1237 Hampton Park Rd
Decatur, GA 30033

School just not right anyone child to go here

My child has been at this school since kindergarten. I definitely believe your experience can be teacher dependent because like with most things some care and some just don’t. We have yet to be blessed with a teacher that really values her role as a teacher. I understand that teachers DO NOT get paid enough and do not have enough support. My expectation is to collaborate in my child’s learning especially if in the classrooms there is a lack of support for the teacher. However, there is a huge communication in regard to all things but most importantly my child’s education. From what I heard this did use to be a great school. I tried to give grace initially because I heard that things had changed but at this point they have just not gotten better. There are activities for parent engagement but the notice you get maybe about 48hours or less. So far with my child I get no real communication or information on what he is doing in school or how I can reinforce it at home. It’s not for lack of trying I ask questions and typically get no response or some type of deflection. Also this site says ratios are 1:12 which is false, they are typically 1:25 min. no matter the classroom, traditional, traditional inclusion, or Montessori classroom.

They really need to retrain the teachers at this school on how to handle behavior issues. If they aren't yelling at the students, then they are simply ignoring student bullying. Students are getting choked and hit and parents are NOT being notified. Teachers also carry out inappropriate conversations in front of students and nothing is done. Don't even get me started on whether special needs students are being served correctly. The assistant principal disciplined my child in front of the other students demanding the teacher call their parent, clearly not realizing they had an IEP and was on the spectrum. Communication is also A JOKE. Messages do not get responses from staff. We never know what is going on from day to day. Clubs get canceled and parents aren't told, resulting in my child sitting OUTSIDE for two hours waiting for parent pick up. NOT every child has a cell phone, parents should notified in some way. Teachers never know where students are at dismissal causing parents to have to wait and sometimes even having to pull in and park so they can go to the office to call for them. Students miss work and are failing and you would never know because you don't get any emails until grades are actually put in. So you have to constantly email the teachers and hope they respond to you with what is going on in your child's school career. Dekalb really needs to put a new principal in here and revamp communication, behavior, discipline, and school climate.