The Principal along with some of the teachers are very disrespectful to parents.
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Posted by a parent on 08/16/09
Hi, Im currently attending BMS. I am a 7h grader and I take Pre-AP Classes that BMS has to offer. I love BMS, although some of the teachers can be some real downers but I find it fun here. I learn a great deal to. I'm asian and not many kids pick on me, mostly its like they paise me xD
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Posted by a student on 04/25/09
i am a student at bottenfield in the sixth grade. this is my 1st year and well i pretty much hate it. we are treated as criminals not students. the dress code consists of, I.D. badges, boys MUST wear belts, the boys shirts MUST be tucked in their pants or they will be suspended. crazy huh? they are
... Read more to strict. you know its human to forget things well if you FORGET your I.D. badge you get suspended. if they would lay off a little maybe the kids would be better! i dont think you want your kid to go here. but its your choice:) Read less
Posted by a student on 04/17/09
I am a parent of 2 children that have been through Bottenfield. There are a handfull of teachers that actually TEACH, the rest use their class time to gossip or are on the computer. My daughter has asked for help from teachers about school work that she doesn't understand and she is told to sit down.
... Read more Then I have to teach her how to do it. It is the poster child of schools that don't really care about their students. If you have a problem with a teacher and talk to Dr. Maye in confidence so that repremanding to your child doesn't happen. Well she doesn't believe in that apparently. It happened top my daughter last year and because I complained about the unprofessionalism of a female coach. I am personally exstatic that my other 2 will NOT be attending there. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/02/08
The staff at BMS are unprofessional and very unorganized. They are inconsistent and not concerned with educating the children. Discipline is the main concern and academics is the least concern. The children are not allowed to tell their version of a conflict. The teachers don't listen when students
... Read more are being picked on by other children. Regardless of who initiates a disturbance both children are punished. Children with learning disabilities are not being assisted as they should be. The BBSST program is offered, however, it is a joke because it is nonexistent in this school. If you want your child to hate school, learn nothing, and feel as though they are worth nothing this would be the perfect school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/06/07
I was a former student at BMS and quite frankly I think that it is horrible. Some teachers dont teach some teachers do and give too much work and assignments for these kids. The principal Dr. Maye has no control what so ever over the school, no one listens to her and she acts as if she really knows
... Read more what she's doing when she doesnt. I think Mr. Evans should come back because when he was there everything was great we had more extracurricular activities like flag girls and a dance team, we just recently had majorettes,last year, but they dont have them this year. And some of those teachers up there have some of the worst attitudes and they act just like kids themselves especially one teacher she always wants to catch attitudes. Anyways parents that are reading this dont send your kids there it's horrible. Take it from me. Read less
Posted by a other on 10/15/07
I am currently a student at Bottenfield Middle School, and while it might have been good a while back, and it might look nice to the parents, it is horrible. Torn up materials, paint chipping on the walls, consistant problems with the air conditioning. Just in one year. And the students themselves.
... Read more There is so much harassment and so little that the teachers will do about it. I do understand that the best thing to do is ignore it, but when you go home in tears almost every day, it becomes a problem that the teachers and administrators will not and do not even try to stop. Please believe me, do not put your kids in this school. It is horrid here. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/06/07
I was a student at Bottenfield, and I actually loved it there. You hear all these bad things about BMS, but it's actually a really good school. I loved going there each day. All my friends were there and there are some really great teachers. Although, I advise you to not take band, if you have no sense
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Posted by a student on 06/11/07
This is my son first year at BMS.I had problems in beginning wih a phone response from the Assnt. Principal. When I appeared in person, I received all the pertinent information from Principal Jennifer Maye. There needs to be a procedure put in place for parental communication. Principals need to have
... Read more a 24hour turn around by either themselves or a counselor depending on the issue to return a phone call to a concerned parents. Academics are much better than I expected. There needs to be more time dedicated to the mechanics of math and language. A lot of material was skimmed over and not taught. I heard about a PTA, but never saw any notifications about meetings. The newsletter is a wonderful communication tool. There's a lot of extracurricular activities. The band program is excellent. Overall my son likes the school. Few problems,but overall pretty good school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/03/07
I have nothing but praise for the Teachers and Staff at this school. If zero tolerance is what it takes so that the teachers are able to teach the students that are willing to learn, then by all means do what is neccesary. My child has attended this school for 2 years and has not had any problems, she
... Read more loves the teachers and staff and was actually excited about starting school this year. I think that what makes this school great is the encouragement that the students receive from the Teachers and Staff. I also enjoy the fact that they encourage parent envolvement. Yes, I would recommened other families to send their children to this school and I have. If I have to give this school a rating it would be more than 5 stars. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
911
Students per teacher:
18
Full-time teachers:
50
Number of classrooms:
45
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Adamsville schools — Bottenfield Middle School is located at 400 Hillcrest Rd, Adamsville AL 35005. 400 Hillcrest Rd is in the 35005 ZIP code in Adamsville, AL The school district for Bottenfield Middle School is the Jefferson County School District. Bottenfield Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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