Roosevelt Elementary School

We love Roosevelt School. We have two children who have attended K through 5. The teachers are wonderful and our children are flourishing. We appreciate the open door policy the administrators have at Roosevelt School. Every time we have needed help, they have listened and reacted to rectify the problem. We are proud to be part of this community and are confident our children are getting an excellent education both socially and academically.
--Submitted by a parent

DON'T BE FOOLED!! I have had it with the apathy from this school's administration and teachers. My child was at an excellent school system in the past, before we moved to Hawthorne, so I know the difference. The interaction and facilities are awful. I want better for my child, so next year its going to be a new school one way or another! My child can NOT get the appropriate attention in the areas where she is advanced (math and science), and in the places where extra help may be needed, nothing is done. I have heard personal nightmare stories about one of the older teachers in the fifth grade, and I'm not going to gamble with my child's future. Do your child the best favor that you can, and avoid this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Not impressed. We are looking for alternatives for next year. Friends of ours have children the same age locally who are way ahead of my children, and my children are bright and eager to learn. I am not sure what the problem is at Roosevelt, but my kids will be in a better school whether we have to pay for it or not. We tried to communicate with the principal, but found him to be unresponsive. Secure in his job, I guess.
--Submitted by a parent

I have to agree, as we were also let down by Roosevelt school. If your child is experiencing any type of problem, they will say their "team" is working with you, but believe me they were anything but working with us. While I think they do have some very good teachers, I am very disappointed with their "team".
--Submitted by a parent

Roosevelt school let my children down with a thud. My child had a terrible experience with an older, jaded teacher last year and we have put our children in a different school as a result. To make matters worse the principal was no help to me or my children. Turns out, my children are way behind academically now that they are in a quality school. I thought Roosevelt was keeping up but it is a failing school.
--Submitted by a parent

Moving away from this school district has absolutely opend our eyes to real quality. My daughter's teacher last year (an older long-time teacher) showed none of the care and energy that a good teacher needs. The principal was even worse. I have read some ratings of Hawthorne schools and test scores and always felt that it was a respectible district. However, now seeing real top notch schools in action, with energetic proactive teachers, I feel quite guilty that we did not make a change sooner. We love Hawthorne, but Roosevelt is AWFUL! Leadership changes are needed fast!
--Submitted by a parent

This is an honest review of our children's experiences, with no political ax to grind. There are some very good teachers in this school who care about individual students, & not just the framework of the education. Unfortunately as a whole, Roosevelt is a failing school. I should have known when my older child's teacher complained at the beginning of the year about budget and systems issues as an excuse for not being able to communicate via email. Excuses started from the beginning. If you have a child who needs any kind of extra attention, putting them in Roosevelt is tantamount to child abuse. They just DON"T CARE. Keep the factory conveyer belt going, don't worry about fixing any issues. We are "hands on" parents when it comes to education, we don't push off problems onto the school, but we did expect engagement and cooperation. Roosevelt DOES NOT offer that. The principal is there to get his paycheck. He says the right things, but there is no real effort or follow-through. He is completely ineffective. Hawthorne spends as much per student as many "rich" towns in the area, but the results are far inferior. Other than a few excellent teachers, Roosevelt is broken.
--Submitted by a parent

Because they have teachers that care and look out for the well being of your child. I'm so gladd we live in the Roosevelt school district. The support they have given my child has given him better self esteem and better grades. With the support of myself and his teachers it's really mad a big difference. Go Roughriders !!
--Submitted by a parent

I love Roosevelt School because the staff at Roosevelt works hard to educate their students and motivate them to do their best. This staff does this with very little technology but they do a great job!!!! They deserve to win.
--Submitted by a parent

Parents of special education students in this school and district have fought very hard to implement more up-to-date programs for our children. I have been very dissappointed this year by lack of individualization with such a diverse student learner population in the special ed small group classroom. There was also very little hands-on learning experiences. Unfortunately, leadership is lacking at this school and the teaching my child received was very uneven. Personal experience with some teaching staff was extremely unprofessional. A school like this one doesn't afford much choice when teachers aren't meeting your child's need. And the principal is doing very little to weed out those teachers who are just 'biding their time,' while they waste the precious time of the students they are trained professionally to serve and inspire.'
--Submitted by a parent