I love the school, both of my children attended. I have not had this problem out of all the years my children have attended if anything they were calling and telling too much but never not telling enough. Never any racial favorites.
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
lack of supervision...racial favorets, and lack of teaches telling parents about things that happen to there child, that r defintly the parents right to decide what is best for there child.
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Posted by a parent on 09/28/09
We are in PKA and my daughter has the best teachers I believe possible.They are great and she is learning so much
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Posted by a parent on 10/09/08
My son just transfered to Kiest this year. So far we have been very pleased with the school. Very positive environment. Hes having a blast with basketball and playing the orchestra. So far so good
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Posted by a parent on 10/01/08
I have read negative response to the principal but my experiences with her have been totally different. She helped me with getting a Hardship Transfer to keep the sister's together (my daughters)when the district decided to seperate them at the start of a new school year. She was very understanding and
... Read more very patiently guided me on what I needed to do. Everytime I see her in the hallways or outside of the school, she never fails to say 'Hello'. She has alot of responsability since its such a large school but I think she is up to the challenge and doing a good job of it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/21/06
Great teachers by the most part but very weak leadership.
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/05
My child has been in this school since 1998 and in those years I have found the teachers to be wonderful and encouraging. Every year with exception of the first year the principal and the support staff have not been helpful and do not seem to take complaints from parents seriously. Often times they are
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Posted by a parent on 09/22/04
The teachers are great, especially in the kindergarden grade. However, the administrative support staff and principal could use PR classes, so they can learn to speak to the parents in a mature manner instead of at a child's level.
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School Profile for Edwin J Kiest Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
987
Students per teacher:
38
Full-time teachers:
26
Number of classrooms:
42
Arts
Art
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Dallas schools — Edwin J Kiest Elementary School is located at 2611 Healey Dr, Dallas TX 75228. 2611 Healey Dr is in the 75228 ZIP code in Dallas, TX The school district for Edwin J Kiest Elementary School is the Dallas Independent School District. Edwin J Kiest Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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