Meriwether Elementary

My son LOVES Tillicum, his teacher, and most especially Addy. They have been above and beyond when it comes to not only his academic growth, but our home situation as well. The staff here has gone above and beyond for my son and myself, and out of his *few* years in school, this team is by far our favorite.

Administration and staff have poor communication for services for special education students.

This is a diverse and inclusive school. The diversity changes with each year due to the demographics of this city. They have a waiting list at Idlewild because they are well respected for both teachers and curriculum. The PTA has always been strong at Idlewild. Parents, teachers and community working together to form new citizens through education and awareness of self and respect for others. My child started here in kindergarten and continued through to college graduation and is a contributing citizen today. We were a middle class military family (now retired). My grandchildren now have the opportunity to attend Idlewild and are even luckier with the addition of the IB curriculum. No one is forced. New ideas or feelings are embraced as teaching and learning opportunities by the staff. People who feel left out need to get involved not complain on this forum. Addressing the comment I saw about Black heritage month being ignored. January was when the school was on remote learning due to covid-19 in 2020. I can assess that Latino/Hispanic heritage month was September/October 2021 and that my grandchild shared with me a few things from school on that. In Idlewild's defense it is much easier to notice awareness of the respecting of heritage during in school attendance. The school and staff were doing their utmost to give the best education to each and every child under difficult circumstances last year. Our thanks for a job well done. Teachers should not be made into surrogate parents. Idlewild's teachers give parents and each student the tools to excel. What you do at home to enhance and develop them is up to each individual family in the community. In conclusion I would add- once a falcon always a falcon "Soar to your highest level". We can raise the ratings by being personally responsible for supporting good citizens in every way as individuals, students, and community members.

When I went to the school I was 8 years old now I am 18 and the teachers and staff both said to my mother to her face that I was too stupid to teach,and I was bullied by teachers and staff and when ever I did something I was supposed to do i was called out for being too stupid for it and I have very bad ptsd because of the school

When I was there in 2016 for my prek and kindergarten the teachers were actually caring and not making everything about themselves and teaching it properly so the a students can remember it and use it. Would recommend this school.

I am neither a parent nor grandparent to a child at Cherrydale Primary School. I am a retired Middle School teacher from Southern California that volunteers at Cherrydale because I can. For the past two years, I have assisted teachers in multiple Kindergarten through Third grade classes. I am impressed with the classroom management of those teachers I have the privilege to assist, the inclusiveness of all students and their individual learning abilities, as well as the creative teaching methodologies used to promote learning. Student's are encouraged to learn. The support staff/paras are an integral part of the learning process. Students are referred to as "friends" creating a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment. The students, for the most part, are happy and glad to be at school. Unfortunately all schools (public or private) will have issue; however, I have witnessed positive methods of addressing these issue. If I had a child or grandchild interested in attending Cherrydale Primary, I would not have any reservations.

we have been attending Lakewood Lutheran for three years and love this school and the teachers and volunteers. My kids never want to leave and have made wonderful friends here. I like that there are so many opportunities to volunteer and be part of the school. We appreciate how easy it is to communicate with the teachers and feel like they really care about our children success and overall happiness.