Kent Elementary School

I'm going to start by saying I believe it is on the Teacher@how well a school is. My son has gone K-2nd Grade(now ending 2nd)and the first 2 years were great. This year however has changed my mind for this school being a 4-5 star to 2-3. I know kids have to be held responsible to some degree, but homework does not get picked up or handed out most Mondays, but is still "due" Friday. That being said I found a 2 week old homework packet in my son's backpack that he still didn't turn in, but why didn't the teacher ask for it? I dontt understand that. He's got to know that he is missing my son's work, not to mention if spelling words are not brought home till Wednesday, they have 2 days to study for Friday's test. I have to email the teacher every Monday for this, and if I forget (busy at work) then it goes to Tues/wed which I feel is a little ridiculous. So I have given a 3 star for average since the 1st 2 years were great. The front office staff and all seem somewhat friendly too. I guess we will see what kind of Teacher my son gets next year..If it is anything like this year, however, I will be speaking up and out about this whole homework situation, maybe we will get lucky next yr!
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I agree with some of the reviews I have read. This school appears to be a terrific school on the outside. However, there is tremendous inconsistency in the grading. Some of the teachers are disasters, logistically speaking. There is a lack of information passed to the students to inform parents of upcoming tests, school work, and assignments... very, very, discouraging.
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This school is a joke my daughter went to first grade there for 2012 and her and the teacher could not figure out who was the grown up . They clashed for half the year and finally after the teacher couldn't get anywhere with her she started sending her home . We are very involved mom and dad went to counsels meetings the whole nine . The last time she got sent home was for telling them she was getting lilies in the back they called that talking back 3 days out of school wow and its the end.of the.school year
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great school, dedicated teachers whom you can really tell care about the student's welfare and well being.

I've been apart of the CFISD for three years and this is the second school in the district my child has attended. The teachers also failed to communicate in a timely fashion concerns regarding my child progress. Communication is the success to all relationships. If a parent and teacher can not communicate, the child is less likely to succeed.

Excellent school, i had friends who went here and now my daughter does! a close family friend is a teacher there, so i've never felt that my daughter is anything but safe. Great staff, they act like family. My daughter should go to rosemeade, but it's definitely worth the transfer paperwork to keep her at kent.
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After 10 years at Kent, this school just gets better and better. The teachers and administration are eager and willing to go the extra mile to insure excellence in education for our kids.
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This school is above average in quality of teachers, principal's leadership and parent involvement - add great kids and you have all the ingredients for a great school! PTA and Teachers work hard to make the school inclusive and try new things until they get it right for the entire community.
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I am impressed with the quality of the teaching at this school. They work hard and drive the children toward their academic goals.
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Kent has excellent teachers that are interested in each childs success. Great academic programs for all types of students and learning styles,great music and art teachers that allow students to shine in their areas of expertise,parental involvment is great, strong PTA
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Volunteer involvement by parents is very high, giving a great bit of additional support to the student body.
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Overall, we were very happy with Kent Elementary. The teachers were knowledgeable, caring, and committed to furthering the success of each individual child. I loved their physical education program. My child is NOT athletic and was teased for this at another school. PE was fun and encouraging at Kent and I am grateful. One complaint I have is that, although there are plenty of volunteer opportunities, I did not feel particularly welcome as a parent. And the principal was remote and did not interact enough with the school's students or their parents. She was more of a hands-off type of leader. Still, overall I would say that this school is committed to providing a quality education to its students.
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An excellent school with very good teachers. Location is perfect with few high traffic roads and superintendent is highly sought after.
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Definetly the best public elementary school in the entire DFW metroplex, posibly even the state! There are loads of incentives for the children to perfom well, and they continue to payoff, with consistent tremendous student performance.
—Submitted by a parent