the dedication of so many wonderful parent volunteers. Hayes is a diverse school in many ways - and I love that this is recognized and celebrated by the faculty. Communication from the school to parents has always been clear and timely. I am happy reading the reviews written here, because it seems that most of the negative reviews come from people with unrealistic expectations. If you want your child in an enviornment where they can master the curriculaum, learn about the diverse nature of our world and be surrounded by dedicated teachers and parents working together, you will be very happy at Hayes!
--Submitted by a parent

Apparently there is some disdain for Hayes on this site. On the contrary, my daughter has attended Hayes for 3 years, made the honor role and principal's list all semesters. It is obvious that some parents are not as involved in their children's school lives as they should. This is apparent is some of the negative messages left on this board. In addition, I believe Hayes does quite well with the amount of diversity and socioeconomic differences in the school. As we all know, it is imperative in today's society that we tolerate the differences in others. Otherwise, you will be alone, disadvantaged and closed minded.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school..my child has had several classmates who moved to Hayes from Private school--Mt. Paran, and those kids were behind in the curriculum
--Submitted by a parent

My child has gone to Hayes for 3 yrs finally I withdrew him the school kept loosing my child putting him on this bus when he was a car rider about the 4th time I was done. Majority of the teachers are not patient with the students they do not spend time making sure the child understands what is being asked I have set in on my sons class and watch the students run the class room and very little teaching was happening He had one good teacher the k5 Ms Morgan he adored but other than that it was bad experience with communiation with the staff and getting things handled or done. I had no peace of mind while my child attended that school
--Submitted by a parent

The administrators at Hayes are terrible & I agree with another poster that some teachers are ok but some are pretty bad. The admins were always calling saying my son was misbehaving. I moved him & my daughter to another school in Cobb under school choice & they are in their 2nd yr at the "new" school & I haven't been contacted by the admins one time! SOmething stinks at Hayes.
--Submitted by a parent

We have only been pleased with Hayes. Our son is a 4th grader now. He has always had teachers who not only follow the curriculum, but really care about our him. The administration has changed since he was in Kindergarten. You can tell that they care about each student in the school. The parents have a voice in the school as well. There are so many opportunities for parent and community involvement. Last week, they actually went out into a local neighborhood and met parents/served dinner! Way to go Hayes!
--Submitted by a parent

Hayes elementary has definetly changed over the past several years. There are some wonderful and caring teachers and then several poor ones. I disagree about Ms. Jones being an excellent teacher. Several students switched out of her class and many more parents went to the administration to complain about her. Nothing was done about her and I will definetly make sure that my other two children do not end up in her classroom.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter had a terrible experience at this school. She attended this school for Kindergarten and first grade. This school did nothing to build her self esteem or help her be successful. They were very quick to judge and label her. And they did everything in their power to blame her or us for the issues we had, suggesting family counseling or medication rather than taking the time to address the actual problems and offer realistic solutions. My child was all but failing at this school, I moved her to Kennesaw Charter and have seen a DRAMATIC change in her behavior, her self esteem has imporoved significantly and she has been on the honor roll all year! She is excited about learning again and is so much happier. I am not sure what went so wrong at Hayes, but our experience at this school was HORRIFIC, AWFUL, and TERRIBLE.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has gone down hill over the 10 years that I have had children in this elementary school. They put the teachers or PTSA members kids in the target program, that do not show the test scores for. This school 'groups' the kids by target and does not encourage the rest of the children. Very disappointing.
--Submitted by a parent