Joseph M. Carkenord Elementary School

The principal came from the high school, and doesn't seem to embrace early childhood education. Poor art and music programs. No concerts for the kids until they're in older grades, no treats for Halloween or birthdays allowed to be brought in, no Halloween costumes after 2nd grade. Bottom line, no fun. Academically fine, but the extras are missing. The stuff that makes school memorable. The prior principal is sorely missed!

My daughter was bullied. The principal said “boys will be boys.” When a boy shoved her down and she pushed back he wanted to suspend her. At the end of year the same boys were bullying my daughter and he tried to suspend her again and accused her of lying and said “boys will be boys” and when I reached out to superintendent and dean, they said they have been long time friends and go golfing. He’d never go against what he said! I switched for this reason. It’s disgusting. He must beat his wife since he thinks that’s ok. He is a boy after all.

Overall I am happy with Naldrett Elementary School. I’ve only had an issue with one teacher (who, in my opinion, needs to retire from teaching). Other than that, we’ve had a great experience thus far. I feel my concerns have been addressed and that our family is a valued part of the school community.

My kids went to this school for 5th and 2nd grade, I have had a horrible experience so have my kids, the staff is undereducated, the principal is just a big bully, they don't welcome parent involvement at all, and my kids got bullied the principal did not want to talk about it or address the issue properly they like to tuck problems under the carpet. When one of my kids got a chair thrown at her by another student in 2nd grade the principal tried to down play the incident and said that my daughter was confused the child was probably just stalking the chair and it fell on her. Ridiculous! The teacher that my 2nd grader had would often bring her emotional home life into the classroom and share her emotions and thoughts with the students and even had a few outbursts where she cried infront of the students. One time since the same teacher had her mother teaching there as well she called her mother to come and yell at her students because she couldn't get control of them. My daughter was once told she can't wear a jacket at recess because it is not cold. I pulled my kids out of the school at the end of that year, and I would not recommend this school to anyone, unless you want to subject your child to constant bullies and threats from students, and discrimination from students and staff members.