Mount Vernon Elementary School in New York, New York

“I am a parent of a pupil in kindergarten at Mount Vernon in Newark, NJ. When I first enroll my child in that school, I have to say that there was anxiety on my part... I love my daughter's teacher, she is very involve and care about the academic progress of my child; she would tell me about her misbehavior and her progress regularly. However, sometimes I can see a lack of organization on the part of the administration staff. For instance they canceled the photo day at the beginning of the year and waited about the day before to let us know about the new date for the next photo shoot!!!! My daughter had a trip, in New York and they waited the day before to let the parents know about it (they had to dress nice with dressy clothing).”
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“This school is not active enough with their students teachers or staff...one day of observation made me realise that my child would be leaving”
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“mt vernon school is a great school. i love the teachers. the administrators office is alot to be desired, the front office does not make you feel welcome at all. be ready to stand in the office before someone acknowledges you and ask if they can help you. the school prinicipal ms dyer is not the friendliest person but she does i have to admit has control of the school. i want to personnal thank the teachers at mt vernon you deserve high honors, you do show you care about the children. thank you”
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“I like the school it's Principal and Teachers continue the super job all of you are doing.”
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“Mt Vernon Elementary School in Newark,NJ has good homeroom teachers. Gym teachers are good. But some of the other special teachers need more training and supervision. Overall academics are good. I liked the writing program. However, the principal leaves a lot to be desired. She does not relate well to parents. Ms. Pinkney is the best (vice principal). If it were not for her the ship would sink. Safety is questionable in cafeteria and definitely on the playground because security guards have been seen on cell phones and not on the job. Playground has too many fights. In the classroom children are well educated but who wants to risk the safety of their child on an unsupervised playground. But you won't get an appointment with the principal because her secretary (body guard) does not allow it. She avoids answering to parents when things go wrong. Shame shame shame!!!!”
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“Mount Vernon is an awesome school; apart from its lack of violin classes, needed for mathematics. As there has not been a violin class/after school activity in the past five years. As a parent, the school is not as cordial as it could be; but academics are high. The principal, Mrs. Dyer, although I often disagree with her methods of dealing with parents verbally/on paper, is a phenomenal administrator for our children. She has given Mt. Vernon, for so many years, a phenomenal academic structure for success. All of my sons have attended Mt. Vernon, with one left; and, academically, I couldn't be happier with their progress. The teachers, and the administrators really do care about our children; but, equally as important, as parents, we too must care about what it is we want for our children, academically speaking, as well. And the bottom line is we want a solid foundation.”
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“A very great school for kids. Good Teachers,Great extra curricular activites.Great Basketball program”
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“This is my child's first year at Mount Vernon (Kindergarten). So far so good. She loves her cafeteria, her Spanish teacher, her art class, and gym class. Her teacher Mrs. Guinta is so wonderful! I'm glad she ended up being her teacher for the year. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that they re-opened school after the holidays (January 2nd) and there were hardly no teachers present. If I had known this was going to be the case, I would have kept my daughter home and sent her back to school on the 3rd. But other than that, I love the school. No real problems have occured and I hope it stays this way.”
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