8184 Stahley Rd
East Amherst, NY 14051

Administration is the worst. They do not have your back and bully untenured teachers, because of parent complaints. My mother just lost her Job at Transit Middle School because of kids that do not want to do their work. Instead of having the back of the educators, they bullied her to give kids good grades for no work. My mother did not let administration bully her and stuck to her guns by giving the children the grades they earned. My mother is a Spanish teacher at the middle school, who get compliments from the high school teachers, that her kids are the only ones who are up to speed with the curriculum. This is because other teachers, that teach what is considered elective classes, just use small packets for completion and games. My mother would rather lose her job than get bullied and lose her morals to give the children an education.The biggest issue are kids with a lot of extra curricular activities outside of school. The kids should manage their time with help from the parents to get homework and projects done. Ultimately, kids are enrolled in school for education extra curricular activities are extra and should not be top priority of the kids or the parents. It is the responsibility of the children to come in early, stay after school, or talk to the educator about coming in during a study hall or free period. My mother made it know to the children that she was more than happy with all of those options to help the students learn and complete assignments. This is not forcing the kids at all it is simply another option for help that teachers provide for the students, it is the students choice to take advantage of those kinds of opportunities if they are falling behind. Unless a student gets detention or some kind of suspension they are not forced to come in early or stay after and the parents should not have a problem with that if their kid is falling behind. Those option are a curtesy to the students to seek extra help. I used to play football for the town and for the school at the same time and managed to keep up with my school work when I was in middle school, why can't a kid only doing one sport after school not keep up with his or her assignments.The fact that my mother is losing her job because of the politics that the parents play with the education system is unjust. Shouldn't parents want their kids to have a good education?

Both my kids attended Ciuntry Parkway Elementary, one of the best Elementary schools one can attend , wonderful staff and principal ready to hear out to your concerns. Safest environment for young minds to grow !

I was a student at East and I can honestly say that it was nothing like the cliche that appears in every high school movie. Everyone was so genuinely nice, especially the teachers. It's very free and allows much independence to the students, letting them decide when to have lunch, what to do. It's a huge responsibility, but the teachers and faculty help. The music department is the best in the school district with Mr. Moose with the orchestra and Doc with the band. There are so many clubs and extracurriculars to fill up your time, and you have to prioritize wisely. It's an amazing school overall and I'm so happy to have been part of East history.