Alcott Elementary School

I have really enjoyed our first year at Alcott. It was a great experience. I loved our teacher and the administration. My son felt very safe. The PTA does a great job with activities for families. My son learned a great amount of knowledge while having fun and making lots of friends. They get experience on Chromebooks and have lots of parent helpers.

The school offers arts and enrichment activities. Academically there is rigor and the school has high expectations for all learners.

I like Alcott its a great school with good helpful PTA I recommend to anyone.

I write this on the last day of the 13-14 school year. This will be hard to articulate, but here goes. On MANY evenings I was surprised to hear the stories related to me by my son regarding his day. Things that were said by both Administration down to teachers. Every year hoping, maybe this teacher will be different only to be disappointed again. My biggest issue is the culture of complete unprofessional behavior with no regard or even a slight care that their words could and may get back to a parent. Students singled out at assemblies and in class inappropriately. (No boss could ever get away with this treatment) But we allow our children to be subjected to it. Yes, what I was told by my son was reported to the Principal. In return my student was met with retaliation from the teacher. Just what you want, a child afraid to tell his parents what is going on at school because what happens next to him is worse by his teacher or administration for being a whistle blower. The few teachers he had at Alcott seemed burned out and no longer enjoy their career. I hear a new Principal is coming. Let's see if it makes a difference. Parents here are very apathetic as well.