Bunche offers many extras, including pre-school, Spanish instruction and Suzuki music training. Kathy Tallo sent her oldest daughter to a private Montessori academy, then a public fine arts magnet, before the family was selected in the Bunche lottery. The Tallos live more than 10 miles away in the suburbs, but consider the school worth the commute. Harrison Hill Elementary Harrison Hill is an academy focus school, requiring school uniforms, traditional academics and discipline. Parents sign a statement promising to support the school rules, supervise homework and ensure attendance.
Homework is assigned four nights a week and the curriculum emphasizes children's literature.
With 720 students, Harrison Hill is the city's largest neighborhood elementary. She grew up in the Fort Wayne schools and taught at an all-black school as her first teaching assignment. Overseeing transportation at a large school can be hectic. Lowery called into a hand-held radio after she learns some children didn't hear the first call to their buses. Sometimes, Lowery or other staff members transport students home who miss their rides.