Rhone Dr
Daphne, AL 36526

My student had a difficult time at this school initially due to the disorganization of teaching platforms. Teachers use multiple platforms to teach assignments, post assignments (changing for inside of class vs. outside of class) and to post review work. Moving from a school with essentially one teacher to six (6) different teachers doing their own thing was frustrating for my student and for myself to be honest. I quickly met with each teacher to have them identify each platform they would be using. It came to about 2-4 digital platforms per teacher (total of 12 unique applications) on the students assigned Chromebook to which ONLY ONE was shared between ALL teachers. So, you see how this could get frustrating for a 12-year-old. I actually asked if there was a parent session offered that introduced us to these applications. No, there is not. PowerSchool is sometimes helpful. It is an app where we can see our student's grades in real time. Unfortunately, it is like any other computer system. It reports data that is input into it. Teachers who do not input student grades regularly (some I have waited for test scores for up to 2 weeks) pretty much have "dead" links. On top of all of this, as a new 7th grader at this school, my student has been accused (multiple times) of malice behavior only to be released from punishment with no apology and adults proving to carry out shameful behavior by jumping to conclusions. Quite poor conclusions too, that come from zero source or deductive reasoning (as my student has never even seen the inside of a principal's office and has always been the teacher's helper). Now that we are month's in, these instances do not happen anymore because he has gained a report, but he was definitely treated quite poorly when he first arrived at this school by teachers and faculty. It has been quite the disappointing experience.

I graduated in 2023 and loved my experience at Daphne High School. The atmosphere was always welcoming and there are tons of extra curricular opportunities. In the AP, IB, and dual enrollment courses, the teachers really cared about the students and their well-being.

We have been at Daphne East for 3 years, K-2nd. The principal, Mr. Doherty and his team are great. We have loved our teachers and they truly care about the students. They have a peer helper program where the older students help out around the school. I enjoy seeing the leadership and development opportunities that it provides.