Soos Creek Elementary School

"Under the current administration I have observed a steady decline in the quality of education and supervision in this school. I have had more than one child attend this school over the past ten years and can say that I can not wait until my current child is able to go to Sunrise Elementary school across the street. The problems of this school are too numerous to mention. Student bullying is only second to the teachers bullying. It is a reflection of the leadership of the current principal. The school is overcrowded and understaffed. Classes are blended with different grades in the same class room because Kent School District will not properly staff the school. The school used to be a small local school meant for students who lived within walking distance. With the closing of other Kent schools, students are now bused in causing a traffic nightmare. It is a miracle no one has been hit by a car. I have seen several occasions of near fights between drivers. This level of incompetence was unseen before the installation of Principal Drabny. Under her supervision teachers are allowed to be impersonal, uncaring, P.C. enforcing sycophants. Their constant decline in test scores back up this claim. This school needs an entire overhaul of its current master plan and needs to go back to the basics. Unfortunately, I believe it is too late to save this school. If a change of leadership was what it took to bring this school to it's knees, a change of leadership may be needed to restore it's core values."

"It's important to realize that Soos Creek has large Special Education and ESL programs that bring their overall school test scores down. Don't dismiss Soos Creek based on test scores alone. I love this small school. My 'average' kids are excelling. It's small so the teachers and children have bonds that last for years and the entire school feels like a small community of family. We have a great new principal and vice-principal too."

"Under the current administration I have observed a steady decline in the quality of education and supervision in this school. I have had more than one child attend this school over the past ten years and can say that I can not wait until my current child is able to go to Sunrise Elementary school across the street. The problems of this school are too numerous to mention. Student bullying is only second to the teachers bullying. It is a reflection of the leadership of the current principal. The school is overcrowded and understaffed. Classes are blended with different grades in the same class room because Kent School District will not properly staff the school. The school used to be a small local school meant for students who lived within walking distance. With the closing of other Kent schools, students are now bused in causing a traffic nightmare. It is a miracle no one has been hit by a car. I have seen several occasions of near fights between drivers. This level of incompetence was unseen before the installation of Principal Drabny. Under her supervision teachers are allowed to be impersonal, uncaring, P.C. enforcing sycophants. Their constant decline in test scores back up this claim. This school needs an entire overhaul of its current master plan and needs to go back to the basics. Unfortunately, I believe it is too late to save this school. If a change of leadership was what it took to bring this school to it's knees, a change of leadership may be needed to restore it's core values."

"It's important to realize that Soos Creek has large Special Education and ESL programs that bring their overall school test scores down. Don't dismiss Soos Creek based on test scores alone. I love this small school. My 'average' kids are excelling. It's small so the teachers and children have bonds that last for years and the entire school feels like a small community of family. We have a great new principal and vice-principal too."