Aspen Elementary

Not pleased with front office staff. Do not care for the interpersonal skills of principal Mills. If you are not part of the PTA then you are not part of the crowd and dont have a fighting chance for your concerned voice to be heard. Not pleased with this school. Test scores show the declining rank of this school as it should rank higher in the area that this school is located. Funding raised through the PTA needs to be used towards schools technology.

I have been a part Of the Aspen Family for ten years now and I am constantly amazed at the consistency of excellence at this school. The teachers are positive forces in our children's learning and have been excellent role models also. Their dedication and positive attitude permeate throughout the classrooms and the overall learning climate is one of cooperation and compassion. The staff work together in a team teaching module to get the best of all ideas to each and every classroom. I have seen that the preparation for culmination to middle school has been well planned and that the transition for students was made much easier due to the high caliber and expectations set by the teachers and staff.

The students are consistently supervised by a caring and diligent group of yard supervisors who keep an everpresent and watchful eye on our children. The school has a zero tolerance policy of bullying and has an intact plan for the learning, education and response in these matters.

The Parent Faculty Association has had a long standing role in keeping Aspen as one of the premiere elementary schools in the district, raising over $50,000 a year to supplement the classrooms in computer technology, library services, (which are not supported by the state), music, dance and art education and family services. All of which is done through parent volunteerism and not through out of pocket sales of items such as magazines and such. They have a well organized group of parents that continue to grow and change with the times and the needs of the school. The communications with in the school are superior and parents are always in the loop of what is going on in the school and in their child's classroom.

The campus is a beautiful green grassy, well landscaped campus with newly planted trees, outside planters, three grade level learning gardens and an outdoor classroom. There is an ongoing and award winning green incentive within the school with recycling programs, waste reduction programs and projects, composting programs and education.

I have and will continue to reccomend Aspen to anyone who is looking to move to the area, change schools or whatever reason they may have in finding a new school.