Barona

Teachers are good, but not great, and small class sizes (usually) are good. However, Principal did not follow up with me and does not show leadership skills to lead teachers, or students. Principal was not straightforward and honest with me, which I discovered much later, and she is certainly not the leadership that will lead a school and its students to achieve great things. The students achieve mediocrity here because programs are weak and lacking in many ways. When the leader of the school in ineffective and impersonal it brings the whole school down and keeps this school from being a great school. Schools should inspire and bring out the best in our children. This school seems to value mediocrity and is more of a babysitting / daycare service than a school that challenges and inspires children. After changing schools, it was obvious how much our children were missing out on by being at Barona Indian Charter School in Lakeside School District. Now, in a different District, they have many opportunities to grow and develop that they were missing out on at Barona. A proper Principal could really turn this school into something great. There is potential there but poor leadership and lack of programs. It is sad, really, when the wrong person is put in charge of our children's' education. That is an opportunity missed that can never be regained.