13116 Burninglog Ln
Dallas, TX 75243

fmms is a great school don't get me wrong, but some things are too far. one- the bathroom passes. sure its a great way to stop kids from skipping class, but we only have 9 chances to go to the bathroom during class for the whole 9 weeks. and teachers insist we use the bathrooms, but they get locked during passing periods (which are four minutes?!) so we are forced to go to the bathroom during class. its a ridiculous way to their take on bathrooms.two- yondr poucheswhy. just why. im not just speaking for fmms when i say this, but for any school with yondr. what are these pouches for? they prevent us from contacting any police or parent/guardian if there is a life-threatening emergency going on inside of the school. and getting kids in trouble because they either do t lock it or just forget their yondr is so stupid. kids should be allowed to have their phones in their backpack, but i think that teachers should have “phone jails” at the beginning of class, so we can still get our education. the yondr pouches are highly unnecessary, and super expensive. one pouch costs about 15-20 dollars, multiply that by how many students there are in our school and it is over 10,000 dollars. why are we using this money for yondr pouches instead of installing safer protocols in the school?three- hiring first year teachers they cannot teach at all, and the classes are all so disruptive because they cant figure out how to quiet them down.i think the school should change their ways for how they do these topics. sure, it can and might lead to problems, but thats why alternative schools and cameras exist. the school shouldn't be flaunting their money from fundraisers or families willingly giving their money to them on unnecessary items just for them to get rid of them sooner than later. it doesn't make sense why any of these “protocols” exist. i’m a current 8th grader at the school, and its okay so far, but i’ve seen at least 70 people breaking these “rules” that aren't that set in stone. do better.

Kids are seating on the floor to learn. The phone pouches are ineffective. Just a bad school now.

You know that you are going to experience a team of excellence from the moment you walk through the doors at Aikin. The office staff that greet you take professionalism to a whole new level. I think they know every child & parent individually. The teaching staff are second to none. Each child is given a hug & words of encouragement multiple times per day by the teachers. Teachers provide structure, guidance, & compassion consistently. They bring new & innovative techniques/approaches into the class. I’m incredibly grateful for the job they’re doing teaching my son.The Administration are equally progressive & compassionate. They seem to be supportive of the staff & want great things for the children. The goal is to touch every child in a meaningful way in order to help them grow into healthy & productive future generations. The blood, sweat, & tears shed by all staff at Aikin will accomplish that.Aikin is a beautiful melting pot. There are children from all over the globe. Many of these children have limited formal education & English skills. Many of these children are in a completely foreign & scary place, which makes the reassurances that are provided by school staff so imperative. Unfortunately, I don’t think Aikin receives the amount of support they truly need in order to help these children progress as quickly as they need to progress in order to be successful on their educational journey. That is NO fault of the exemplary staff at Aikin, but is the failure of Richardson ISD in the provision of the necessary services to schools with this population of students. This school needs extra resources to help these children compete in the modern educational system & the workforce of tomorrow. Aikin is providing THE BEST foundation that’s humanly possible to provide. I believe that it is this reason that the school scores are low. The children simply need more intensive service than the staff are capable of providing. I know every staff member wants to provide that degree of educational service, but it’s just is not humanly possible when they have 20+ students that need that same level of services.If you send your child to Aikin, rest easy, because they’re in GREAT hands. Your child will be uplifted by exceptional staff, & have the amazing learning experience. Don’t let those scores scare you.