I had a older son go to this school and was very pleased with the experiance of the teachers. Now I have two younger children attending and I am not very pleased with the years of teaching experiance. We now have a larger percentage of teachers with under three years of experance. This lacks strength,
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Posted by a parent on 02/28/09
I have 3 kids that attend school here. This is a great school with lots of parent involvement and excellent teachers. This school has done a terrific job of maintaining their quality of education through the years.
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Posted by a parent on 10/17/08
This school should be the poster school for everything that can go wrong with our educational system. Administration's sole concern lies in thier own hidden agenda. They frequently labeled as children and or parents as 'problems' and then ignore them and their needs. While most of the teachers are
... Read more caring, they live in fear of the school level administration and its retaliatory patterns and are afraid to do the right thing. Sadly, this is a drastic change from what the school was like 10 years ago. Read less
Hamilton Elementary is a wonderful public school. I have had two children at the school over the course of the past 8 years. It is an academically demanding school but the teachers do their best to make learning fun for the students. The children are offered a wide variety of enrichment activities and
... Read more field trips for 'hands on' learning. The school district has a science resource center that the school very actively uses to bring animals and exhibits into the class rooms and also as a destination for field trips. The parental involvment at the school is very high and helps facilitate many learning opportunities for the kids. The library is wonderful and is a welcoming place for the children. All in all, Hamilton is a fantastic learning enviroment for most children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/28/05
Hamilton Elementary is a very well run school overall. I have two children who attended this school. One of my children has ADHD and some of the teachers are not suited to handle this. I learned to ask for teachers who had experience dealing with this after one year of having a teacher who was a very
... Read more bad fit for my son. Knowing what I know now, I should have insisted that he be taken out of her class early on...that year was a very bad experience for him. I had to fight to get him put with the right teachers but it makes the world of difference. An UNDERSTANDING and CALM teacher is essential to a child with a disability. It would have been nice to have a staff that understood this and placed my son better initially. However, I would still recommend the school highly. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/16/05
I am a new parent but experienced educator and I have been disappointed with certain aspects of the schoool. I would like more opportunities to participate but the school has numerous policies that make it difficult. For example the PTO meeetings and volunteer trainings are usually held in the morning.
... Read more I teach part time and I am unable to make the meetings. I also was disappointed that they have a no sibling policy. I have a four year old and a kindergartener and I cannot bring my preschooler to read with me. I also am disappointed that the school did not do much to welcome new parents. We had to wait till the day before school started to see the building and get to hear about kindergarten. I requested a tour and to attend lunch prior to school starting and was told 'no'. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/08/04
I am impressed with the level of involvement by not only the school administration, but also the teachers. At a recent competition (Name that Book) the principal, and at least five other teachers came along to lend their support to the kids. Parents are very active as well volunteering for many different
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Posted by a parent on 05/26/04
I had one child go to Hamilton, and another is going right now, and I believe Lilian Chastain and he whole staff is great, with the exception of a few teachers who are 'out there.' Overall, I think that this exemplary school is wonderful, and that nothing is wrong with it.
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Posted by a parent on 03/21/04
This school should be the poster child for everything that is wrong with standardized testing. The administration's sole purpose is to make sure that the school maintains its 'exemplary' rating, no matter how many kids they have to ruin with horrid policies. The administration is bound and determined
... Read more that only 'normal' children should be allowed into their school. If the child is too smart, or has other qualities that need to be assesed, they are quickly labeled as problems and instructions sent to the teachers to minimize the 'problems' that are to be caused by these children. Luckily, most of the teachers are caring, professional teachers who do their best to ignore the administration's whining and provide actual education to the children. Since most parents are also brainwashed about the purpose of elementary school, it is 'to Learn how to learn' not 'Learn how to pass THE TEST.' Adminsitration must quit running interferrence for the weak teachers and allow the parents to hold these teachers actions accountable. The teachers need to be evaluated in an objective manner and the classroom hazards need to be eliminated instead of protected. It would also help if, when a teacher needs to shift schools because of enrollment shifts, they quit sending the best teachers to the other schools. Luckily, there are other educational options available. I would encourage all parents to look into these for the benefit of their children. Read less
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Cypress schools — Hamilton Elementary School is located at 12050 Kluge Rd, Cypress TX 77429. 12050 Kluge Rd is in the 77429 ZIP code in Cypress, TX The school district for Hamilton Elementary School is the Cypress - Fairbanks Independent School District. Hamilton Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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