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Posted 2012-08-08
"At first the school appeared warm and inviting, but it became clear early on that the parents run the school and decide the outcome of many programs. It was obvious by the School Site Council, FOT, PTA, and KDLP program that if you were not a part of one of these groups or cliques, then you would not get much say or opportunity at this school. For working parents, this school is average at best when it comes to allowing different ideas for programs. They could benefit from hosting a meeting in the evening occasionally instead of always in the early mornings which is very difficult for a working parent. If this were the only issue, I would not comment. The school bullying plays a huge part of the school climate. Parents bully other parents to conform and donate, donate, donate money all the time. There were at least 3 counts of harassment that my child experienced and bullying with the lack of adequate supervision on the yard. Teachers get a time for their lunch, but I think the school needs the teachers to supervise more on the yard. If the principal would reign in her parents who act like they run the school, I think Third Street would be much better off."
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Posted 2011-12-13
"No school is perfect, but Third Street is about as good as it gets, public or private. I've read through the other comments and seen some concerns expressed about bullying. I've been a parent at the school for 6 years and I just haven't seen it as a pervasive problem. There are four or five kids (both boys and girls) who seem to be the trouble makers, but it's dealt with to the extent it can be at a public school. I wouldn't let concern about bullying keep you from sending your child here. As for other comments about issues with the parents who are involved in fundraising at the school, I'm thankful for them and their efforts which provide an incredible amount of additional enrichment programs and resources to all the students that aren't possible within the shrinking public school budgets, like a full-time librarian, full-time tech/computer instruction and new Apple computers, hi-speed wireless in classrooms, music program, extra field trips and more. The school is a wonderful melting pot of ethnic and economic diversity, and if you embrace that, you'll be welcomed into a true community. The academics are as good as any private school. Third St is a great learning environment."
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Posted 2011-08-19
"My child attended this school last year. Because of parent fundraising, the school is able to provide lots of extras like field trips, a computer lab, and a music program. There is a lot of pressure to give money and volunteer, but it's still a bargain compared to private school. The school could do more to address bullying. I also think kids should be grouped so they can work on more challenging material if they are ready for it and/ or catch up in areas of weakness."
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Posted 2011-08-07
"This is the worst school on the planet. The kids are not kids but learning machines. My daughter was afraid of her teacher as were a most of her classmates. When you speak your mind the other parents through "Friends of Third" try to gang up on and intimidate you but they are nothing more than parents. That was funny because they are the most unintimidating bunch. The school has gang stalking at the parent level. I thought that was amusing but got my daughter to a better school and now she's testing into gifted. Let's see... They always ask for money. I remember talking to a parent who had to donate a certain amount so that her child could get a voucher to stay at 3rd because they were not in the area. That was sad because she was a single working mother who's area school wasn't very good. This school is really the worst school on the planet if you want your kids to have a "happy" and creative childhood."
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Posted 2011-07-17
"One child graduated from 3rd, and the last one will be graduating in 2012. We feel lucky we had the best public elementary school to go to in our neighborhood. The academics is superior, as evidenced by the top scores, but the nicest part of 3rd is the community of parents that we've developed over the years. An unpretentious, welcoming group of people with well-behaved children. The students are very respectful and sweet and the teachers are dedicated (some more than others). It's a school that embraces different cultures, very welcoming."