Dakota Valley Elementary School

i have found that this school, at least for the K-1st grade area is lacking in so many ways. the teaching staff have no idea what they are doing with early childhood development or educations, and expect 5 year olds to not have energy and to just sit down, shut up, and focus all day. as an adult i can barely sit through a meeting at work, and they expect these kids to do it all day. it has been 100% proven that sitting all day is not good for kids, and they need to be more hands on and interactive in order to learn, and the schools still seem to push the sit down and shut up or you are a bad kid who needs to be drugged narrative. My first son who went there got the same treatment, and now he is in middle school and doing fine aka he grew up. now they are saying the same exact thing about my youngest. i talked to other parents and they are getting the same emails, especially the little boys. the staff here lie constantly, and their punishments are extremely inappropriate for their age group with no thought on the child's psyche or social growth and development. i would say that their middle school is decent, but overall, the early childhood stuff is extremely terrible.

My child just started pre-k and she’s loving it. Her teacher is friendly and supportive. The staff have been very welcoming. They treat the children with kindness and respect.

We absolutely love Aspen Crossing! The staff are amazing from the front office, the leadership, to the support in the classroom! We love the character development and values being taught and are so grateful to be apart of this community!