Public | K-5 | 367 students |
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.
Excellent teaching staff! I have children in grades K and 1 and I am amazed with how awesome their teachers are. My only disappointment is that 1st grade work is a repeat of K. Perhaps that has to do with MEAP preparation. Nonetheless, my 1st grade student is not bored and he adores his teacher. Parental involvement is a huge part of this school's success! And, the new Superintendent is very approachable.
My daughter is in Kidergarten at Parke Lane Elementary and I have no complaints. Whomever wrote the poor reviews about the Principal of this school obviously all came from the same person who cannot spell and quite frankly needs to go back to school and get an education themselves. It is March and my daughter who's a Kindergartner can already read anything placed in front of her, she can write, and she can count to one hundred five different ways, amongst numerous other things. I've noticed a tremendous advancement acedemically within the last four months (since her last Parent-Teacher Conference). I am proud of her Teacher and the Principal. I know they care!! I see it on a continual basis and my daughter and her classmates tell me how much they care and the ways in which they care!
As a former PL student, and now the parent of a GIMS student who attended PL, I am also astounded by the negative reviews! I have had nothing short of first-class experiences with all the staff in this school throughout my years of involvement. The principal absolutely cares about 'her' kids; she is intuitively involved in their elementary school careers, and fosters a healthy transition to the Middle School. Now, she can come off as a bit cold at first, but I think she is appropriately firm considering her role - and no, I don't know her personally. I applaud the opportunity as a parent to be involved in my child's education - I happen to think it's part of a parent's job! Perhaps lesser-educated people are simply not used to this level of involvement in raising their children.
I too cannot believe the negative comments! My experience has been nothing but positive and I was very happy to see so much parental involvement. My child's teacher was great and the principal does care about the kids. From greeting them in the morning off the buses to dressing up for Halloween she is always involved and friendly with all the kids.
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