509 E DAVIS BOULEVARD, Tampa, FL 33606

The culture within this school is a direct reflection of it's leadership. The outgoing principal has a consistent track record of prioritizing fund raising over fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement and it is apparent in the attitudes of both the faculty and the parents. Most teachers do the bare minimum and parents are hit up on a weekly basis from their 'homeroom mom' for financial contributions - the most grotesque example of which is a strongly encouraged financial contribution to their homeroom teacher in the form of an end-of-year monetary gift. The socio-economic profile of the students who attend this school is what keeps the school off the 'consistently underperforming' list. Put this school and it's outgoing principal in a less privileged zip code and it would be a complete failure. It is well past time for the leadership and faculty at this school to do some serious soul searching around what it means to serve as an educator. Families that live a few miles West are fortunate to experience what a public school in S. Tampa should aspire to be. Parent of 2 children who attended Gorrie all 5 years.