Gladys N. Spellman Elementary School

Posted March 12, 2009

Well it's 2008-2009 school year and a new breath of fresh air at Spellman Elementary. Welcome to Mrs. Holiday, our new Principal and thank you for the planned and implemented improvements, I've seen so far throughout the school. You welcome and encourage parents participation and involvment with the administration. Parents, please review our testing scores on PGCPS website and see that we are amoung the top in the state, not only County. Mrs. Holiday, makes herself available for parent access and has vocalized this to her assistant, Ms. Carter and front office staff. We are blessed that our school has a small enrollment, which means the teachers can have manageable class sizes to be able to recognize individual needs and give attention and personalize their teaching. Hopefully, our school will not be affected tremendously with the rezoning of the bounderies to be announce soon. Stay supportive of change.
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Posted July 9, 2008

I when i come to the school i never got to sit and talk to the principal she was never there when I come to the school or unavailable when I call.The vice principal basically gave up on my child while other theacher's help me with him.I got no help from the principal or the vice principal.Glady's N.Spellman needs a new principal and vice principal.
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Posted June 25, 2007

Parents need to become involved and ask Ms. Swan why she thinks the school is not scoring as parents would like. You can get individual scores for your child with regards to MSA testing. This school has many children coming from homes where English is the second language in their homes. These children have problems with the vocabulary on major assessments and more support is needed in this building. Ms. Swan is trying to raise self-esteem and self-efficacy with regards to students in her building and this is most imprtant if children are to succeed.
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Posted April 20, 2005

I agree with the other reviews of Gladys Noon Spellman. I have lived in Cheverly for over 15 years and I have had sisters and brothers as well as all four of my kids have attended. Before Ms Swann became principal this was a school that always got praise as the most top rated elementary school in prince george's county. The math and reading scores were above average. I agree that parents should be a part of the PTA board but you have some parents as myself that are unable to participate in alot of the school activity because work. I care about my children and their education so therefore I make sure that I do my part at home as well. I have a daughter in Ms Slaughter's class and Ms. Iskowitz's class and they seem to care about their students as if they were their own children. Thanks
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