I found the staff to be very nice and helpful. I was surprised to see how underfunded the school was. The school needs books (just look in the library and ask teachers about classroom books), simple maintenance like paint and clean up in certain areas like pressure wash the concrete, etc. i could say
... Read more more but won't. It appears the staff is trying but also obvious they are frustrated by the 'system' and have their hands tied in certain areas. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/25/09
It's a well rounded school with great teachers, a great team of food service workers and other staff!
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Posted by a other on 09/18/09
parras is a good school but not a very good pe program
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Posted by a parent on 08/09/09
The teachers run the school and as other posters have said, some are good, some are poor. The biggest problem is the lack of teacher communications. On average, I'd say that 1/2 the teachers have NO INTEREST in students. They're just there for the 200 day work year and the early retirement. Some
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Posted by a parent on 03/21/09
I don't like most of the teachers some are to social and personal and some don't care what your student gets. There is one that yells way to much and is very unfair
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Posted by a other on 03/20/09
We've had a real struggle at Parras. Teacher communications are poor, and anything short of walking in the door in person fails to get a response. The principal and counselors try to help, but, they are not in control and the teachers do whatever they please. Compared to other schools we've attended
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Posted by a parent on 03/14/09
this school has given me challenges but these challenge promote you to suceed i would highly recomend this school for parents and students by the way im am a 8 th grader at parrras middle school
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Posted by a student on 08/26/08
My daughter reported the theft of a ticket to the principal yesterday, (the principal having shown previous dislike of my daughter), had three girls go look for the missing ticket, and then proceeded to tell Madison that is something is valuable, don't bring it to school. My daughter knows this, especially,
... Read more now, but what else/other support does the campus provide? We filled out a police report, and I believe Ms Tahajian received her copy. Also Madison has gone to her repeatedly about being harassed by other students. Is there no measure in place to curb this behavior, or should I go down to the RB Police Dept and file restraining orders on these girls? I feel no support from this principal. She has made up her mind to not have favorite students, as in the case of Madison. If she does have favorites, I don't know them. Either way, her position, I believe should require impartiality at all times. Do I also need to copy in the Daily Breeze and possibly the State Board of Education? I am so fed up with this principal trying to grind my daughter in to the ground, and picking Madison up, almost in tears, daily. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/22/08
This is our 2nd middle school between the 2 kids. We moved 2 years ago. Adams is much better than parras. The principal at parras doesn't work very hard to connect with either the kids or the parents. We've always felt that staff (except counselors) was aloof. The 6th grade teachers are a mix of
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Posted by a parent on 04/13/08
My older daughter went here 6 years ago. It was a good school. My younger is now there and I'm surprised at how much its fallen since then. The teachers have changed out some, and the older ones seem defeated. The principal is new too, and she's pretty much clueless about how to run a school. I'm
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Redondo Beach schools — Parras Middle School is located at 200 N Lucia Ave, Redondo Beach CA 90277. 200 N Lucia Ave is in the 90277 ZIP code in Redondo Beach, CA The school district for Parras Middle School is the Redondo Beach Unified School District. Parras Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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