Rivers Edge Elementary School

My child is a kindergarten student & he absolutely loves going to school everyday. He adores his teacher, she treats him with so much kindness & patience. Mrs. Barrett is just the sweetest. All of the staff we have encountered thus far have been wonderful. Mr. Davino stands out as a very dedicated principal who is exceptionally passionate about every student getting a quality education & being treated fairly along the way. There is an abundance of resources available to all students and their families to help combat any barriers along the way. The school’s use of positive reinforcement encourages each student to be proud of themselves & build their confidence. We could not be happier with the elementary school we’ve chosen for our first child. Knowing they treat our baby with kindness & fairness has helped us ease into this new chapter of life.

Terrible school kids get bullied and told the school not to sit my kid next to two kids still happening and now the two boys are TOUCHING HER and the school tells my daughter when she complains to suck it up and deal with it.. Northport allows kids to be touched here please take your kid elsewhere

As a community member, I see that the staff and administrators at Parkway are phenomenal with the students. They work tirelessly to help student a make gains and build in social-emotional time to help counteract the negative ascents of bullying. They teach see something, say something. They also use social emotional time to have emotional check is with students and validate their feelings. Lessons from Sanford Harmony are provided for each grade level to help build a single school culture. Great things are happening and academic gains are being made. It is taking time, but it is happening. Don’t discount this school, it’s staff, and especially it’s students.

In my experience, the school needs to provide more support for children who are behind academically. They should make sure students close learning gaps before moving on to new topics. My daughter witnessed many fights at school, which was concerning.Mrs. Sanchez cares deeply about her students and is very responsive. She is supportive and truly invested in their success.I also wish the school offered more extracurricular activities for students to participate in.

School has ethical and moral issues that you need to be addressed for taking the kids. The leadership of things school is is not ethical at all.Please check us down from the top. I would be highly suspicious of bringing you children here.

I taught previously at this school. It is full of many falsehoods and much two-facedness. Teachers are extremely limited on what they can and cannot do and are expected to work long hours with little pay. I’ve wondered if some of the requirements I was expected to fulfill were even legal. Several teachers have been there for years on end and have not received a raise at all. Many times, if a staff member expresses any type of concern, it is disregarded and in return, the staff member gets treated poorly. They’re basically shut up or told to leave. Teachers are required to adhere to a rule book full of legalism and dare I say ridiculous rules. Some teachers are uneducated and some even don’t have a bachelor's which is embarrassing. Some have never taught and are thrown in a classroom without an aid, with minimal-MINIMAL training and are expected to just do their best as “the Lord will help them.” There are many good people within the church as well as within the school. Several of the faculty will love your child the best that they can. Some will be so caught up in gossip and drama that they barely care about the students.LBA is the most traumatic and stressful work environment I have ever taught/ worked in. Working a secular job was healthier for me as far as work/ life balance. At LBA there is limited parent/ student interaction which I believe is highly instrumental in a child’s education. The schedule is rigorous all the way down to K5. Kids are not allowed to learn in class with extra resources such as blocks, counting helps, basically anything outside of the Abeka curriculum. I love Abeka, but think more flexibility would be so helpful. If your child comes home unhappy, 9/10 they are telling you the truth. It’s probably because they’re exhausted and have been subjected to only one way of learning. There really isn’t a lot of time for fun and it’s honestly sad. Many of the teachers would love to add additional games/ fun but can’t a lot of the time because of how strictly administration wants them to follow Abeka to the T. Special days/ weeks are basically a cover up for how miserable all of the other days are. And by the way- even if your kid dresses up, they’re still having a normal school day and MAYBE a rushed 10min craft or game gets squeezed in. I can’t tell you where to work or send your kids to school. But I can tell you to pray FERVENTLY about being a part of LBA. I’m so glad I’m not there any more. I’m happy, healthy, and free.