Our daughter had excellent teachers throught the years. But i agree with the comment that there are various groups among parents.if you are not in it you will not get any chance to involve in any of the actvities. I also noted that PTA parents get their choice of teachers for every year. thier children
... Read more actually boast about that in class that they got to choose which teacher they wanted as class teacher.I feel kids are basically good, but a group of parents feel they are privilleged and hence encourage kids act out that way. compared to Barksdale in west plano, extracurricular activites( clubs , after school programs ) are nil in this school. I will take any other west plano school over this one on academical and social environment. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/08
My son was in Ms. Snowdens class this year for Kindergarten. Ms. Snowden is a GREAT teacher and I really enjoyed having her as my sons teacher. I enjoyed our year at Brinker but was a little disappointed with the other parents. It seemed like if you were not in the same social circle, you are not included
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Posted by a parent on 06/03/08
Our daughter is a kindergartner at Brinker Elementary. We feel that she is receiving an outstanding education. She is challenged every day and is learning on a consistent basis. We are pleased by what she has learned. Her teacher has been in the field of education for 30 years and is loved and respected
... Read more by the students. She provides excellent leadership for the kindergarten classes. Children attend physical education daily, art and music twice a week, and library once a week. Parent involvement at Brinker is fantastic as well. Parents are scheduled on a volunteer basis to work in the PTA sponsored 'work room' to assist classroom teachers in preparation for upcoming lessons. Kindergarten parents also have the opportunity to be reading buddies and to participate on a center committee. Various after school PTA sponsored activities are also available to the children. Some activities include: Spanish Club, Art, and chess. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/15/06
My 5 year old goes to this school. After 3 months, my conclusion is this school is better than most privates
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Posted by a parent on 05/12/06
This is a great school, excellent education plan.
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Posted by a parent on 02/19/06
Great teachers. As a parent I feel a little detached from the school. Some times it seems we are not allowed to be too involved. Lots of money in this school which makes it nice, but some of the parents are way too pretentious.
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Posted by a parent on 11/26/05
Nice affluent school. They push the children a little too hard. Too much home work and too much learning at once.
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Posted by a parent on 11/26/05
Brinker is a community in and of itself. The PTA is extremely active, and the teachers/faculty really care about the kids and working directly with parents. Academically, the school is quite challenging.
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Posted by a parent on 06/08/05
Brinker has gone through 3 principals in 3 years. Many of Plano ISD's experienced principals were forced into retirement in 2004 due to a tax law. This caused Plano ISD to promote inexperienced principal interns into the vacancies. 2004-2005 has been a difficult transitional year for Brinker with
... Read more our new inexperienced principal. I do not feel that our new principal has the experience to understand the impact of parent volunteers or that she appreciates their value. Maybe she will learn this over time, but it has been a tough year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/08/05
Brinker is awesome! My family and I recently relocated to Plano from another state,and we choose Plano because of it's 'Recognized' state rating. Brinker's rating is 'Exemplary' and well deserved. The entire faculty works hard and they believe in striving for sucess. My child's teacher helped her transition
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Plano schools — Brinker Elementary School is located at 3800 John Clark Pkwy, Plano TX 75093. 3800 John Clark Pkwy is in the 75093 ZIP code in Plano, TX The school district for Brinker Elementary School is the Plano Independent School District. Brinker Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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