My child started coming to this school at 3rd grade and within a year and a new principle... the staff, school, studies and rating for Dearborn Elementary has plummeted dramatically. The school year started with 7 Stars and with down to 5 stars within two years. Wow! I mean wow... my child was going to a rated 9 school previously, yet since we had to move.. this school has been getting worse every day. The teachers don't put in any effort to teaching the children with higher standards. My child's teacher Ms. Izumi keeps the children after school to go over the homework they start in class which is completely unacceptable and unnecessary. Mind you, I have two children under the age of 2 and by the time the teacher lets the kids out... the gate closes and I have to take my children out of the car, go through the front gate to get her out of school. Absolutely horrible!
This school does not pay attention to each students progression in any sort. If a student needs extra help in a category... you would have to look into programs they offer "by cost" to have your child with extra help in any subject. At the other school I was taking my child, they would have taken my child out of class and into another to go over what she is lacking in; which would be math in my situation. The school is overpopulated and under staffed. There are 36 students per class, which is completely unacceptable for a learning child to actually learn.
Also, my child was being bullied by not one, but two students and no one addressed the problem until I called and spoke to the principle regarding this matter in which the teacher just moved the students around in the class... that did not address my problem. My child hates to go to this school. She dreads waking up every morning and counts the days that she would go on spring break or summer break.
A child is suppose to love going to school to learn, not hate to go to school. I fear my child's learning is decreasing and is getting worse which scares me for her future.
The district should address this matter and look into the children's learning and desire to want to be in school by making it fun as well, not just send raffles they're doing or collecting money for events and school supplies.
I mean by all means, if this school put in effort to my child's learning... I would definitely contribute to their school which I had done for the previous school my child was attending.
I do not recommend any parent to bring their children which they would go through much suffering and lack of support in their studies.
Rating: F- (Zero Stars if possible) read more