Newport Heights Elementary

"The best teacher and the PTA of doing the activities for the student. Its very good to improve the carachter"

"I share concerns about the new principal this year. The quality of the teachers has been generally high over the years, however the style and quality of the principal's leadership seems to not be conducive to collaboration or positive change within the school community."

"To exert principal pressure negatively erodes relationships."

"Newport Heights Elementary School has been renovated with all new buildings and a very conducive educational design. A new spirit flows from the administration, teachers, parents, and students and I have observed a positive direction. This is in addition to the fact that this has always been a school bringing together families from the Newport Heights neighborhood, a slightly hidden pocket of Bellevue with above average demographics in terms of educational aptitude. It's new and it's better."

"I am concerned with how in touch the school is with its facility, and its training of said facility. My son who is in fifth grade, constantly does not want to go to school. I figured he might be being bullied by another child, as he is sensitive and likes to please, but he has so many friends. He has never acted this way in the past going to school; he has always loved school, even creating his own clubs for like-minded children. He does well on his report card. That said, he made me promise "I could not tell anyone" but he is scared of his teacher, which as a mom I knew, I just didn't realize it was this bad. I would call her "high-maintenance with control issues." My child in the past has been "student of the year" for his grade, have won many awards, and has never had a problem with any other teacher, and he has had some hard academic classes. He also has never been in trouble at school, so it is not a behavior issue (plus other facility have commented on how lovely he is to work with, as we do donate our time to the school). I told him I would get him transferred, but he is scared of the repercussions. I know he is this is not an isolated incident, as he tells me others feel the same. He is looking forward to leaving Newport Heights next year. :'-("

"the leadership quality is low... the third grade teacher tried to convince me my son had ADHD by exaggerating his behaviours in the class. Not mentioning even one positive point, she repeatedly talked about my son and I felt frustrated and hopeless. The staff are rude and discriminate between white and minorities and as an Asian I felt not belonging to the community."

"To exert principal pressure negatively erodes relationships."

"I share concerns about the new principal this year. The quality of the teachers has been generally high over the years, however the style and quality of the principal's leadership seems to not be conducive to collaboration or positive change within the school community."

"I am concerned with how in touch the school is with its facility, and its training of said facility. My son who is in fifth grade, constantly does not want to go to school. I figured he might be being bullied by another child, as he is sensitive and likes to please, but he has so many friends. He has never acted this way in the past going to school; he has always loved school, even creating his own clubs for like-minded children. He does well on his report card. That said, he made me promise "I could not tell anyone" but he is scared of his teacher, which as a mom I knew, I just didn't realize it was this bad. I would call her "high-maintenance with control issues." My child in the past has been "student of the year" for his grade, have won many awards, and has never had a problem with any other teacher, and he has had some hard academic classes. He also has never been in trouble at school, so it is not a behavior issue (plus other facility have commented on how lovely he is to work with, as we do donate our time to the school). I told him I would get him transferred, but he is scared of the repercussions. I know he is this is not an isolated incident, as he tells me others feel the same. He is looking forward to leaving Newport Heights next year. :'-("

"the leadership quality is low... the third grade teacher tried to convince me my son had ADHD by exaggerating his behaviours in the class. Not mentioning even one positive point, she repeatedly talked about my son and I felt frustrated and hopeless. The staff are rude and discriminate between white and minorities and as an Asian I felt not belonging to the community."