New Field Elementary School

I am a substitute teacher. I have worked at 35 CPS schools and this one is my favorite. Great teachers, friendly and helpful staff, and very engaged Principal and AP! It is becoming difficult to get gigs at this school because word has gotten out and now everyone wants to sub here! Also, the students body is very diverse and the majority of the kids have been respectful, curious, and responsive to learning.

I am writing to share my experience while enrolling my son at this school. During the enrollment process, I encountered staff members who were rude and spoke in a sarcastic tone when answering my questions. As a parent trying to ensure a smooth transition for my child, I found this treatment unprofessional and discouraging.Additionally, the way I was addressed and the dismissive responses I received made me feel uncomfortable and concerned that I was not being treated with the same respect as other parents. The interaction left me feeling that there may have been bias or discrimination involved, which is deeply troubling when dealing with an institution responsible for supporting children and families.Every parent deserves to feel respected and supported when enrolling their child in school. I hope the administration takes this feedback seriously and works to ensure that all families are treated with professionalism, fairness, and dignity.

Excellent school, great environment, all of my children attend this school since 2014/15 and I haven't had any problems at all. The teachers and staff are excellent.

I would not recommend this day care to anyone they are irresponsible and there diversity is so bad with those day care people working there. I had a lot of bad experience with my child being there and with 6 incidents in one year, it s dark, cold in the winter it s dirty and the toys for the kids are dirty. Kids ages 2 to 3 can't speak for them selves, I sent my child to Howard Community Center she advance so mucho in such little time with out the incidents.

I was really excited to put my toddler in the early childhood program 3 years ago. His first year in Mrs. Erika's class was great. However, the next preschool class year included my child being in a mix class which turned out to be a nightmare. He was 4 years old in a mix class with 5 and 6 year olds. The mix class sounded great, I imagined all the great things he was going to learn and friendships that he would build since his previous class was great. However, the lack of supervision in the class was horrible. A few of the 6 year olds boys were teaching my 4 year old a bunch of inappropriate behaviors, exposing private parts consistently in class setting and outdoors while playing. My child was coming home with inappropriate behaviors and questions that were concerning to his mental wellbeing. I brought this up to his teacher, who barely did anything. Then I brought it up to the counselor, then the school administrator, who did absolutely nothing. The teacher told me that "exploring" in a safe place is "okay." I took my child out of there so fast. I'm sure not all the teachers think the same way, but you never know which teacher you will get. Kids go to school to get an education, play and learn to be kind not to learn sexual behaviors at 4 years old! I found out later that one of the 6 year old boys in the previous year was in a class with another kid who was doing the same thing. The school did not care to do anything, they tried to blame me for asking my child questions at home about what goes on at school. I would never let a child go here especially in early toddler years.