The Leighton

As parents in a beautiful neighborhood in Plano and a top Great School's rated elementary school, we were trepidatious about the size and overall metrics of Plano Senior, however our Junior has had an excellent year. The AP courses and test-readiness levels / focus on SAT are excellent. Counseling is flexible and supportive. One area of opportunity is in funding for academic teams and fine arts -Debate Team/ Orchestra/etc., these groups are under-funded compared to sports and band which receive the limelight and the funds- which is not unusual for high schools in Texas. Fortunately, the commitment and coordination of the Administrators that oversee these programs is exceptional, as is their commitment to diversity and inclusion of all ethnicity, academic levels and socio-economic status. Our child was able to partner with a peer and bring Model UN to the school relatively quickly and with great support from the administrators. As parents, when we had a concern with the feedback we were hearing on teaching methods of a specific teacher the assistant Principal was communicative and met with us and our child, as well as others in the classroom to validate and ensure the brand new teacher's methods were aligned with the values and strategies of the school. I would rate the leadership and administration of this school a strong 5, as well as the quality of instruction. That- aligned with strong parent involvement is the key to a Great School, in my book.

There is a Spanish teacher at our school. We (Our Class) Belive that she is not teaching us, mearly telling us a few phrases, then giving a quiz or packet over a different subject entirely. For instance, Today she gave us a "warm up" paper, containing a trace-the-line on the front, and a matching game on the back, which the subject of that is matching numbers in english and spanish. Then, she gives us a quiz on these specific topics, speaking in full spanish, while not knowing most of these phrases or topics, as she has abrubtly failed as a teacher: Introducing ourselves, discussing our school schedule, telling other people what classes you recommend and so on. I ask that you look into these problems, as she is doing other things against school policy, such as taking phones without warning, So far she has taken 13 Cellular devices, when the owners of the phones were not doing anything within reason to get them taken up. In fact, 4 of the 13 cases were when the phone was visible in the side pocket of the backpack, which still qualifys in the "Have your phone in your backpack" rule. I interviewed the entire class on my own time, and 21 of the 29 student feel the same on most of these subjects. I know most people reading this review think that this is just another kid on a rant, but I 100% feel like most kids, and some teachers feel this way, even if they are not ready to announce it publiclySincerely, Concerned Student

I recently withdrew my son from this school. The front desk staff is disrespectful and rude. My son had multiple incidents last year and no one bothered to contact me. A student punched my son in the face and tore up his pants, you would think this warrants a phone call home to explain the situation. This year, he was left in the bathroom for 3 hours and no one bothered to call me until the 3 hour mark. You would think that working in an environment where there are young children all around they would hire people who are better examples of what a good citizen should act like. Oct 2022.

I am a student here at Wilson. I understand many of the parents reading this may consider it just another kid that hates going to school and wants to make it the school's issue, but I will be saying I would quite literally rather die than spend another three years of my life here.For starters, the safety and cleanliness in this school is disgustingly bad. The bathrooms and hallways have dead roaches on the floor and ive literal pee on the walls in the bathroom. As for safety, the staff here has that last on their list. They talk it up a lot, but it's all to keep the parents from getting angry or involved. The amount of fights, shooting threats, bomb threats, etc. we get in a month is genuinely insane. They do not do anything about these things except try to shove it under the rug and keep us from talking about it to each other or our family.The next and biggest issue is the help we receive in terms or mental health or issues at home. As someone who has been through these motions with the counselors at the school, there is zero privacy whatsoever. I understand if a child is hurting themself or going to kill themself that it would be necessary to alert the family, but if it is something that isn't immediate danger and they have specifically asked you to not disclose it to the parents (especially if the issue is child abuse or any family issue) they need to respect that, and they do not. The bigger issue with this is that they don't take it seriously no matter what it is. Several of my friends have been reported for hurting themselves, and they ask to see their arms and nothing else. It is disgustingly easy to lie, but they apparently don't understand that.All in all, do not send your child here, there are so many better options and they will be much better off there than anywhere near here. The safety and cleanliness and mental health issues in this school is so awful, you don't want to be throwing a kid fresh out of 5th grade into this absolute hellhole.