23. What are the strengths of this school?
• “They believe in educating students and provide an
opportunity for all students to progress.”
• “Friendly environment, good teachers, overall a fine place
to send your child.”
• “Good learning environment, strong learning habits, and
committed teachers and staff.”
• “I am allowed to visit my child’s teacher at will. I am
informed of my child’s progress.”
• “They try to improve.”
• “Good teachers and staff. School is not too large.”
• “Discipline, respect, devotion, dedication and desire for the
children to learn and be better for future grades to come.
• “Everyone knows everyone. I don’t pass up a teacher who
doesn’t know me or my children.”
• “Students get along great. Everyone is friendly.”

24. What are the strengths of this school?
• “Academic”
• “Excellent teaching staff. Many have been teaching for
many years and have a lot to offer my child.”
• “Everyone sticking together….”
• “What I appreciate the most is my son having a teacher
that is willing to take time for him.”
• “I like how they work with kids and they are very
responsible when kids are checked out at the office. And
teachers are very well with the kids education by teaching
them what they need.”
• “The communication is great….authority is in place.”
• “Staff.”
• “Friendly.”

25. What are the strengths of this school?
• “I strongly agree with the way the teachers are very involved
with the students and send notes and phone calls to parents.”
• “Safe and fun learning environment.”
• “All staff encourages students.”
• “The teacher takes them step by step to learn what they are
doing.”
• “Having teachers that care. My child’s teacher always answer
any question I have…..free lunches for low income
families…….good people that make sure the kids get to class
and home safe everyday………and for that I thank you.”
• “Teachers and the other staff seem to know all the students
regardless of grade. Mr. Ogg makes it a point to know the
students. It’s a good learning environment. Love the CSI
program.”

26. What are the strengths of this school?
• “Protecting child.”
• “The teachers are very involved with the students and
parents. And all staff wants to see each child succeed in
education. Alton is a great school!!”
• “For some reason when I’m about in the community,
folks have a bad idea about Alton; of course I speak the
school’s praises whenever possible. This false
perception needs to change.”
• “I like the communication I’ve had with my child’s
teacher.”
• “The strengths of the school is how good the education
is for the school and the different programs they have.”

27. What are the strengths of this school?
• “Mr. Ogg is trying to turn around the school’s negative
reputation.”
• “The teachers of my children truly care for their students
and want them to succeed.”
• “I had 6 children at Alton and I believe they were treated
fairly.”
• “They are all on the same page making learning fun so
that the kids will want to learn.”
• “…..child’s teacher communicates with me and the office
staff does also.”
• “The teacher (Mrs. Stogdill) makes me feel like she has
everything a good teacher needs.”

28. What are the strengths of this school?
• “Understanding. Caring.”
• “….education part….”
• “My daughter learns everything here.”
• “They really love to help the students. I myself love
Alton.”
• “AES has great teachers. My son has been going there
for 3 years. We love it.”
• “Everyone knows everyone and are very friendly.”
• “The staff and teachers are wonderful. I have no
complaints at all. I know the entire staff cares about the
kids.”
• “Everyone works as a team.”
• “(Staff) Everyone is friendly and staff members keep

29. What are the strengths of this school?
• “(Staff) Everyone is friendly and staff members keep
parents informed with any problems your child my
have.”
• “I love how the teachers are so caring, as well as focused
on the children’s learning. It’s also so wonderful how
Mr. Ogg and Mr. Shields are involved with the children.
They are truly loved by the students.”
• “I love how the teachers are so caring, as well as focused
on the children.”
• “Teacher communication with me about my child.”

30. What needs to be improved?
• “More teaching of respect for other children’s
differences and teachers to respect all children.”
• “In the morning at breakfast the teacher to student ratio
is very low …..There should be a few more teachers to
help supervise.”
• “The school is great; it’s the bus system I don’t care for.
Children are not cared for enough from bullies.”
• “The building needs improvement.”
• “We need new school, less students in class, or get
another helper. Pkg. is old, dirty; no good a/c……rats.”
• “Safety of car riders being dropped off early in the
morning. Very often there isn’t anyone on the side of
the school where car riders are dropped off.”

31. What needs to be improved?
• “I see nothing needs to improve. My child loves going to
school……even if there are problems, they love the
teacher and staff there.”
• “I feel Alton doesn’t get the attention as other schools
from the big guys. That’s all I can say I feel needs to
change.”
• “Improvement is as it comes. I feel my daughter needs
to excel herself more at home so she can keep improving
herself at school. And to teach her younger sister better
habits and learning power.”
• “Teachers need to inform parents of child’s progress and
problems.”
• “More field trips of learning (zoo, etc…)

32. What needs to be improved?
• “I feel Alton doesn’t get the appreciation as other
schools….from the head office.”
• “More things for children to do…..like Talent Show etc.”
• “I feel that since the retirement of the principle, after my
child’s Pre-K year, that the new principle has still not
found a system or good rhythm that encourages or
boosts school spirit so the children want to learn or do
better.”
• “The school needs to be rebuilt.”
• “I am satisfied with the school; it has been improving
thru the years.”
• “One on one learning……fair with each and every child.”
• “Lunch choice and programs available after school.”

33. What needs to be improved?
• “Conference every other month.”
• “Everything.”
• “Bullying needs to be addressed more often with
students as well as respecting other students and their
property.”
• “More communication.”
• “There needs to be way better communication between
parents and staff. That is a big problem that I ran into a
lot this year.”
• “Reading skills need to improve a little, that’s all I’m
concerned about.”

34. What needs to be improved?
• “Just moved here…..have had no success on
communication or interaction with this school. People in
the office, extremely rude. No contact with staff
although have tried.”
• “Homework assignments need to be sent beginning of
week and enough notice.”
• “The lunch - the kids are always hungry when they get
home.”
• “Alton needs to have a more diverse student population-
not just the leftovers. And the smoke shop across the
street is unacceptable.”
• “Maybe closer attention to the signs of learning
disabilities.”
• “More school things such as talent shows……”

35. What needs to be improved?
• “Her reading skills need to improve more, but everything
else is improving.”
• “Security at the other (exterior) doors. I have a small
fear that my child may come back out. (Say for example
she remembers something and comes back out after I
leave.)
• “Office helps to be nice.”
• “Security. I feel anybody can just walk up and go to any
classroom without checking in office.”
• “Everything.”
• “Communication to parents.”

36. What needs to be improved?
• “Parent/teacher communication on keeping me
informed before grades or behavior gets out of hand, not
after.”
• “We need more activity and fun stuff for the kids- like
BES.”
• “I feel Alton doesn’t get the attention and appreciation
as other schools.”
• “I oppose the fact that parents pick the school for their
children. The district should make this choice. The fact
that the boy/girl ratio at Alton is so bad for girls is
ridiculous. This would make all the schools equal for
ratio of children. Regardless of their ethnic background.”
• “You need to have more fitness programs for the kids.”

37. What needs to be improved?
• “Academic demands on Pre-K students need to be more
challenging.”
• “Reading skills need to improve a little…..that’s all I’m
concerned about.”
• “It would be great see more feedback on how he’s doing
in other classes, besides ones taught by his main
teacher.”
• “I would like to receive more feedback on how my child
is doing in other classes besides the ones taught by her
main teacher.”