Slaughter Elementary School

My children have attended this school for 6 years. In that time, I have watched it decline from a school that cares to a school that does little more than keep students quite and busy with worksheets. There are a few exceptional teachers, but as a whole from the principal down, the school is substandard. I have tried to participate actively as a parent but the general attitude from the administration and many of the teachers is to step back and let them do their job. Unless you agree with everything they do, parents are looked at as the "enemy". If your child needs any extra support, they are treated like "inconveniences". Any success this school has is solely attributable to the individual intelligence and hard work of their students since the school as a whole does very little to foster an environment of learning and discovery. To even call it a school is generous. I would more attribute it to a glorified detention facility that happens to have a library and desks. I am very familiar with other McKinney ISD schools, and this one really is BAD. If you can avoid sending your child there, do it! The good teachers started leaving years ago, and it is only going to get worse.
—Submitted by a parent

This will my daughter first year attending school she will be going to Slaughter, as a parents i'm concerned with quailty and levels of skills the teachers at any school in which my child be attending possess. There are alot of schools whose teacher aren't to concern about taking the time to teach the children or work with those that may have some diffcuilties they rather just pass them through anyway instead of having the patience to find a happy medium in getting that child to understand. My concern is that i read the reviews on Slaughter and i see there are mix emotions between parents on the teachers and staff and wha there teaching. Is slaughter a good school to send my daughter for her first year attending school where she going to be pushed to limits to learn and taught to above the state required teaching just for a dumb test that hinder the true nature of teaching by not allowing the teacher to teach to the best of their knowlegde and abilities. Is slaughter the school for my daughter?

I have read these reviews and I am floored at some of the negative comments. I have 3 kids at this school and have for 3 years. I am a very active parent at the school and spend a great deal of time there thus able to make many observations regarding the school. I have loved the teachers and staff. The school motto is "In it together" and I really feel as though they all strive to run the school by that motto. Their is a great sense of community between the parents, staff, teachers and kids! Recently our family had to move to a new house and we chose to stay in the Slaughter area vs another area in McKinney because the school is that good! You are going to have drama and personality conflicts between parents and staff at any school. Simply put Slaughter ROCKS and if you have not had that experience then ask yourself was it because you were the problem as a parent, not the school!
—Submitted by a parent

I beg to differ. As a parent of two children who have been at Slaughter throughout thier elementray years, I feel the teachers do their best to include the parents in their child's learning. All of the teachers I have experience with have always been on board with working together to improve my son and daughter's performance. I really appreciate the accountability they try to install in the kids...as that seems hard to find in this day in age.
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I agree that Slaughter seems to teach to the state test standards and not to the individual child's standards. I don't understand how as a parent I'm supposed to help reinforce what's being taught, if my child does not get books to bring home, but 'worked' worksheets instead. I think I can help master the concepts better if I have the background and approach the book provides. I really wish we could move to a different zone in the district, just so my children can get the same education offered at say a Glen Oaks or Valley Creek. I wonder how many of the teahers kids attend the school...
—Submitted by a parent

I love this school. The Staff is friendly, the teachers are wonderful!
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I am not pleased with the assist principal and front office staff because they are unprofessional. I wouldn't recommend to send your child to this school. I am very disappointment my daughter haven't learned anything from this school. She no longer enrolled this school in the fall.
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Our school represents the best picture of McKinney! The teachers are awesome! The PTO fully supports our school and our school is TEA rated EXLEMPARY!!! There is no better place to send your kids to school!
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Awesome School. The teachers really care about the whole child. No just they succeed academically, but socially as well. It is a positive, supportive environment to send your childen into.
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In comparrison to West Coast Public Schools, requirements are greater in McKinney ISD. Children are certainly pushed harder. However, there is way too much emphasis placed on State testing and scoring. We have felt that the district as a whole is more concerned with the dollars it receives due to test scoring rather than the focus on the child as a whole. A child's academic development is only of concern if test scoring is not adequate. At Slaughter a child is taught to pass a test, wheather the knowledge has been learned or retained is not of concern. As for the admin staff and the head pricipal, they are wonderful and always available for the parent and child. The vice pricipal staff leaves alot to be desired, a very poor choice. With the exeption of a few the teaching staff is superior! However Slaughter is too socio-economically diverse for our liking.
—Submitted by a parent

Slaughter is an amazing school! No child is just a number. The teachers care about the kids and want the best for them. The administrative staff will do anything for you and the school encourages parent involvement. The school counselor is amazing and will do everything she can to help any child in need. The PTO is full of caring parents who make sure no child does without school supplies or anything else that is offered to students. I love knowing that my child is in great hands everyday and that she is loved by every adult in her life.
—Submitted by a parent

This is my daughter's second year at Slaughter and so far, I feel that it is a great school. I feel that the school has a great principal who is super instructional leader. The teachers worked together to enable the students to master the TEKS at each grade level. Also, I feel that the Accelerated Reading and Math Programs are awesome at provided the feeback to help the students gain mastery on each objective. I feel that as a parent and a teacher (Dallas ISD) that I am very satisfied with the school
—Submitted by a parent