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they never receive call, wired, very poor system in communication

I used to go to this school it's the best school ever thanks mrs stwered

This school is amazing my granddaughter always tells me what a awesome day she's had best of all on the first day she was so happy to be a self manager

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I think the last review was vague and harsh, so I'm going to elaborate on some of the issues addressed. First off, my kids love this school, as do I! Mrs Breazeale was the best teacher I could have hoped for my son to end up with in kinder! She truly takes an individual interest in her students, and is so great with communicating with parents. I really felt I was putting my child in the hands of a teacher who looked out for him like I would. She recognized a problem with him, and collaborated with the RISD team to help him on the right path for his academic future. Miss Steward is so much fun, and helped my daughter start to break out of her shell. She has Miss Wilson this year, who has really built my sweet girl's confidence. She is now saying she wants to be a teacher just like Miss Wilson when she grows up! Overall, I've never seen or heard any inappropriate language/conduct from any staff member. This school has a fantastic community spirit! The PTA is very active, lots of opportunities for parents to get involved, and several activities organized throughout the year by PTA as well as the school. The neighborhood isn't fantastic, but it's not the slum the last reviewer makes it out to be. Magnet schools aren't usually in the best neighborhoods, because if they were, kids from these neighborhoods would likely never have a chance at this quality of education. If you don't like it, you have options in your own neighborhood, or you can throw college savings away on a private school. The teachers at this school with children have their kids enrolled here as well, and I don't believe that's purely convenience. The issue with the neighborhood is a lack of police presence, which would be helped by more people caring to request the DPD to patrol this neighborhood on occasion. I do, and they will make their presence known for a few months, then nothing. The story I received about the gun being brought to school was not the fault of the child. The parent actually put the gun in the child's backpack, the child went to school unaware of the weapon. The child was in 1st grade, and I feel so sorry for her, and wonder why a parent would think it's ever a good idea to put a weapon in anything their child could access. That's on the parents, not the child. The teacher noticed the weapon and immediately and discreetly handled the situation, and I believe the child may not even be at our school anymore. They kept the child annonymous, for her own protection, but soon after, my child informed me that her friend and sister would not be at school anymore. I'm just speculating there, but I believe the situation was handled accordingly. The school did send home information on the incident, and I appreciate hearing it from the school before seeing it on the news that night. The shooting that happened in the neighborhood wasn't last year, but in 2013; I remember, because it was the same day as the Boston marathon attacks and was barely even mentioned on the news if at all. The shooter wasn't randomly shooting; it was a tragic domestic dispute where a man shot his pregnant girlfriend, fled the police(from LBJ&Skillman), and holed up under a vacant house on Galva while participating in a shootout. The school was aware and on lockdown, and did not allow children who walk home to leave until they could be picked up. The school takes security very seriously, and there is always a police officer there when I've come in. As far as the truck trying to lure children, that kind of thing is something we should be aware of no matter what area we are in. Even the "safest" neighborhoods can have predators drive through, and we have to be aware and educate our children to the very real dangers that surround us. I have not heard of this happening specifically in this neighborhood, and question the validity of the accusation as it always makes the news when reported to authorities. If you see something, say something. Keep the community informed, keep the school informed, keep the police informed, and most importantly, keep your children informed!

i go to school here and i hated it, the so called "healthy lunch" was pizza, macaroni (that stays in the bowl when you hold it upside down) and fake cherries, as well as chips cookies and ice cream, then the RISD required recess, they have changed that instead of keeping you in for recess you go out for the students health and is required by law, not this school, yes we go outside now, but the punishment is having to sit there doing nothing for the fifteen minuets that we had, and the 4.7 rating is way above and beyond its true rating 1.3

I went to Hamilton Park Elementary from 1981 to 1987 and it was and is one of the grounding defining factors of everything good in me. The greatest Elementary School in the United States.

Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet Elementary School