The teachers are the saving grace of this school corporation. The School Board is political and ineffective. The worst is the Administration and the way they treat parents. Guidance Counselors don't listen, the head of School Guidance and Counseling doesn't listen to parents. They all love to pat each other on the back for doing the bare minimum for students.
They partner with outside organizations and don't watch over them, creating safety risks and leaving parents and volunteers to do the work to "fix" their very obvious weaknesses.
This may have been a great school district in the past, but our experiences have shown us a different story. Anyone reading this who is having issues: switch to Carmel-Clay, Noblesville, or Westfield schools if you can. Since Dr. Yvonne Stokes left, it's been steadily going downhill. As a long-time resident, I'm so disappointed.
Your kid's teacher will probably be pretty amazing, but the Administration doesn't treat them well. I've seen them treat teacher contracts like a yo-yo, you're in, then out, then in again. And the evaluation rubric they use is absolute garbage. Even though I write in solidarity with the teachers who work here, I cannot in good conscience give this district anything but 1 star.
My biggest concern is safety. Safety was an issue last year and they have changed some things, but it's merely a band-aid on a festering wound. They say safety is a priority but I promise you, it is not. They do not act that way at all, but love to boast about it. Us insiders know how fast and loose they like to play. Thank goodness they're doing proper background checks finally. It's a step, but not nearly enough. And the worst part is that they don't see that it is not enough. Just a quick fix by cutting corners.
Be better. Learn accountability. Give transparency. And for the love of all that is good, be better to the teachers and parents. We all know where the actual work happens. Too many in the Administration Building doing too little and each getting paid 4 to 5 times more than a teacher. That's not a good school district. It's a dying one. read more