New Monmouth Elementary School

Fairview Elementary is an excellent school, starting with the dedicated leadership of their principal who is intimately involved with the running of the school and inculcates a sense of belonging amongst the staff and children. The teachers are a pleasure to deal with and immediately address any issues and also encourage the child when they do well. They build a sense of family and community. We are so glad we moved to this school and wish them the very best in the future. Truly exceptional leadership with a caring and dedicated staff. Moving our child out of an overpaid private school that was extremely inadequate and only cared about money not the well being of their students was the best thing we did. Fairview Elementary is the place to be, a small town feel with a strong sense of community.

The principal is very involved with the school community. He participated in many of my son's IEP meetings. He is always available to talk to a parent, without having to set up a meeting , or play phone tag. Teachers are mostly great, some more than others. They always included my son in the general education classes with support which allowed him to achieve academically with his non disabled peers. There are very few bullying incidents. Maybe none whatsoever. The kids in this school are very respectful and compassionate with each other. The only downside is that it's a little disorganized with parking and planning trips, permission slips have wrong dates on them, etc, back to school nights take much longer than scheduled. But we are so glad we moved here and were able to send our boys here. My youngest one is still here. :-)

There is a reason so many kids are pulling their children from this school. Just ask Middletown BOE. It’s not a coincidence that there are so many students transferring out before and during middle school when parents see what the school is truly about. What was once a wonderful institution of leaning, family, and compassion for community has turned into the church’s money grab. The teachers are unhappy and treated poorly. The bullying and lack of consequences are out of control. The lack of technology based learning is putting the students behind as compared to the public school students in the area. They are all about how much money they can make per family. There is no concern for student well being. Please don’t make the same mistake I did. They are very persuasive and wonderful in the preschool and kindergarten to get you though the doors but soon their true colors show.