Moreland Hills Elementary School

My son has been going to Moreland for his 3d and 4th grades. Based on this 2 year experience, I can say that the school expectations are high, communication with families on a day to day matters is outstanding, resources are plentiful, funding is more than adequate and parents are extremely generous with the donations to support their children's learning. I also can’t say enough good things about the teachers, who are extremely dedicated, caring and truly put their students' needs first, BUT, unfortunately, I cannot say the same about administration. They let my son down more than once. With the COVID year being extremely challenging, first my son was denied an opportunity of in-person learning (this was “served” to me as “the classes reached their full capacity”). I shared with Moreland's principal some personal and sensitive details of how online learning affected the emotional well-being of my child, but, as it turned out, it was not a valid enough reason to let him come back to school in person. What does it take to accommodate an extra desk in a classroom? Move a bookshelf out the way? Then DO it, if you truly stand behind your claim that you hold your students’ best interests in mind. Later on, I asked the principal to let my son participate in outdoor science activities to give him some sense of normalcy. She didn’t bother responding to my email. I truly think if in my email I indicated that I was donating 5,000 dollars to school, it would have been given a higher priority. But when it comes to the needs of a single student, it’s being put on the back burner. While I admit that both of my requests were made on a short notice, I truly think if you get an urgent email from a parent like that, you respond - from your smartphone, outside of school hours, on the weekend - because that’s what principals who truly care about the children in their locus of influence do. Shame on you, Moreland.