1503 Evergreen St
Fresno, TX 77545

great students bad teachers in this school

This is A horrible school. I do not recommend this school.

It is my 5th week here at RPE and I am weary. When I saw parent reviews saying that the school was unorganized I wrote it off as pettiness, but I was wrong to do that. This school year, we have welcomed 23 new staff members, myself included. This school has had its 5th principal in 5 years apparently, I'm not sure how true this is. Every day I understand more why the turnover at this school is so high. Communication between admin and faculty is unclear, then teachers are blamed for the missteps as a result of a lack of foresight. For example, I asked for clarification about SPED paperwork, which I understand is important as a federal requirement. This led to multiple case managers interrupting my class to highlight and confirm that I had received said paperwork, and a last-minute meeting held after school about how to do accommodation logs. It is ridiculous to call a meeting at 3:00 pm that could have been an email. We are adults who have commitments outside of school. As I type this I've been informed that another staff meeting will be held after school today. There are just entirely too many meetings that cut into our planning time, which means we have to work outside of our paid hours to plan lessons. Other professions are not expected to take work home with them every day and on weekends. The issues do not end here. The carpool line is inefficient. New requirements and deadlines are given to teachers every day with little to no specification on how it should be done. There is a culture of nonchalance among the veteran teachers here, they seem comfortable with the mediocrity that is this school. I adore the children and love working with them, but the lack of organization, poor communication, and mountains of paperwork has made a stressful work environment for me that I'm not sure I can handle for much longer.