Western Addition

The school needs a new approach to what theyre doing, a lot of what I see as a parent feels very ingenuine. Also this school tends to attract a lot of social warriors who make small comments about other parents who cant contribute as much as they can. Rememebr that volunteering and family engagement signifies the family is privileged enough to do so, but it feels like the familes who do contribute are superior to the rest. Also, the demographics of the school doesnt reflect that of the city so when they talk about social justice and wanting to promote that, yet the school does the bare minimum when it comes to outreach to recruit students for a better diverse student body, you wonder, does the school really care or are they just putting up good looking signs for ppl to see? Lastly, the test scores tell the story. Theres a obvious disparity between demographics so that begs the question of if the teachers are teaching? or is it just the parents or privileged kids who tend to pass, because only the white kids appear to be passing the state tests. Compare the statistic to other schools in the district or KIPP, New School, it seems Creative Arts isnt doing as good of a job

My son went TK in Rosa Parks. I love how he was so excited to go to school everyday. The teachers, the principal, para, and other staffs are so nice, caring. They do great job to make kids feel being part of the school, the teachers motivate the kids to learn, make learning is interesting. Also they really support for kids on special education, my son had IEP and he did big progress here. And I cant't thank you enough for their support for my son.

Staff turnover at KIPP schools in general is very high. There's a reason for that. They don't value their employees at all. And there are numerous instances I can remember of kids needs being outright ignored. A

SFDS has been a fantastic experience for our child. The teaching, individual development, resources, mix in subjects (including a fantastic art and math/science program), and size of classes and ratio to teachers has been exactly what our son needed! There is both academic challenge and early academic support (for reading and writing) and kids feel a real sense of community here. Parents are warm and laid back (although there is a bit of a culture of affluence here, not showy, but it is a bit of a bubble). Lots of visible diversity in the lower years which we were looking for.