Haldane Elementary Middle School

Hi, The following is based on the elementary school (sent my older kids to a private high school after Haldane's grade 8) The positives at Haldane reside with the students. The school is as safe as come with no hoods/drug dealers that are common on so many other school campuses. But there is a big price to pay. This school operates according to the NYS education code TO THE LETTER for fear of fines/censure. This means the teachers cannot employ (or develop) their teaching skills. The result is that the faculty (most under 40) operate in a highly mechanical, uniform manner. So, if your kids is strong semantically and you don't mind sending him to a local college (forget top colleges), then this school is for you. Last, teacher/student bullying is fairly common here.

Single parents stay away! I was living in Cold Spring, but commuting to the city. On 3/3/15 they closed school early due to snow. I took the next train I could and would arrive in Cold Spring 10 minutes after dismissal. I was sobbing, begging Carol Filmanski to have someone stand with my 6 year old on the playground for 10 minutes. She said no, she was going to put my 6 year old on a bus to walk home alone. My child has never ridden the bus and wouldnt have even known where to get off. This woman needs to be fired. What a disgrace of a human being. She should not be allowed near children!

This is an excellent school with an amazing faculty. My daughter is so happy here.

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