School 17

I am a parent of a student at School 17. I think the teachers are great as well as the principal. My only concern is the safety. When you are buzzed in, you do not have to say who you are or why you are there. You just ring the bell and get buzzed in. There is noone once you walk in to ask who you are or your reason for being there. That doesnt make me feel safe knowing that any random person could walk in and go where they please. At any school I went to you had to sign in at the security desk and someone would get the child for you as long as you were on their contact card or if the parent called in advance to give permission for that person to pick the child up.
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I LOVE School 17 my daughter has attented there since PreK and the teachers are definately top noch! Mrs. Morehead is one of the best pricipals I have ever met! She knows all of her students by name and their parents! I never have to worry that my daughter would get lost in the school for ALL the teachers know who she is and greets her and I with smiles!
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I am a student at the school and it is a great school all the teachers and staff are kind. The principle is great nice and fair. i love this school.

this is a awsome school, I was very nervous at first but now I see its a great school my child is progressing very well
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School 17 is a great school. The teachers are very professional and very dedicated to the students. I would reccomend school 17 for everone. We love our great principal Mrs Moorehead too:) We as parents should feel so lucky to have such a dedicated professional as our building leader.
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mrs morehead is the best principal in yonkers hands down. she remembers every kids names and parents.
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Not the best or safest school. The lack of funding (so common in NY and Yonkers) shows. The principal and teachers are nice, but you have to keep your eyes open and really talk to other parents and your child to know what is going on in the class and make sure everything is ok with child. There was almost no homework in K, which caused some problems when we transferred to NJ school- my child was behind kids in NJ s 1st grade even though she was doing great in K in Yonkers school. I m glad we re in NJ now and out of this school.
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School 17 is a very nice school. The principal is very active with the parents to resolve issues. You can always get a hold of Ms. Morehead because she cares. This is very refreshing in today's time. My child is in the 4th grade and although academically my child does well, I believe that there has been a huge focus on the standardized testing and I don't believe there is a well rounded education format. When the ELA was coming it was all English homework, math test was all math homework, now its all about the science test coming up. I just find that there is a lack of reinforcing what the kids have learned earlier in the year because once the standardized test is completed thats it for that subject. My child has not brought home ANY math homework since the standardized test was completed.
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The best school ever.
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I think the principal of this school is the best. This is the first school where I know my children are going to be all right. It's like leaving them with family, more principals should be like Mrs. Moorehead. She's not just their principal, she's a friend, a mother, a grandmother.
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