Memorial School

I always Judged this school by what others had told me. Now my boys attend and I really like it. Goes to show me never Judge what you don't know.

This school is one of the worst I’ve encountered. The staff, including Principal Lori Upham, are unprofessional, immature, and blatantly disrespectful. They show no real concern for students, ignoring serious issues like bullying and physical altercations. The quality of education is subpar, and the school itself is poorly maintained.On top of that, they can’t even handle basic procedures like dismissal properly—students are often let out early, sometimes by as much as 10 minutes. It’s clear that little effort is put into providing a safe, supportive, and effective learning environment.If you care about your child’s education and well-being, do not send them here. This school needs a complete overhaul, but until that happens, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

The two reasons I didn't give one star are that my daughter, for the most part, has enjoyed her time there during pre-K, summer camp, and most of K. The other reason is the school is flexible with late pickups. They allow you to call during the day before dismissal and will extend care until you arrive.That said, my daughter was playing on the playground with two boys, one of which was laying on the ground and kick my daughter in her private parts. When we approached the co-directors about it, they initially wanted to move my daughter to another group, rather than the kid who kicked her (and her friend). We said, and they confirmed the boy who kicked would be moved. Fast forward two days later, and they decided not to move anyone around and use this as a "teachable moment." Needless to say, we were not very happy with how they handled this situation, and they seemed to brush off the immediate and long term effects of this incident. And now, we don't feel comfortable with our daughter going there.As we read through their behavior policy, they remarked at how they want to include parents on the problem-solving team for unacceptable behavior incidents. Well, we gave them some suggestions on how to solve this problem and they refused to accept or suggest any options or modifications. All they said was pretty much they will continue to do what they have been doing. Well, it seems like what they are doing isn't working if my ddaughter is getting kicked on the playground outside and she can't even get an apology from the kid.

My children were very happy going to this school, but I was not, so it really depends on how comfortable you are with not being “close” to your childrens’ caretakers