Nelson Elementary School

Posted: August 24, 2022

My kids have been attending Nelson for 3 years now . The teachers strive for student success , and they communicate very well with parents. My kids love it and they are learning so much .

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Both my boys have gone to Nelson My eldest son Graduated from there but last year my youngest son has had issues and we were dealing with the principal Dr. Jason Pepe he seemed to be professional and willing to help at first but that changed drastically as the last conversation my husband had with him on the phone was about a bullying issue that had happened the principal actually was very unprofessional and disrespectful on the phone yelling at my husband not letting him speak at all and he ended up hanging up on my husband. My son will not be going back to a school who has a leader who seems to bully others..
Unless they find a new principal with better morals!
My son hated going to school every day

Posted: May 1, 2019

principal have a clue but does nothing to resolve

Posted: May 1, 2019

nope then they would not have bullying and management treating people like disease

Posted: May 1, 2019

they would not have bullying from office staff and students. this school condones it.

Posted: May 1, 2019

no they teach one way and that is it unless you have a ese.

Posted: May 1, 2019

base on teacher all teachers are different

Posted: May 1, 2019

Posted: May 1, 2019

out of all my experiences this is not the worst. it just they do a good job covering it up and people will not come forward or speak. only behind scenes

Posted: August 26, 2017

Homework can be excessive but good communication with your child's teacher can go a long way. IEPs can't negotiate away homework but you can have a student modified to where they are showing concept mastery and not rote knowledge.

Posted: August 26, 2017

Communicate with the administration and your child's teacher and Nelson will not disappoint. There are many amazing, dedicated teachers at this school who clearly have a calling to teach and I have yet to meet a Nelson teacher for which educating is 'just a job.'

Posted: August 26, 2017

Character awards are a quiet and often uncelebrated part of what you'll find at Nelson. I've had kids come home with notes, certificates and even awards for acts of kindness. Kiwanis sponsors a monthly program called "Eagle of the Month" where children are chosen for award based on character. This means that my ASD child has just as much opportunity at excelling as his gifted brother.

Posted: August 26, 2017

Posted: August 26, 2017

When I hear of 529 and IEP experiences elsewhere my stomach churns and I am again called to be *increadibly* grateful for all the support my child's teachers have shown at Nelson. We've tried a special needs school, Pepin, and brought our son back to Nelson. I've never in my life felt more people were in his corner than his IEP meetings. Teachers are not afraid to take a stance even if it means disagreeing with the district rep. I've had meetings last hours because the teachers will stand in my child's corner and advocate for necessary services until they are heard. As a parent I feel equally respected in all IEP meetings. Not once have a felt like anything less than a team member advocating for my child. Standards are HIGH for special needs kids at Nelson. Each IEP meeting I end up questioning the teachers' ambitious goals. Even as a parent I've always seen them as incredibly high demands of my son. To date, four years at Nelson, his goals have been met or exceeded.

Posted: August 26, 2017

Posted: August 26, 2017

If you child is special needs you will be flabbergasted and amazed at the outpouring of compassion and support. Expectations are high (my IEP kid is ASD but on the lesser end of the spectrum).
Gifted service coordinators are nothing short of wonderful and your gifted child will interact with gifted peers which will help build relationships for asynchronous developing kids.
I also have two neurotypical and normal kids and their experiences have been great. Nelson has built a passion for reading in my kids that is contagious.
Any concerns I've ever had have been dealt with swiftly by the teachers and school administrators. We are a family that could choose to send our kids anywhere not just via Florida Choice but also private. After interviewing and touring private and charter schools there is no better place than Nelson for any of our four children.

Posted: July 8, 2017

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We had a very discouraging experience!! 1st grade teacher didn't respond to repeated attempts to discuss student. My impression was that she did not care.

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Posted: June 2, 2015

All of our kids attended Nelson before middle school & high school...I can't say enough about this wonderful school! Teachers go above & beyond expectations, administration is really well connected to students & families, & PTA is very active

Posted: March 19, 2014

I have a 5th grader and a 1st grader. I love Nelson Elementary! The teachers and staff are very friendly.. As far as anyone else having a bad experience here, I can honestly say that it has to be more their problem...and definitely NOT the schools. I feel that my children are safe while they are here and getting a great education. Thanks!

Posted: December 10, 2013

I love Nelson! I don't know what else to say. They are wonderful people. From the front office to the teachers to the lunch staff. I have never met a better teacher than my daughters teacher Mrs. Diers. I only wish she could move to the second grade so we can have her again :-) I have never...ever had a problem with bullies. I know a lot of the parents and have never heard of them having any problems either. Cindy the principal....she is just wonderful. She walks through the halls and says hi to all the students by name! She really takes the time to get to know her school. I absolutely wouldn't change a thing.

Posted: July 30, 2013

Absolutely love Nelson Elementary! My child was there for 6 years.The teachers are always compassionate and hands on with the students. Theres plenty of opportunities to be involved with classroom and school events. We will miss them as my child transitions to middle school

Posted: August 7, 2012

My son is FINALLY done with this school, and so am I! Praise God! Kindergarten - his teacher was basically incompetent and they combined her class with a neighbor teacher who was impossibly harsh. 2nd grade we had the dumbest woman I have EVER seen in my life. 3rd grade we had 2 teachers and one was the meanest, nastiest, most abusive woman I have EVER seen. 5th grade was pathetic - FCAT FCAT FCAT - let's not teach English class, punctuation, spelling, proper sentence structure... I know lets teach reading and writing (no penmanship), have them read and write about it. Yeah, that'll work! Right? It doesn't! The principal is about useless. All I can say is thank the good Lord his elementary school career is over. Now onto the unlimited joys of Middle School.