This school has a great community that works hard to meet the childrens, parents and educators goals. Mrs Ramirez is a great leader in this school and is very approachable. We love PS 38!!!!
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
There are great things happening @ P.S.38 Each & every day!!! Enrichment programs... Movie nights.... Fall harvest....Free afterschool programs...Some of the many interesting things happening all for our children!!! We love P.S.38!
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Posted by a parent on 09/28/09
I see many negative comments about teachers here. While I have disagreements with the way the administration runs the school, I can say this: I have a son who is in Ms. Hallinan's second grade class and has Ms. G as a Science teacher. As far as I'm concerned, these two teachers represent private school
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Posted by a parent on 05/14/09
After attending the principals breakfast this week, I can see why the school is changing. Never before have the parents in this school had a voice. The staff and administration are great at these meetings. It was a pleasure to attend. As a parent, I very happy with the school. For our family, it is not
... Read more always about scores. Its about how our cihild is recieved in his school community. This school lis a family! It is a joy to see the princpal with the children. You can see that it is all about them for her. She too is very different from the traditional at 38. With her comes a chance for children. Ove the past three years she, the teachers and staff have transformed a once stagnant community to one with depth , breath and purpose. The addition of an enrichment coach has proven to be successful too. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/09
Yeah P.S.38....... Keep up the grest work. Thank you Ms Yolanda for being a caring andnderstanding principal.
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Posted by a parent on 04/06/09
People say this school has made big strides. That may be true, but that indicates more about how awful the school used to be than what it is now. It's fine for pre-K and K, but after that the families who can are voting with their feet and going elsewhere. The teachers are great. We loved our son's teacher.
... Read more But the principal is autocratic, widely disliked by teachers and parents (and, yes, we really did approach her and try to work with her, and not just for the benefit of our son alone), and totally focused on test scores. We're frustrated and disillusioned. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/05/09
Recently our parent coordinator gave our school parent and teacher website information. I wanted to log on to tell people about our sweet, loving community. and choose this site because it seems fair. The school is seriously changing for the better. Our teachers are smart our principal is stern but supportive
... Read more and our children are great. We have some difficult parents here and there, but all in all, our parents are magnificent. A real shift is taking place and our community needed the uplift. Bravo to the teachers, the adminstration and smart parents who help keep our school moving in a positive direction. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/02/09
As a parent who has been in the school for a decade, there have been some negatives as well as some positives, but I see more of the positive as of recent months. The children seem more motivated to learn, the extra curricular programs are excellent, and the teachers are dedicated to teach. Parents
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Posted by a parent on 03/10/09
My daughter has been going to P.S. 38 for 5 years and is about to graduate. Early on it was fantastic. The teachers are were great, and still are. It is the rest of the school leadership team that leaves something to be desired. There is a real lack of communication with the parents. They tend to
... Read more communicate negative behavior to the children, and have them pass it on to their parents. Even when you call them and leave messages they don't return your calls. The Guidance Dept. is the major problem in terms of communication, the discipline is random, and seems to depend on who is administering it. There is no real system for discipline. The level of academics however, is outstanding. This is the saving grace. The teahers really care, and work very, very hard. If we could resolve the discipline by threat, there will be vast improvement. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/09/09
P. S. 38 is a agreat school and great things are happening there. The teachers are fantastic and tireless. They know your child and can tell you how your child is doing in the class and with the subject matter. However, I do feel that the school has an arbitrary view of how to discipline the kids.
... Read more They seem to make up the rules as they go and not very logically. I would give the school and overall 3.5 stars Read less
* In 2008-2009 New York used the New York State Assessments to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and math, in grades 4 and 8 in science and in grades 5 and 8 in social studies. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New York. The goal is for 90% of students to meet or exceed grade-level standards on the tests.
Student enrollment:
478
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
39
Number of classrooms:
30
Special Education
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Brooklyn schools — Ps 38 The Pacific is located at 450 Pacific St, Brooklyn NY 11217. 450 Pacific St is in the Boerum Hill neighborhood and 11217 ZIP code in Brooklyn, NY The school district for Ps 38 The Pacific is the New York City Department Of Education. Ps 38 The Pacific is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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