New administration is horrible. No leadership by this self-centered principal Great teachers who work hard despite her.
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Posted by a parent on 08/18/09
New administration is horrible. No leadership by this self-centered principal Great teachers who work hard despite her.
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Posted by a parent on 08/18/09
New administration is horrible. No leadership by this self-centered principal Great teachers who work hard despite her.
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Posted by a parent on 08/18/09
2009-2010 was my sons first year at monroe. They were in first and third grade. We had a pretty good year. I read some reviews from other parents and we did not have any problems with bullying. In My opinion the school has been strict with safety and conduct. Maybe they took heed on what parents
... Read more were complaining about and are taking action. I was just a member of the PTSA last year. Now I am going to actually participate which is the problem with a lot of schools. There is not enough parent participation. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/12/09
The campus gates are open or unlocked frequently, access is too easy for anyone. I have seen, and my children experience bullying problems, name calling and there are teacher complliance problems. These concerns that have been shared but have been dismissed and not acted on. Voicing of concerns to
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Posted by a parent on 05/22/09
We have only been at this school for one year. Not very family oriented- not happy with the no celebration of holidays. I believe that it is part of our childrens memories, and they are way too worried a bout being PC.
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Posted by a parent on 02/03/09
The elementary experience at Monroe was fine. It is the middle school experience that has been frustrating. The erratic teaching styles and requirements of the staff are reinforced by the do nothing administration. we have had bullying and teacher compliance problems within the middle school and received
... Read more empty promises by the outgoing administration and we are now underwhelmed by the new administration. We are now looking forward to June and being done with this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/07/08
This year is my sons first year at Monroe He loves his teacher Mr. Kong and he seems to enjoy school, However I must agree with a lot of the comments on Bullies at the school. My son is trying very hard to try to adapt and he does come home often saying thre is crude name calliing, and just recently
... Read more was hit in the face and kicked by a student leaving a bruise on his leg. So far Ive heard of no punishment given, or an apology by the student, This is a serious problem wheen there's abuse by a student and no action is taken to correct it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/24/08
I rate the safety of this school to be poor. Even with voicing our concerns to the principal issues still go unchanged.
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Posted by a parent on 09/02/08
I agree with this post. In fact I am questioning if I wrote this and somehow forgot I had. The school for the most part does a decent job but can certainly do better. Some of the teachers do appear to be bothered when you ask them to do 'their jobs' I understand budget cuts and not wanting to work and
... Read more get paid minimal for it however as a teacher that is just part of the job. Parents are the 1st teacher in a childs life (or should be) and we are not paid. We enjoy the smiles when they 'get it' some teacher in addition to their awful pay still get the satifaction of a childs smile. I would love to see more smiles at monroe on the faces of both teachers and students. Read less
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Lakewood schools — James Monroe Elementary School is located at 4400 Ladoga Ave, Lakewood CA 90713. 4400 Ladoga Ave is in the 90713 ZIP code in Lakewood, CA The school district for James Monroe Elementary School is the Long Beach Unified School District. James Monroe Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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