Research Highland Park Elementary School Public Schools in Seattle, Washington

“The present principal Ann Gray is making this school into a place that parents are do naot have a say. this women wants us to stay at home until 'she' needs money to do something are has to look good to some one higher up. Ann Gray is unfriendly, unapproachable , unfriendly, and as far as I am concerned unnessarey ! I have never in the 13 years of having children in the Seattle schools have a seen one person belittle ,talk down to ,abuse, and demean so many people . none is safe from this control freak . I have seen with my own eyes the way she speaks to the children, office staff ,teachers ,parents ,PTA, and volunteers. if you look at this school now and compare it to 10 years ago you will see that most of the good staff are gone the teachers that had been there for many , many years left the school that they loved . now mostly all of the teachers that are at Highland Park are new or young, inexperienced teachers . people that know no better and will put up with her just to have a job right now. the teachers that have been here for a long time are just as done with her as I am and are leaving one by one. or she is forcing them in one way or another to leave. we have to get her out!!!!”

“I love this school, The teachers are great, they genuinly care for thier students. The faculty at Highland park are wonderful. My daughter has been going to this school for 3 years and will be entering her forth this year. I am very glad we chose this school for her to attend.”

“The school has been working hard to improve their scores. Looping is done in the first and second grade and it is very successful. They have a new principal which I think is a huge improvement over the last one. We needed more active parents to help our school grow and acheive more. There are many amazing teachers.”

“The academic programs are fairly standard, but the teachers care about their students. Caucasion students are the minority here. Parent involvement is minimal.”

“Seattle School District has imposed the present principal Ann Gray without any parent, staff or community involvement. Ann Gray failed at previous high ranking positions within the Seattle School District. She failed as head of Title I funds. She failed as head of ESL department. She leaves behind her only failure and volatile relationaships. Her abusive and non professional manner in which she treats students, teachers, and employees is responsible for causing about 13 employees to quit their positions within Highland Park within six months (one of the persons to have left is the head teacher). Most of the best teachers have left and that does not fill me with much hope considering that this is a school that is in jeopardy academically.”

“Its a good clean school with some good teachers, but it lacks school spirit with no extra fun activitys. Academic is good.”