103 Birch St
Lake Jackson, TX 77566

My children have attended Brannen for years. The parent involvement in the school is fantastic. Out of all of our years at Brannen, fourth grade is the worst. It seems in the last years the teachers teach to the state test, not student foundational skills and learning. My child and friends of my child are increasingly frustrated and their confidence is suffering. We as many parents are working hard at home to make it out of Brannen with our childrens self confidence and love for learning in tact. Up until now I have been a huge supporter of Brannen, But that has changed. I question the quality of education for my child and the ongoing training of the teachers.

The cheer coach is so toxic and do not treat the cheerleaders good at all, as a mother of a high schooler I am disappointed. The pure favoritism of the teachers is very obvious. I have come to hear multiple story’s of bullying, yet, nothing is done by the incompetent teacher. The current cheerleaders, as of now, are toxic as a result (specifically varsity).

Unfortunately, education is no longer a priority. Teachers do not have the vocation or patience to be educators or deal with children, and I understand that it may be due to their poor salary or employment conditions. The students rarely have homework or use notebooks and basically computers are our new educators. Teaching is a profession that is not for everyone since not only is a class being taught, a new generation is being educated and that is the problem

Incident happened today where I called school at 12 pm, 4 hours prior to school let out time, telling the office staff that my son would ride his bike home today, to surprise him with further responsibility with a note/walkie talkie with directions and they confirmed. Waited for my son, couldn’t find him. Drove to school, went to the bike line, his bike was still there, questioned staff where he was the staff was extremely rude and not helpful until one teacher (Mrs. Cooper) helped me and after 15 minutes we found him, in the car rider line. Finally got my son, then they proceeded to tell him that he could not ride his bike across the campus because part of the bike is “motorized” so my son had to push it across the campus and then I was finally able to retrieve him. Poor communication, negligence on their part for not informing my son after they had confirmed they would, very unacceptable and such poor leadership.