Urban Assembly-Emergency Management

This school has great people who work there and care for the children. However, the administration is terrible. They do not care for their staffs overall well being. They implement programs that take time away from academics. They are consistently out of compliance and put things off on the staff meanwhile it was their oversite. The children are suffering as some of their needs are being looked over and pushed aside. There are children with behavioral issues who have done no work throughout the year. They do not meet their IEP goals and they are being pushed to the next grade. This is a disservice! I would not recommend anyone sending their child to this school unless they are asian because that is the population they cater too.

My review of this school as a parent of 2 who are currently in the school -- I agree with the below comments regarding PS 124. My experience is similar to the below comment. In the past we had Principal Hom, who was by far the best as she was communicative with parents, nurturing with our children, and dealt with any issues with her heart and soul. Since the new principal, Yi Law Chan, started, things started to change in the school. MANY festivities were taken away from the school community and our children. For example, many school plaques and trophies disappeared from the front of the school, trick-or-treating was taken away, visit from Santa, Christmas tree, cultural dances and celebrations. Let’s not forget, our children live in this community, often in small apartments, where we cannot put up a Christmas tree so coming into the school and seeing the tree was a delight for our children. Trick or treating as well, our families don’t live in suburban neighborhoods where we can walk around to trick or treat. What harm is it to allow our kids to do this safely inside of the school? Now our school walls are bare and feels like a prison. It’s almost as if this principal wants to erase its history and it’s a SHAME!Our previous principal was inclusive in so many ways. Although the Christmas tree was up, there was a Menora, and something posted about Kwanzaa. Because of how poorly this principal is running things makes us miss our previous principal so much. This would have never happened on her watch.

I taught at P'S 126 for many years. It is one of the most thriving schools for ongoing professional study. The teachers along with administration truly study their craft of teaching knowing that students deserve the very best in progressive thinking around methods and content of teaching.

This school is lacking in many areas. Don't be fooled by the new exterior. The biggest problem area of all is leadership which is very poor. The principal hides many issues such as bullying and other events that happen in the building that she continuously keeps from the parents. Teachers here don't take the time or even care to make subjects more interesting. Zero effort in class just for show when parents come around for 30 minutes twice the school year to sit in class. Repeating a lesson to them is an absolute hassle and the blame falls on the kids all the time. They don't strive to help, they want to leave as soon as possible. My kids came in 2017 and since being very excited about the teachers back at the beginning we have seen a huge decline in all the years up till now 2023. The music teacher has been replaced 3 times and the current one is still completely horrible, lacking any skill to teach at all. Students watch cartoon movies in class constantly! She gave a 20-minute recital with minimal effort on her part. It lacked substance and was a complete letdown and a waste of time to come in mid-day work hours. Years back at the beginning a recital concert was an hour long and the students learned a lot, that's back in 2017. The Art teacher has also been replaced 5 times. In the beginning, there used to be some type of art show but now Art at this school is none existent. The (PTA) keep asking for money and contributions but where it all gets spent is a complete mystery because they offer nothing of value for many years now! I absolutely would not recommend this school to anyone.

I went St Joseph School for for 7th and 8th grades. The school have excellent teachers and programs. More than 50% of the students in my school year got accepted into the 3 top high schools in New York City. The staffs are well discipline and knowlegable.

My kids all have a great time learning at the school. I love the teachers at the school, their peers and the fellow parents. The learning environment is well-structured, the teachers are very competent and passionate about their teachings, and the students are eager learners since their parents are very involved in their education and want them to be achievers. Most of the teachers are beyond amazing. I admire that they really take pride in their teaching and know the students well. When I met their teachers, I could tell that they know my kids well. They are so patient with their shortcomings. My kids qualified for G &T programs but we chose to put them in Transfiguration because I have heard so many good things about the school. I am so glad that I put them there. Not only they are thriving academically but also they are learning to be kind and emphatic!

Meh it’s okay… the teachers were not strict enough and I barely learned anything in 4th grade… needed a writing tutor. A few years ago I got in a fight with a kid and the teachers wanted me to call him my “friend” like this kid punched me in the face he isn’t my friend. One more thing back in 2nd and 3rd grade the lunch they served at the school was terrible, like the food was frozen, bland and I found a hair in my rice and beans. Still a few positives are: nice teacher, nice students, fun activities, especially p.e and I hope blue school takes this information in to consideration. Lol idk why I wrote this.