Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy

"This school is not the great school it use to be. My kids have been at this school for five years and when Mr. Johnstone was principal here I had one issue involving bullying and it was addressed. Since our new principal has started I have had multiple issues and she does not care to listen. I feel as a parent that my opinions do not matter here. She makes me feel like I am always wrong for questioning her methods. I do not agree with segregating the 4th and 5th graders or in assigning basketball courts to specific grades. I believe that is a quick fix instead of a long term solution. What makes me uneasy though is that a principal is suppose to be out of their office and walking about mingling and meeting parents and students, but it seems almost every day I am there to pick up my child from school she is sitting in her office. That is a very bad sign for a principal. There are still some great teachers here but there has been so many changes of staff here in the last yr. All 5th grade teachers are brand new. The good ones are leaving. The principal is what makes a school and I feel this principal is lacking the skills needed. If you are looking for a school for your child I suggest looking into a better school."

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"This school is not the great school it use to be. My kids have been at this school for five years and when Mr. Johnstone was principal here I had one issue involving bullying and it was addressed. Since our new principal has started I have had multiple issues and she does not care to listen. I feel as a parent that my opinions do not matter here. She makes me feel like I am always wrong for questioning her methods. I do not agree with segregating the 4th and 5th graders or in assigning basketball courts to specific grades. I believe that is a quick fix instead of a long term solution. What makes me uneasy though is that a principal is suppose to be out of their office and walking about mingling and meeting parents and students, but it seems almost every day I am there to pick up my child from school she is sitting in her office. That is a very bad sign for a principal. There are still some great teachers here but there has been so many changes of staff here in the last yr. All 5th grade teachers are brand new. The good ones are leaving. The principal is what makes a school and I feel this principal is lacking the skills needed. If you are looking for a school for your child I suggest looking into a better school."

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