Table Mound Elementary School

My two children went to Bryant. Blue Ribbon award winning school! It is a community of thoughtful caring professionals. They encourage community strength and character building in addition to the educational program. They have a wonderful Talented and Gifted program! The parents are involved in and out of the classrooms.

Irving has a great history but the current regime leaves a lot to be desired... The office staff is exceptionally rude...The principal is micromanaging and delusional about what goes on in her school...she is two faced and will smile and nod to you while she is making terrible decisions that detract from and diminish the quality of education at Irving...She and her office staff are rude, impatient, condescending, unaccommodating. She is not in keeping with the traditional high standards of Irving. Most of the staff with strong integrity has retired or left and the remaining staff are kept silent about incidents and conditions and odd behavior by fear of losing their jobs...she has shut out parents to maintain the strained stranglehold she has on the school as any self respecting average citizen would observe the absurdities of her rule and she would be undone...And indeed many many parents have observed these actions and commented. It is hard to believe she has not been censured. There must be something wrong at the level above her...in the management of Dubuque's elementary principals to allow her to continue and to make recent terrible decisions like switching the "good"/successful principals out of the schools where they were successful and leaving the Meehans where they are...it all has an air of Machiavellian decision making to instill fear to keep control and dismantle the strong neighborhood cultures at the more successful schools...

In our experience, Lincoln, is an excellent school. The teachers are very welcoming and engaging with the kids. Communication to the parents is great. My kids love to go to school! I feel as though they learn so much and definitely get the extra help if and when it is needed.

I am a former student of Nativity School. I attended from First Grade through Eighth Grade (graduated 8th gr. in 1974). The school was a wonderful place to learn not only academics but also a greater understanding of our faith. After my Fifth Grade year, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher because of the teachers I had that year (Sr. Ruth and Mr. Osterberger). I recommend any parent who can have their children attend a Catholic School. Thanks to all of my former teachers for giving me a great education as well a deeper understanding of my Catholic faith.