Kay Granger Elementary School

As per the previous post form 4/27/2012, I'm wondering if you are talking about a specific 1st grade teacher that my child has? She does the exact same thing!!! She is horrible with the kids and treats them like they are preschoolers!!! There is no compassion or communication. She has messed up my son's confidence and morale in so many ways!!! Overall, I love this school. It's definitely a better elementary school then what I went too!!! Everyone is very friendly. I do agree that the teachers are overworked and unorganized. There is definitely a lack of communication. We've definitely been having lots of trouble with other students!!! I hope 2nd grade will be better!!!! Besides having teacher problems. The other thing that really irks me is fundraising and making money!!!! My child came home with way too many fundraising stuff, on top of pictures, on top of class stuff!! We've forked over soo much money it's ridiculous and they only take cash!!! Who has $8 bucks on them??
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This school is only impressive by past TEA test scores. Some of the teachers are very un-organized and there is an extreme lack of taking responsibility for the downfalls of the teacher to the students. The principal seems more interested in best friends with the teachers instead of dealing with issues the parents are having. Also, I've overheard how one specific teacher speaks to the children and its deplorable! She smiles and puts ont the face in front of parents but I've heard what she says from the students in her class, and as I have passed in the halls. I'm not impressed by this school at all. The teachers are overworked being pulled in many departments causing them to lack in their own class. The school is not equipped to take on more students and the process of intake of new students is very poor. If I were to grade this school as a parent I would grade them a "F".
--Submitted by a parent

It's all about money at this school. Also, a rude teach act likes she rules the parking lot when I'm dropping off my son in the morning.
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We have been at this school for 2 years and couldn't be happier. My daughter has had 2 wonderful teachers and has excelled beyond expectaions. However it make me sad to hear other have not had the best experience. Remeber the buck doesn't stop with the principle, vice principle or the front office staff. We need education to always be first.
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The school is so great from drop off to the after school care they offer. The classes are smaller so the teachers can provide optimal attention to students. The school spirit is high and state mandatated test scores are some of the highest you will find. Homework and special projects encourage learning outside the classroom. Parent involvement in homework is assigned and is fun to do. This is a great area and a great school.
--Submitted by a parent

Maybe this school has changed since we were there. I hope so! Ms. Etheredge was friendly unless there was a concern or suggestion. The office staff was not friendly and Assistant Principal did not smile ever. The school is new and clean and well decorated, but that is about it. Most of the teachers are friendly, but some seem to be faking a smile and they all just seemed really overwhelmed and too busy to talk to you. If your child is GT they will probably do well but if they are struggling in anything they will not get the help they need. They do have awards assemblies for all the students every report card period.

I had the same experience with the assisstant principal at the beginning of this school year. I always pick up my children on time, but that Friday there was a lot of traffic and I got to the office around 3:07 p.m. I didn't think it was a big problem, because I sometimes wait in the car rider line for 15 minutes. I found one of my sons crying because the assisstan principal yelled at him. He saw me through the window and was going to greet me and she didn't like it so she yelled at him. Then in front of all the parents, staff and children at the front office, she was giving me a lesson about being on time. I was embarrasssed and dissapointed. I called the principal and told her, everything, apparently things have not changed.
--Submitted by a parent

At Kay Granger Elementary they are RUDE!! The front office is rude, rude, rude!! I picked up my child at 3:04 p.m. at the office (which the car rider line is usually going until past that time). When I came in my child was sitting there along with 8 other children and a few had just walked out with their parents. The assistant principal came over and just went on and on that I was over 10 minutes late and I have to pick up earlier just making a huge scene, not at all trying to be respectful or discrete. I was so embarrassed that all the children including my own was watching and that this is the kind of example set by the staff. Shame, shame, shame on this staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Fantastic teachers, parents, & students.
--Submitted by a parent

Kay Granger Elementary employs kind, caring, compassionate and considerate teachers and staff! Shawntay Hammonds, the Librarian, has a community outreach program, called "Read to your Bunny," that allows parents to bring their pre-schoolers into the Library for story time and craft and the preschoolers get to check out a book. My son was excited to start Kindergarten after going to Read to your Bunny while his sister was in school. Another neat thing about Kay Granger, the Wrangers, is at the end of the daily announcements, as well as at assemblies and awards ceremonies, Principal Etheredge says, "Remember, Granger Wranglers are riding the brand of excellence." To which the kids and staff and parents reply, "Yeehaw!" I am thrilled to have my children get their education at Granger!
--Submitted by a parent