Cooper Elementary School

An incident happend with my son regarding a sub. My daughter and another student witnessed what happend and it is a SERIOUS matter. When brought to staffs attention at 9am i didnt recieve a phone call till 7:25pm! She was going 2 get back to me after speaking w/sub. 3 weeks went by and no phone call with other mes left. I cld superintendent. On the last day of school i tt her 4 2min and she assured me school was out so she wld give me her undivided att. the next day when she called. That was last thur and it is now the following wk on wed and no phone call still. Im tired of the staff there ignoring this matter and not addressing it as it should b. 4 weeks and 1 day of no phone call and still counting!

I believe this school has a great leadership, Teachers and PTA. They are very in touch with all of the student

All I know is this school failed my son. I only kept him here as long as I did because I didn’t want to take him away from his friends. I also wanted him to get social interactions with peers even though my instincts were screaming at me to take him out. Some teachers were amazing and others were terrible while behaving like overgrown teenagers trapped in high school. My son is in 5th grade and in my opinion is so far behind where he should be. The worst part is some of these teachers would just pass the students even if they didn’t comprehend the materials. Those teachers never reached out to me with any concerns and would just tell me he was doing well at conferences. Sadly, I ended up having to teach him myself at home. Not help or tutor, teach. I’m not a licensed teacher, just a parent with an associates degree so the fact I’m doing better than some of these so-called trained professionals is pathetic. Then some of these so called professionals spend more time speculating and gossiping instead of doing their jobs. We lost our entire family in an 18th month span and instead of being met with understanding or sympathy, we were met with viscous childish rumors made up by immature adults. I will never forgive them for their mistreatment and malice. Lastly, many of the kids here are so misbehaved/rude. Not the schools fault but just know many of the parents who send their children here don’t even bother parenting their own children. Then they come here and behave like awful monsters to the other children. That or disrupt classes. In 2nd grade my son had a peer who would throw full blown tantrums like a toddler yet the child is still at the school years later still behaving immaturity. Half of the parents won’t even follow the rules so how could you expect their children to? It got so bad the school had to restructure the entire parking lot just to get lazy selfish parents to stop blocking traffic by using the entrance as a drop off zone. All I know is there are better schools out there that won’t fail your children.

Never a day goes by that I worry about my child at St. James. I know he is in the best hands with the best teachers and staff available in my area. I have been so impressed with the communication, excellent teaching staff and the amazing growth I have seen in my child. I am not Catholic but chose to send him to a Catholic school because we wanted him to be instilled with respect, good morals, and a caring outlook. That is what he is learning everyday while also receiving an excellent education.

A very vibrant school that walks it's talk of caring for others. It is educationally sound and its teachers and staff are second to none. I'm so happy my kids have had this school as part of their educational foundation.