Gerald R. Ford Elementary School

Posted February 9, 2009

Rigorous academic school. Relies very heavily on donations and contributions from parents. This school is test focused and doesn't have the best support for the developmentally challenged kids. However, kids that don't require special needs flourish. TONS of homework and probably like all other schools go EXTREMELY fast. Spent many evenings just doing homework with my child. I wished I had minored in education in college thus I would be able to help my child more. But, it does offer good programs and has an excellent reputation. There are high ratios of students to teachers/aides so if you child is requiring more attention this may not be the school for them. This is input from numerous parents with similar viewpoints.
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Posted January 27, 2008

I have had two of my children go to Ford and it was a great experience. Excellent school and the new principle is terrific. The school not only has strong academics but the staff is very caring and loving. Best elementary school that any of my three children have ever attended.
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Posted January 26, 2008

Both my kids went there from K-6-from about 1998-2006. They blossomed & loved it there. The teachers were accessible & I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Keys isn't there anymore, he really cared about my kids.
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Posted January 23, 2008

Gerald Ford is a nice school. The children are wonderfull and the parents are very active in volunteering. The new principal does not seem very present and is not easily accessible. She does not seem to be able to manage the teachers and some teachers seem to have major attitudes. The school has become very test oriented and seems more worried about the schools ratings than the students well being. A highly rated school by state test scores does not always mean that it is the best inviorment for a child.
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