I have two girls attending Sunset Park and except for a few very small issues, couldn't be happier. My oldest daughter will be on safety patrol and the morning news for the upcoming 2009/2010 school year. We've relocated to diffrent cities several times due to my husbands job. I've dealt with four elementary
... Read more schools and trust me, this one is the best so far! My only real issue is the traffic in the parent pick up line. It's by far the worst I've seen. Due to poor planning, since their is only one way in and one way out. Overall the staff is WONDERFUL! Very friendly and informed. In this area, so many parents have their children in private schools but, this paticular school is so good, I don't see that it's nessecary. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/08/09
My children love going to school here. They have wonderful, experienced teachers, and the staff is incredible. In just the second year of the schools existence, my kids are able to participate in student council, journalism club, 2 science clubs, morning news, chorus, recorder club and 2 other music
... Read more programs. The school our kids were transferred from did not have all these programs. The staff really wants the kids to be engaged. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/22/08
My daughter loves sunset park! Her teacher is involved in alot of the schools activities too. The principal and assistant principal are always visible---they are actively helping the teachers/students from student drop off in the mornings until pick ups in the afternoon. My son goes to another school
... Read more for preschool, and we never see the principals there. The school also has an active PTA. Of course, I'm a parent who works full time, but stills volunteers at the school and get involved--you get what you put into your child's education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/07/08
I disagree with alot of what has been said here. I am proud to see that my childs school earned an 'A' from the state. was also involved with the PTA and loved that we were given an award for best in Orange County. My childs teacher kept us up to date when we asked for help or information. Maybe there
... Read more are a few people some parents didn't get along with, but I never met them in the hallways of Sunset Park. I expect that things wouldn't be perfect with a school where there were supposed to have 700 students at this 'relief' school, but to see that by the end of their first year that Sunset Park already had portables and had at least 1000 students makes me feel that this school has alot on their plate, I hope they have their own 'relief' school built soon. I Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/03/08
I was very happy with this school. My son received the attention needed and ended up learning way more than he did at Windermere Elementary (who had quite a bit of attitudes towards families that had 2 working parents!). This school is more diverse which I think is important for a child to grow up
... Read more with. The Vice Principal was NOT my favorite person, but after expressing my concerns with the Principal, she assured me that she would address the situation I had with her. I believe the VP is leaving, and that is a good thing. She was disrespectful to me and my child. There are a couple other staff members that have some attitude and act like you are bothering them with legit questions. Overall I am happy with this school and I know it will get better and better. We need to outshine Windermere Elementary! We are better! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/02/08
My child had a great year at this school. His teacher Mrs. Persaud was excellent and exercise care, understanding, leadership and expertise necessary to educate my child. Overall I was very impress with the organization throughout the school year for a school that was only open for 1 year.
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Posted by a parent on 07/19/08
I wasn't too happy with the private school my child attended. It wasn't as great as I thought. I enrolled my child at Sunset Park Elementary. At the beginning of the school year she was given a test, (DIBELS) a set of standardized, used to regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading
... Read more skills. She score 57% and by the end of the school year, she scored 109%. The teacher and I communicated by email and it worked out well. We both had one goal in mind and that was to help my child succeed and do well in her subject area. We had a wonderful year and looking forward to next year. Also we couldn't do as well without the leadership of the principal, staff members and the PTA. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/18/08
Leadership has been poor, communication from school to parent is non-existing, and to get a good teacher is the luck of the draw. This was their first year and they have to weed out the bad ones for sure. Yes, some teachers are horrible. Some do everything by the book and nothing more, and the very
... Read more few, go above and beyond. Right now I am keeping my fingers crossed that we get good teachers for our kids next year. We are not allowed to make teacher requests, and that bothers me as well. Safety is good inside the building. But since they are over populated, they have over 10 portables, and safety in that area is poor. They have much to work out, and the principal needs to get her act together. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/10/08
A true picture is painted by one's personal experience. While some parents may be satisfied, our experience was not satisfying in the least. My son's grades declined, I saw little Teacher/Student interaction, and I also experienced a number of problems with the leadership of this school. In my opinion,
... Read more this is not a wonderful school. This school has a long way to go. It was the worst school year we have ever experienced. My children are not returning this year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/08/08
My kids loved this school. They made friends and learned a lot. The teachers did a thorough job of teaching the curriculum materials, but also went beyond that and taught other information that was pertinent to their grade level. Also, the teachers did a fantastic job of making sure that the classroom
... Read more was respectful and the the students respected each other. What a terrific first year! The principal was also very responsive to any of my concerns. Read less
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Windermere schools — Sunset Park Elementary School is located at 12050 Overstreet Rd, Windermere FL 34786. 12050 Overstreet Rd is in the 34786 ZIP code in Windermere, FL The school district for Sunset Park Elementary School is the Orange County Public School District. Sunset Park Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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