This school is as good as ANY private school in EL Paso and better than any public one. The Burnham's were well-known educators in NY (where I was raised and attended 13 years of private school). The beauty of the school is that it's success is not dependent on any teacher, but rather it is the learning
... Read more SYSTEM that all teachers must teach according to that makes the school effective, as evidenced by the fact that the standard test scores remain high even though there is no admisison test to get into the school (unlike Silva for example, which only accepts 'smart' kids who score high enough on their admission test). Also, as a charter school it receives only limited public finds, so staff disorginzation is a small price for getting a private-quality education for free. Otherwise, pay to send your kid to a private school and stop complaining. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/14/09
I have had my children in the school district for four years. I have never had a problem speaking with teachers, principle, or anyone else. Progress reports, newsletters, and report card go out on a regular basis. Teachers keep parents well informed for child's progress. Wonderful school!!!
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Posted by a parent on 09/11/09
i dont know why some people have a problem with this institution. i've found the staff and teachers of good quality. i will update from time to time as i have a 1st grader attending.
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Posted by a parent on 09/11/09
I would not recommend this school to anyone. The Principal, Office Staff and Teachers are very disorganized. Repeated efforts have been made on our part to communicate with teachers and administration regarding our son, but we have received no response to our concerns. Academics are also a great concern.
... Read more I would expect a recognized campus to stress higher academic standards than those without the same title, but this has not been our experience with Burnhamwood. We will not be returning next year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/09/09
This school has small class sizes (my son's class only has 17 students) relative to other schools. The teachers seem generally good. At the very least they are on par with the teachers at the public schools. The main problem with this school is it's horrible about communicating with parents. Often,
... Read more I receive less than a week's notice about events or functions. It seems very inconsiderate, especially for woking parents. I do not know if this is because the administrators/teachers are disorganized or if they are actively trying to discourage parent participation. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/27/09
There is no communication chanel between parents and school. You could leave lots of messages to the office or principle, but you always couldn't get any response from them. Even teacher didn't know some school policy when you asked the teacher. The teacher only told you to make an appointment to the
... Read more principle. It seems they work with the school in a black box. Nobody knows what's going except the principle. I want to withdraw my kid from this school and I don't recommend this school to you. I just want to ask the principle how can you lead the school, teachers and teach the students in the correct ways if you always ignore other persons. The students in this school won't learn any respect to other persons from you. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/24/09
Parents, please, don't be fooled by TAKS scores alone. After a 3-mo nightmare, I went running back to my local public school. TAKS scores are good because that is primarily the entire basis of the 'curriculum.' Mock TAKS. Practice TAKS. Other than TAKS prep, there is minimal supervision of teachers
... Read more or accountability when it comes to academic performance. Yet there is this disturbing environment of strict prohibition and control over parental communications. Parental involvement is not only unwelcome, it is prohibited. Any parent-teacher communication occurs only under a controlled setting. There is also no playground and children kept inside for hours except for PE. My child went through 3 teacher, and, in the interim, no lesson plans were prepared or reviewed, childrens' homewok accumulated without being graded, and no progress reports ever issued. Messages left for the principal and administration were ignored until I withdrew my children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/18/08
Lets stay focus and rate the school not the parenting style of the parents. Remember this are elementary age children not middle school and up. Kids do not complete homework in daycare do to noise and distractions. School has been improving its communication with parents and has a new and more fuctional
... Read more web site. Hopefully they will have it 100% completed soon. Safety has also increased and new building almost completed. I like the improvements. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/26/08
Very good school, especially the kindergarten teachers. Mrs. Rhonda Barker is very caring and an excellent teacher.
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Posted by a parent on 07/28/08
Excellent school. They truly work with the students to develop their weaknesses and enhance their strengths.
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El Paso schools — Burnham Wood Charter School is located at 7310 Bishop Flores, El Paso TX 79912. 7310 Bishop Flores is in the Lakehurst neighborhood and 79912 ZIP code in El Paso, TX Burnham Wood Charter School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 4.
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