Batterman Kathy L Elementary School

This school kept its integrity for 9 1/2 years and recently lost it over the last 2 years. This school cannot keep its staff members, the students are unhappy and it shows. Many of the teachers try and keep the motivation alive but most feel that it's "too much work " for them and once again shows.

I'm giving them a 3 not because it's a bad school but because the classrooms are overwhelmed with this common core curriculum and the teachers are strapped with deadlines. The teachers do what they can but something is not right when they are worried more about teaching Kinder class conjunctions instead of reading and reading phonics because it needs to be completed by a certain cut off date whether the child gets it or not. As a result I know a few children who are behind because they are still struggling with trying to blend words in 1st grade. This affects their self-esteem and in turn the child gives up because it's just too much to comprehend and it's occurring in all the others grade levels too, not just Kinder. Unfortunately Kinder is where reading writing and math need to be a priority in order to be successful in higher grade levels, if your child can't read, write or count to 100 by the time they are in first grade, then there is something definitely wrong with the school or the curriculum. Conjunctions can wait till 2nd or 3rd grade. Deadlines can wait. Reading, writing and math cannot.

Lastly, the parents are not respected. The front office lady with the brown hair that sits in the very front is on a power trip; someone needs to tell her to take it down a notch. I've witnessed the treatment she can pan out and it's not pretty; It shouldn't matter if you a parent comes in there with rollers in their hair and in pajamas or if you are anyone other than Caucasian; you do not disrespect a parent for how they look or who they are especially if they are there regarding their child's well-being or education. Maybe the stress is too much for her and she needs to find another job.

At first this school seemed to be a great school. After almost 2 months of being at this school we had had nothing but issues. My son is in 2nd grade and his teacher yells and screams at her students. She also told my son that counting his fingers was cheating when she has them count blocks in class. Isn't that the same thing, but is fingers are with him all the time. The staff and the teacher was very rude. She would write on my sons homework on how we are teaching him wrong at home and to stick to the way they are teaching him in school They did not want us to teach him how to carry in math they want him counting blocks and crayons.

favoritism with students who`s parent has $$$. Teachers picks on certain kids they don`t like. Do not bring your kids here. The worse school ever.