Templeton Elementary School

1400 South Brenda Lane

School District

Monroe County Com Sch Corp
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 10, 2023

This has been my daughter's second year at the school and I can say without a doubt it is one of the worst experiences I have ever had with any school in Monroe County. Many of the teachers tend to bully the students especially the special need ones. The principal and assistant principal seem to not give an ounce of care about their well-being or the parents for that matter. There is a lack of communication or any parental involvement. Since attending my daughter's grades have dropped dramatically. She is on a higher dose of anxiety medicine just to be able to function. As a parent I do not feel welcome there at all. The one positive aspect I can say is the nurse's office is amazing along with the front office staff. My daughter does have a great teacher this year finally. But it's her second week and she's already come home stressed due to the way some of the other adults behaviors...
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2023

Do not send your child here if they have special needs. They do not care about their sensory issues. They say that they try not to put their hands on your child but then they quote on quote transport them to a room and leave them to scream for hours before they call their parents . This is my child's first year and I've had nothing but trouble with this school. Suspending a special needs kindergartener eight times in a year. Threatening to expel him. Constantly calling complaining about his behavior. This school is horrible with special needs children. It's been a horrible experience for me and my child. They do not listen to the parents . They think they know what the kids need when really they have no clue. They just treat the child like they're a bad kid or blame the parent for bad parenting. Hoping that we are at the school district before next School year.
Submitted by other on December 16, 2015

I taught music at Templeton for 24 great years. I always felt that I was part of a great community of students and professionals who worked very hard to give kids a rich, thorough and meaningful education.Early in my career I coined a phrase which became our school motto: "Templeton, a place where kids want to be." This has been modified over the years, but it is still true.
Submitted by parent on November 20, 2015

Templeton elementary school in Bloomington is an engaging, open minded and diverse school with many great programs to enhance your child's education. We love it!
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2015

We chose to transfer to Templeton after hearing wonderful things, and we are so glad we did. I cannot say enough good things about this school, the principal, and the teachers we have encountered. The school is diverse on many levels, and the Multi-Age classes (which my child is enrolled in) are simply top notch, with the children being physically active and involved in music (outside of simply the Music special time), their creativity is constantly being challenged and stimulated, and they are of course, being taught the necessary traditional 3 R's. The school is becoming an IB School, and in my opinion, is incredibly progressive. Highly recommend.
Submitted by parent on April 02, 2014

Templeton is a great school! Everyone demonstrates that they really care about each individual child and have each child's best interest at heart. Mr. Carver (the new principal) is wonderful and demonstrates his involvement in each child's love for learning. My son Kindergarten teacher not only teaches the curriculum she also teaches life's lessons throughout the year. What this school really need to improve is the parent involvement in the activities; other than that I am very pleased withTempleton Elementary! Way To Go Tigers.
Submitted by parent on November 24, 2013

Their academic revel is so poor. Our child was bullied at this school and the teacher could not fix it so we decided to move out from this district.
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2013

We moved to Bloomington 8 years ago and we have four children. Child 1 - Grades 4-6, Child 2 - Grades 2-6, Child 3 - Grades K-6 (current student), Child 4 - Grades K-3 (current student). We have covered every grade in those 8 years, have had many different teachers and thankfully several repeats from amazing educators!! We are on our fourth principal which is definitely tough for any school but I have to say that the last three (including the new one this year) have been really great administrators and they have done their best to make Templeton thrive. It's not easy with the vast diversity that typifies Templeton but actually that's why we knew it would be good for our kids to attend there. We love for them to have friends from all over the world and for them to learn how to handle many different personalities and different socio-economic backgrounds. The teachers at Templeton work VERY hard to make it a great place of learning and many have been there a long time. We have loved the opportunity for looping classes as well. Templeton gets a bad rap a lot of times from people who have not experienced what a great place it is. It's not perfect, but neither are the rest!
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2013

My oldest has been going to Templeton since 2006, and this school just keeps getting better and better. The leadership has changed for various reasons, yet there are always adults in place who strive to meet the needs of this very challenging population (50% are on free and reduced lunches.) What I love the most is the true, family environment. The staff and teachers seem to learn the names of every kid. Templeton has the most diverse student population of any elementary school in this town, which I appreciate. I want my children to grow up with this experience. Even if I had the choice to send my kids to a private school or to a different elementary school, I would still choose Templeton.
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2013

Templeton is a wonderful school. My son loves going there. The teachers and staff strive to offer the best educational learning environment possible, while making learning entertaining and enjoyable for the students. The resources available for children with learning disabilities are amazing! This is a very caring environment.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2012

We moved here in the spring of 2012 Our son just loves this school his teacher and his classmates.Templeton has made a difficult situation a pleasurable experience.
Submitted by parent on December 09, 2010

I suspect most of these reviews are written by someone other than a non teacher parent. Grammar correctness, highly inflated reviews. Myself, I am considering legal action against this school. Unaddressed bullieing, total unprofessionalism, sexism, etc. Where did they find these people that do every thing but teach. Egomaniacle, liberalists that even admitted sexism to me!! And the list goes on, I have talked to other parents with all having shockingly similar experiences.
Submitted by parent on December 04, 2010

My daughter has been at Templeton for over 4 years and I am so happy I decided to send her to Templeton. I was looking for a school that was more diverse (which is harder to find in places like Bloomington) and that focused on the whole child, not just test scores and academics. I am an education researcher and know that while I could have afforded to send her to schools like Child's, she would have had a very different educational experience. If you are like me and want your children in a racially and economically diverse school with a holistic approach to learning and invested teachers, this is the place!!!
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2010

The principal, teachers and staff are hardworking and genuinely care about the kids.
Submitted by parent on February 16, 2010

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