Nancy Neal 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.

I have two kids that go here we have been here a couple years and last school year was the best I've ever seen in a school ,the environment was great since they have gotten a new principal it was significantly decreased , the principal seems very standoffish very to herself never see her engaging with any children which really upsets me as a parent seeing how last year was so different at this rate a lot of parents may leave , I really hope some upper admin can how her how to talk to parents since it seems she's too scared to speak to them at all this is so upsetting since I myself grew up in Mansfield ISD schools and this is not the way it should be I really hope some improvement on this the teachers don't seem as happy as they were last year very upsetting

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.