Super PTA! Need ways to include & involve Hispanic parents. Large ESL student population completely segregated in grades K-2. The early segregation is magnifying the language differences & resulting in intolerance betw Spanish speaking & native English speaking kids K and up. (As a parent I have witnessed
... Read more this intolerance at the school numerous times & my kids have told about their experiences as well) Principal Meziere is acessible, responsive & involved. She is prompt to return emails, vmails & set up meetings. Her tone is often condescending, not collaborative. After schoolcare program doesn't provide homework help. K-5 kids are put in same big room & must complete their hwk independently. Mrs Jurgemeyer, Ms. Herbison, PE & Music teachers highly enthused, skilled & creative. Overall teaching staff is warm, caring & responsive. Formalized Enrichment/tutoring programs for students w borderline grades/skills is weak. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/09
Great Principal. She is involving with most of the activities. She is very helpful and prompt. Lots of fun extracurricular activities in this year.Parents are getting more involved in this year. The teachers are getting better each year. They are caring, helpful and involved with their student more
... Read more and more. This is a great community and family oriented school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/31/09
Our family loves this school. The principal is so awesome and warm. The teachers are the most caring and compassionate that we have seen. And, this environment rubs off onto the kids. Great bunch of students, if you ask me.
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My child loves this school. The principal and staff are professional, warm, friendly and caring. My daughter started in 2nd grade reading at kindergarten level, she now reads at grade level. The PTA is awesome. Great ways for parents to get involved. We love Ms Mezeire and greatly appreciate the
... Read more great school that she manages. It is so comforting to see her greeting every child in the morning with a warm and loving smile. She truly cares for our children, and it shows! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/01/08
Hickey Elementary does not hit the mark for most students. What is lacking is creativity in instruction, an understanding that learning is a life long pursuit, rather than an immediate grade. The principal makes a great administrator, but lacks a true love of learning and education and it shows. Everything
... Read more is run as a large organization, without thinking outside the box. There are stellar examples of individual teachers, but the principal sets the tone and this school is lacking a high note. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/11/07
Great school, excellent resources for students who are struggling academically. Literacy is main priority in early grades. Would like to see more celebration of diversity; principal seems to appear aloof and often condescending regarding issues of low-income students and minority students and teachers.
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Posted by a other on 06/01/07
The teachers are wonderful, the principal is very personable and there seems to be quite a bit of parent involvement.
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School Profile for Loreta Hickey Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
494
Students per teacher:
10
Full-time teachers:
50
Number of classrooms:
47
Arts
Art
Special Education
Gifted Students, Speech/Language Pathologists, Title I
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
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.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Plano schools — Loreta Hickey Elementary School is located at 4100 Coldwater Creek, Plano TX 75074. 4100 Coldwater Creek is in the Stoney Hollow neighborhood and 75074 ZIP code in Plano, TX The school district for Loreta Hickey Elementary School is the Plano Independent School District. Loreta Hickey Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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