"This review is mostly in response to a post on February 4, 2009. I am highly involved at Emerson. I find the parent s comments to be nothing but slanderous and erroneous. Firstly, parent communication is paramount at Emerson. Monthly newsletters are sent home and every teacher has an extension where parents are encourages to leave messages to communicate concerns. Subsequently, parents are encouraged to be involved with their child s education via a myriad of avenues, which include, but are not limited to: Volunteering in the classroom, being an active member of the PTA, or serving as a School Site Council representative. Secondly, the vigorous rigor required by the No Child Left Behind Act is staggering. It takes a concerted effort by an entire community to ensure that our children achieve proficiency. Furthermore, the principal at Emerson is anything but out of touch. The demands and time constraints that face our principals is overwhelming. If you want a meeting, then schedule one with the secretary. There are certain, one might even say conventional, protocols people follow to reach satisfactory results, and frankly leaving one or two voice mails is not preferential. Emerson is a wonderful school full of exemplary staff. In a time of growing uncertainty, I am thankful for the stability of such a fine institution that truly holds the children s best interests at heart."

"We moved from Colorado and the teachers have made the transition for my daughter very easy. She then attended 1st grade with Mrs Johnson who was a very Wonderful, Caring teacher who always kept me informed about how things were going with my daughter acedemicly and emotionly. Whenever my daughter was struggling she contacted me and helped us get through the rough roads of 1st grade. She was a blessing at the end of the year when my daughter was having some difficulties with her pysically. Since our children spend all day at school, Mrs Johnson noticed my daughter was pale and shaky. I took her to the doctor and she was diagnosed with a thyroid disorder. It was wonderful that she would notice this. I give her full credit for helping my daughter out. Not just teaching, but caring!"

"The quality of the academic programs is unsatifactory. I have not seen or heard of any programs that would be able to help a student that has been passed on to other grades knowing that they were not ready for the next grade level. The only extracurricular activites that has been made accessable to students are PE... I have not seen any music classes offered or art classes or any sports. The parent involvement is fair [and] could be better."