6800 Esther Dr
Austin, TX 78752

My first son graduated from McCallum in 2022. While there are some challenges at McCallum, it is a good school that offers students a range of different opportunities. Our son enjoyed the business courses. He also took advantage of many different opportunities for advanced learning, including AP and community college classes. My second son is currently a 10th grader at McCallum. He has enjoyed French and engineering, in addition to core classes. My younger children look forward to the theater and dance programs at McCallum, which are among the best in the state.

The school went through some leadership and staffing challenges last year but our new principal since 2022-2023 Mrs. Olano has been wonderful. The school had substitutes last year as did much of AISD but is now fully staffed as of 2023-2024. This school is small with a very tight knit community of committed parents and teachers- everyone knows our kids! I love the dual language program and the librarian who leads the GT program, as well as the focus on community and school events to celebrate the Spanish and Mandarin programs.

Before we criticize the school's performance based on the "one size fits all" standardized assessmentt, we must begin by giving credit where credit is due, as they say. WHO, here, has recognized that Webb MS houses a One-of-a-Kind program that welcomes, nurtures, and offers high-quality education (from highly qualified teachers w degrees and experience) for students from many different countries? Anyone thought about this? WHO, IN THEIR RIGHT MIND, thinks you can better?Webb MS. is not an "A" school because there is no way that a child coming to USA for the first time at the ages of 10, 11, 12, for example, can pass that monstrous state exam. Come on people! You try taking the test and then decide how you judge these children. You teach the test, then decide whether you ought to criticize the school and it's teachers. Students are not going to pass a state assessment as one yr immigrants, or two, or three, even. Learning & growing is measured differently for every child and it truly depends on their background and yrs in the U.S. BE REAL.