Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

I am a parent of both a second grader and kindergartener and I can say that I have been so pleased with the new leadership and the quality of teachers. My sons are learning a great deal and are definitely on bare with our private school friends. The one disappointing thing is this roll coaster ride that is the level of involvement from parents. It can vary widely despite efforts to rally parents to help. The school is great, I think it is just unfortunate that parents take it for granted.
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I am very pleased with this school. My daughter came here from a very good private school. Last year was her first year here and she adjusted very well to fourth grade. This is her second year here and I'm please with her academic progress. The teachers here challenge her to reach higher. Her transition from a private to a public school has been assisted by the undertanding prinicple and staff. The diverse community is well represented here a Newberry. I will continue to support the extra cirirriclium as well as the fundrasiers to help them to pursue thir goals.
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My child has had excellent teachers that motivate her further. She likes it here. Principal and office staff are clannish and focus on the "usual suspect" parents and flex their muscles on others. Room for improvement here. Bright spot Asst Prin Collins carries most of the burden graciously. That being said, the school is stellar due to parent involvement.
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My daughter has been here since kindergarten and is currently in the first grade. I think the schools academics are wonderful. The other day she was helping a friend in 2nd grade at another magnet school do homework on subtraction and word problems. She understood and was able to explain her answers. I find that to be OUTSTANDING! While the work my seem to be challenging, I do believe she will on or above level with the rest of the world. She's learning to tell time and count money already and her reading is above average. The science class and lab are wonderful. My daughter has been teaching me about plants that I didn't know existed. Thank you Newberry!
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Overall, the teachers and administrators are deeply committed to the students and their success. We have been very pleased with the experience that our children have had at Newberry, thus far. Two have graduated and gone to selective enrollment high schools, where they have excelled academically and socially. We have positive expectations for our youngest daughter. This past year we had a new principal and assistant principal and there is a new energy as a result.
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I agree that it is amazing that the campaign to revamp the playground has been successful! Congratulations to the principal and the Friends of Newberry for accomplishing this goal in such a short amount of time!as a parent I hope to see the overall parent involvement increase and be made up of a more diverse group of people. I feel that the current staff and administration values parent support and it would benefit the school to see more parents get on board.
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As a parent of a soon to be 1st grader- all I can say is "WOW", Friends of Newberry /PTO has raised over $500,000 to redo the school's playground, parking lot and other beatifications (i.e. lighting, planters). They launched their campaign September 2010 and exceed their goal, and broke ground in July. The new leadership from Principal Foley-Acevedo and Asst. Prin. Collins was amazing. Their constant focus on bringing our school to the next level was nothing less than amazing! Pretty impressed with the school on a whole, but just like every other school- parent involvement needs to improve.
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As a parent of a 7th grader, and speaking on behalf of many parents, I feel the upper grade teachers are all wonderful, including the science teacher. This teacher has been particularly supportive and motivating to my child. Considering the lack of discipline by the current administration that has become an issue at all grade levels, these teachers have alot more to deal with, and it is unfortunate that uninformed parents such as the previous review, may not be involved enough with the teacher or school to really understand what is going on.
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Great School! Great Educators! My oldest graduated from newberry and my youngest still there. I'm thrilled with the leadership of our new principle Mrs.Acevedo. She has added some new afterschool sports and activities for the children which have been wonderful. Mrs.Acevedo has her own children at Newberry which right there say's alot! She is vested in our school! I have been there for a while and I can see a new life in the teachers and staff! Only one teacher I feel needs to be replaced and that is the 7th & 8th grade science teacher. She is unmodivating/uninspiring.
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good school over all they are diing much better with sports. a bit to much money asking fromparents. getting better wit the children and making them feel better. but needs to make sure the teachers are nice to the kids and fair