Ryland Heights Elementary School

Praise is well deserved for this school. In an age where the general public feels an (often undeserved/unfair) entitlement to criticize via public forum every personal and professional interaction they encounter, I'm pleased to see so many parents and students taking the time to give praise so genuinely earned for this school. I can't imagine the inherent difficulty and frustration for educators today, who find themselves clinging to their optimism and idealistic desire to positively shape the academic, moral and personal growth/development of each incoming class year after year, all the while fighting a consistently inconsistent curriculum, the biases of parents, and an impossible public forum of 1-sided criticism enabled and promoted by social media today. And yet I find that the educators and administrators at Ryland Heights are waging this battle daily, with an admirable enthusiasm and humbling amount of professionalism that is inspiring and a welcome relief. I currently have 4 children attending this school, and have spanned grades K through 5 over the past 2 years, aside from 1st grade. All of our experiences have been positive, including art, music and physical education. I have a personal fondness for the enthusiasm, effort and general kindness of the music and PE teachers, which is something I never would've thought would even enter my conscious awareness. We transferred into this school 2 years ago from Johnson Elementary in Ft Thomas, and had such wonderful teachers at that school that I came into this school with admittedly unfair low expectations, but I have been continuously impressed with every interaction I've had with this school. And the undeniable reality is that with 4 children in 1 school, there is no shortage of interactions! The principal undeniably deserves individual commendation for her daily dedication to cultivating a personal relationship with every student in the school. In an age when phoning it in has become the default expectation, she continuously strives to raise the bar in this school, and is succeeding. She gives hand-written, personal comments on EVERY report card for every student. Every child deserves the feeling of pride that comes from the personal acknowledgement of the highest authority in their world, outside of their parents. Thank you, Sarah Callahan, for that contribution to our kids' well-being!

Right now I am a student at Woodland middle school. And let me tell you how much I MISS RYLAND SO MUCH. They have the best teachers,and staff and they make you feel so welcome. I thought the fun would never end until fifth grade ended.:( I cried and cried for hours. I love ryland so much and would definetly recommend it. It's the best elementary school that I can think of. And luckily, I live right down the street from it so I can visit them any time!

I had some wonderful memories of this school as I grew up! I attended in the late 80's and early 90's, and all the faculty and staff were warm and supportive. As I am a teacher now, I want to thank Mrs. Nagel, Mrs. Armstrong, and all those wonderful ladies who helped me become who I am today! Erin Bingham

This is our children's first school year at Ryland and my spouse and I are very pleased with the staff and Mrs. Barwell. We feel very welcomed when we walk in that door. I can honestly say that we made the right choice when we moved because we found a great school! The test scores have been much higher than from their old school they attended. I feel like they have alot more to offer for our children. Thanks Ryland Heights Elementry Staff for being so GREAT! My children our proud to be a Ryland Tiger!

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