Holy Family School

Love this school!!! It's a very welcoming community. They have an awesome science lab that all the kids go to every week starting in Kindergarten. The computer lab is really impressive as well. The most impressive though is the test scores the kids achieve on the IOWA tests, which is a national test that lets you see where the kids are compared to other kids across the nation. This little school really excells.
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-This is response B to the person that posted on 8/15/11- It s hard to believe that someone that enrolled their own kids in a Catholic school is speaking disdainfully about another one of God s children. It seems like you need some Catholic education in your life, or I can give you an abridged version, if you can t say anything nice, don t say anything at all. My family and I will continue to pray for you and hope you will surround yourself with positive thoughts and energy, rather than bringing other happy people down. I m happy that your negative energy will no longer be associated with the HFS, (and if this is who I think it is: good luck finding a new job and remember the RAT is our friend!) In closing the new principal is great, he s friendly, talks to staff AND students positively and respectfully, and smiles! Lastly, the next time you want to slander my wife s name please do it to her face and not hide behind the internet. God bless.

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-This is response A to the person that posted on 8/15/11- The only part of your rant that is correct is the fact that Holy Family is a great school. No one needs to be wary of the current second grade teacher, who is the one of two teachers that has been employed with HFS for several years, and a defining reason why some families chose to come back, even when the previous principal was running the school into the ground with her asinine rules and policies. Please explain to me how the current second grade teacher led a walk out and yet she s still employed with the school, wouldn t she have left with the walk out. It seems that past teachers and families left because of the previous principal and not the current second grade teacher. Correct me if I m wrong but was it the previous principal that allowed the school s student population of over 100 to dwindle to a little over 50 in the span of two years, or was it the current second grade teacher?

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This is in response to the person who posted on Aug. 15th about being wary of the second grade teacher. First, there was no walk out that was staged by the teachers. Most of the teachers that left at the end of the 2009-2010 school year were not offered contracts or their postitions were eliminated. The principal at the time made it impossible for others to want to return or gave them an ultimatium that forced them to resign their position. I find it hard to believe that you think that the 2nd grade teacher should give up her friendships just because the teachers and parents have left HFS. Most of the teachers who left were heartsick about leaving and shed many tears about what was happening at the school. I think you should make sure you know the facts before you spread gossip. I have been praying for the school for many years and wish the new principal much success. I hope he can bring it back to what it used to be, a great little school.

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