Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School

The school is pretty good overall, but there are quite a few staff members who don’t know how to talk to parents. They speak as if everyone should know the expectations, procedures, & standards for events and the overall communicatory tone can be condescending. I’ve had a hard time getting basic answers/explanations to questions although my student(s) did not start the school year at Ponder.

This is our second year at Carol Holt and we couldn't be more happy. We find everyone from admin, teachers to cafeteria staff to be welcoming and happy to be there. They all have made us feel like family and happy to be a Holt Trailblazer.

Do not send your child here.On the first day they didn’t even know who my child was and put her in a class of 3 year olds. When I said something about the end of day report app the director said they do t use it for 3 year olds. I said well she is 2…. The two year old class was clearly too full. The infant class smells terrible. The floor and walls are sticky and drawn on.Director is not welcoming and seems in a rush or irritated by parent interactions with her. Lastly they let someone take my child from the school without checking her Id or if she was even on the list. All of this happened in 3 days.This place is cheap and unorganized. I wish I could get my money back but Tonya hasn’t called me back. I want to report this negligence to the state as well on Monday. BEWARE!!!