Fort Belvoir Elementary School

I had children in this school for seven years. As long as there were no issues with my children's behavior, it was great. Unfortunately, the administration talks a good game, but won't follow through. After discussing a plan of action that both the parent and staff member agrees to, the staff member turns around and does something different with the child, as far as discipline. The parent only finds out about this when they try to follow through with what they had agreed to do (via the conference with the staff member) and the child reveals that what the parent was told would happen at school did not actually happen. This makes it impossible for the parents to instill consistency and respect for authority with their children. The school is illequipped to deal with dicsiplinary issues.
--Submitted by a parent

I think this school was fantastic, I was a student here for 5th grade and while being here, the teacher's and faculty were very friendly and they did their job very well. I am currently Graduated and I just wanted to let you parents know that, your child will learn alot at this school and will have a great time. There is always something to do at this school and the activities they perform will inspire your child.

This school is very large, and you never ever see the principal. The school as a whole does not seem very organized and it seems to be a revolving door of teachers. However my kids have always had great teachers that worked hard to provide a good educational experience for my kids. Probably the best teacher is Ms. Barber a 6th grade teacher. My child has a learning disability and never liked school. After having Ms. Barber his confidence is high and he is working on grade level (something he never has done before). She truly has a gift! I also must praise Mrs. Pena a 5th grade special education teacher who worked hard with my child as well.
--Submitted by a parent

Fort Belvoir Elementary school has been a wonderful school for my children. I have three children at the school ranging from preschool to sixth grade. We've had some amazing teachers and some not so amazing teachers, but overall it has been a great experience. I love that they have inclusion classes for the special needs kids and the special ed teachers have been great. I will be sad to leave this school behind. The previous reviews about the principal are true, she is never around the school and really sweeps issues under the rug, but I assure you that the rest of the staff isn't like that. The PTO is probably the best you will ever see.
--Submitted by a parent

Fort Belvoir Elementary is a great school. Teachers, faculty, staff, and volunteers do a fantastic job and the encouragement and skill that they have shown to our kids, and as parents, we have seen first hand that they are providing a top notch education for our kids. Including children, like our youngest, who requires a special needs class, are the best that we've seen and we couldn't be more thankful for the job that they, and all the educators at FBES, do everyday.
--Submitted by a parent

I am not too particularly happy with the quality of Teachers nor the curriculum. I feel that all teachers should be accountable and present a lesson plan for the year/semester/quarter atleast monthly. There is an injustice when we allow our children to absorb the teachings on a whim of an educator.
--Submitted by a parent

I already wrote another review, but felt compelled to write another one. My son has Asperger's and ADHD and I can tell you that there have been 2 years where we've had to fight for services. However the other 2 years were fantastic. His second grade teacher-Mrs. Mamo-and his fourth grade teacher-Mrs. McKay and Mrs. Bishop-were the best teachers ever hands down, end of story! They were so patient, always kind, always kept us up to speed on how he was doing.
--Submitted by a parent

School is okay, Very crowded. My son didn't get a very good teacher. Classroom are very very crowded.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school! I am in the school often and I always see smiling faces on the children and teachers. The staff (for the most part) is wonderful and the Pricipals and Counselors are always willing to meet with parents and resolve issues. The music programs are wonderful for young kids, and test scores are high even with the huge transfer rates. We love Fort Belvoir and we will be sad when it's time to move.
--Submitted by a parent

I have left Ft. Belvoir after 2 years at this school. If I had to be at Ft. Belvoir a 3rd year I would have found a way to pay for private school to get my twins out of that nighmare. I was in the school every week in not every day yet I never ever saw the principal. I didn't even know what she looked like. Some of the teachers worked against the moms if we were officers wives. The classes were too big, the teachers were inept as a whole yet there were some teachers that were special and fabulous. Problems were never solved, rather they were ignored, test scores were all that mattered and leadership from the top was nonexistent. I wondered how anything was accomplished since the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing.
--Submitted by a parent