Magnolia Elementary School

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I am so pleased with my grandchildren's progress at Charjean. The entire staff is pretty awesome. We plan on going to school here til graduation in 2024 and 2026. Thank you Charjean for your help in raising these kids. Donna Ball-Sanders.

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I was hired to be the bqnd director but on day one was told the posistion was for general music and got push back when I brought up the posistion information that stated they were hiring for a band director. They said they want a band but need to get kids interested in it first before developing the program so wanted a general music teacher instead. The school is also disserving students because they do not have sped resources for the overwhelming majority of students who require more assistance than they can get from a normal classroom. Students at this school are not held accountable for their behavior which is reflected in their test scores because the majority of the time they are running the halls and vandalising school property along with disrupting other teachers classrooms. The administration has the attitude that puts students at risk later in life because they are not developing a sense of accountability to do the right thing on theirbown without coxing. Being rewarded in food and candy for just going into a classroom most days.

This is an incredibly sweet school filled with caring teachers, admin, and staff. There is a new principal at the school this year, and she is very engaged with families. It's a smaller school environment, but I have been at the school multiple times to eat with my child, read in classrooms, and volunteer with PTA. I have never seen a negative interaction with students and their teachers. I know MSCS gets a lot of hate, and the criticisms are justified, but Peabody is a treasure and is working so hard to create a wonderful learning environment for their students and families.

I was so excited to learn that Memphis has a Performing Arts elementary school. I have never heard about an elementary school that focuses so heavily on the arts while still valuing the academic success of its students.