Western Addition

The school needs a new approach to what theyre doing, a lot of what I see as a parent feels very ingenuine. Also this school tends to attract a lot of social warriors who make small comments about other parents who cant contribute as much as they can. Rememebr that volunteering and family engagement signifies the family is privileged enough to do so, but it feels like the familes who do contribute are superior to the rest. Also, the demographics of the school doesnt reflect that of the city so when they talk about social justice and wanting to promote that, yet the school does the bare minimum when it comes to outreach to recruit students for a better diverse student body, you wonder, does the school really care or are they just putting up good looking signs for ppl to see? Lastly, the test scores tell the story. Theres a obvious disparity between demographics so that begs the question of if the teachers are teaching? or is it just the parents or privileged kids who tend to pass, because only the white kids appear to be passing the state tests. Compare the statistic to other schools in the district or KIPP, New School, it seems Creative Arts isnt doing as good of a job

We had an absolutely phenomenal TK experience at Rosa Parks. I initially had hesitations because of the school ratings, but after learning more about how heavily those metrics can reflect socioeconomic factors rather than the full quality of a school experience, we decided to give it a chance—and I’m so glad we did.Teacher Daney, Ms. Andreena, (and Mika Sensei as part of the JBBP program) and all the teachers we interacted with were truly incredible. Our kids were supported, cared for, and excited to go to school every day. This is after being with me for 3 years as a stay at home mom and very very against going to school. The TK program exceeded our expectations in every way. I was also consistently impressed by the administration—The Principal, Ms. Sno, and Assistant Principal (Ms. Sogo) were constantly present on the yard, and actively involved in the school community in a way that felt genuine and hands-on. I feel like it was incredibly rare to not see Ms. Sno and I appreciated her boots on the ground type of mentality. In my school days, the administration sat in their offices the entire day so it was really nice to see her super involved.We ultimately left for a shorter commute, but we were incredibly impressed with Rosa Parks and remain very grateful for our experience there.

Staff turnover at KIPP schools in general is very high. There's a reason for that. They don't value their employees at all. And there are numerous instances I can remember of kids needs being outright ignored. A

SFDS has been a fantastic experience for our child. The teaching, individual development, resources, mix in subjects (including a fantastic art and math/science program), and size of classes and ratio to teachers has been exactly what our son needed! There is both academic challenge and early academic support (for reading and writing) and kids feel a real sense of community here. Parents are warm and laid back (although there is a bit of a culture of affluence here, not showy, but it is a bit of a bubble). Lots of visible diversity in the lower years which we were looking for.