Moreland Hills Elementary School

"My son has been going to Moreland for his 3d and 4th grades. Based on this 2 year experience, I can say that the school expectations are high, communication with families on a day to day matters is outstanding, resources are plentiful, funding is more than adequate and parents are extremely generous with the donations to support their children's learning. I also can’t say enough good things about the teachers, who are extremely dedicated, caring and truly put their students' needs first, BUT, unfortunately, I cannot say the same about administration. They let my son down more than once. With the COVID year being extremely challenging, first my son was denied an opportunity of in-person learning (this was “served” to me as “the classes reached their full capacity”). I shared with Moreland's principal some personal and sensitive details of how online learning affected the emotional well-being of my child, but, as it turned out, it was not a valid enough reason to let him come back to school in person. What does it take to accommodate an extra desk in a classroom? Move a bookshelf out the way? Then DO it, if you truly stand behind your claim that you hold your students’ best interests in mind. Later on, I asked the principal to let my son participate in outdoor science activities to give him some sense of normalcy. She didn’t bother responding to my email. I truly think if in my email I indicated that I was donating 5,000 dollars to school, it would have been given a higher priority. But when it comes to the needs of a single student, it’s being put on the back burner. While I admit that both of my requests were made on a short notice, I truly think if you get an urgent email from a parent like that, you respond - from your smartphone, outside of school hours, on the weekend - because that’s what principals who truly care about the children in their locus of influence do. Shame on you, Moreland."

"My son has been going to Moreland for his 3d and 4th grades. Based on this 2 year experience, I can say that the school expectations are high, communication with families on a day to day matters is outstanding, resources are plentiful, funding is more than adequate and parents are extremely generous with the donations to support their children's learning. I also can’t say enough good things about the teachers, who are extremely dedicated, caring and truly put their students' needs first, BUT, unfortunately, I cannot say the same about administration. They let my son down more than once. With the COVID year being extremely challenging, first my son was denied an opportunity of in-person learning (this was “served” to me as “the classes reached their full capacity”). I shared with Moreland's principal some personal and sensitive details of how online learning affected the emotional well-being of my child, but, as it turned out, it was not a valid enough reason to let him come back to school in person. What does it take to accommodate an extra desk in a classroom? Move a bookshelf out the way? Then DO it, if you truly stand behind your claim that you hold your students’ best interests in mind. Later on, I asked the principal to let my son participate in outdoor science activities to give him some sense of normalcy. She didn’t bother responding to my email. I truly think if in my email I indicated that I was donating 5,000 dollars to school, it would have been given a higher priority. But when it comes to the needs of a single student, it’s being put on the back burner. While I admit that both of my requests were made on a short notice, I truly think if you get an urgent email from a parent like that, you respond - from your smartphone, outside of school hours, on the weekend - because that’s what principals who truly care about the children in their locus of influence do. Shame on you, Moreland."