Vivian Elementary/Middle School

Awesome staff and students! Great moral ethics and tight nit community. All three of my kids have been going here all their lifeand Ilove being a substitute here! Thanks VEMMS, GO WARRIORS!

All three of my children have attended or are still attending Vivian, and the experience has been very positive. The administration is involved in every aspect of education, and the teachers are 2nd to none. The 2 biggest problems facing Vivian Elementary/Middle Magnet School are other professionals inappropriately bad-mouthing the school and administration, and even more of a problem, lack of parental involvement. If these two problems could be resolved, Vivian would be second to none in the state. Sis Adger, parent and Caddo school therapist
--Submitted by a parent

i think that this school is great. the teachers are very understanding and patient with the students. i would recommend my other children to attend this school
--Submitted by a parent

My worst teaching experience came from this school. My students had been so beaten down by the staff and administration that they not only didn't believe they could achieve anything, but didn't even care anymore. The administration was completely ineffectual, being either too hard on misbehaving students or ignoring them altogether. I don't know what the driving force at Vivan is, but it certainly isn't the well-being of children.
--Submitted by a teacher

My girls love Vivian so I don't pull them out. Some teachers are motivated there and care alot about the children's education. I love my children and their education means everything too me. My girls make excellent grades and part of the reason is because of me and part of the reason is because of the teachers. I have witnessed things I don't like and I have witnessed things I simply love about Vivian. The school is not bad my children have learned alot and they are truly smart. I do believe more parents and more teachers need to be more devoted to make sure the children remain on top. I am a mother of 2 wonderful girls attending Vivian and my little boy will be attended for the first time in August 2007.
--Submitted by a parent

Small children need guidance not ISS. The adults should take the time to show the children right from wrong. You may be the only ones in the childs life to do so. Parents need to be notified and meet with other parents if their children are involved in a fight. Suspension should occur if a parent does not attend the meeting for a first offense. The teachers are great but i think there is to much testing talk. Thats all my kids talk about because thats all they hear.The test, the test.
--Submitted by a parent

There is ZERO parent involvement. The students are unruly and unmotivated. Most good teachers have their hands tied because LEAP is crammed down their throats from day 1. The administration is unaccomodating. I would not send my children here for any reason!! Home school would be more beneficial compared to that school.
--Submitted by a parent

After having two children that went to VEMMS it is my sincere hope that somewhere someone will take off the blinders that cover the eyes of the genereal public about this school. This school is guided by local politics where the main focus is hiding the truth from the school board. We spend so much time teaching the 'test' that we pass along children that miss the essentials and basic education that their academic future has to be built on. We owe our children the efforts to make sure that 'no child left behind' are not just words.
--Submitted by a parent

i think this school stinks and i dont like it i like the teachers and some of the kids but that is all i dont think we should have to wear uniforms and i like that we have leap tutering.
--Submitted by dylan hutson, a former student

I have three children who attend Vivian Elemntary Middle Magnet. My children are exceptionally bright, unique and independent, and Vivian is a school that encourages these qualities. The faculty of Vivian are concerned not only with test scores and how my children, and the other children, perform, but with the individual growth and self-esteem of my children and each and every child enrolled. The teachers are understanding, available at all times, often providing cell phone and home telephone numbers. More importantly, my children come home bragging about their teachers and their principal, and stating how they are loved at their school. I wouldn't trust my babies to anyone else!
--Submitted by Roan Bryan, a parent