Cape St. Claire Elementary School

9
9 reviews
Grades
K-5
Students
566
Type
Public

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Great so far- loves all the teachers, various activities each day from gym, computers to art and music and some wonderful school events
Posted by a parent on 5/1/2019
Terrific teachers but the administration needs a complete overhaul. The principal, assistant principal and guidance counselor need to be given the boot (and not be pawned off on another unsuspecting school) and a couple of the front office staff need to go with them for their nasty attitudes.
Posted by a parent on 1/22/2019
The teachers at CSCE are outstanding. They are hardworking, supportive, and truly love children. My children like school and up until last year, my husband and I would have never hesitated to recommend CSCE to anyone considering moving to the area. I hesitate to give this school 5 stars now, mostly based on the administration. What was once an inviting school with great parental involvement and support, because parents and families felt welcome, has now turned into a place where patents dread coming into the building. The office staff is not welcoming and the principal is curt and not personable. Her communication with the parents and community and subpar. In addition, she comes across power hungry and I have witnessed her lack of support towards her faculty and staff. She seems to care about ratings and test scores more than creating a welcoming, positive environment where children want to come learn and grow. The assistant principal seems nice, however We have probably exchanged no more than 10 words in the year she has been here. As a volunteer, I have witnessed the hard work and dedication the teachers put into an increasingly stressful job. I have also witnessed comments and conversations between teachers and the administrators that show a lack of support and empathy for the continuous changes and increased workload being placed on teachers. It has made me understand why my own children are showing increased anxiety over the last year or so. Thank goodness for the amazing teachers my children have had, who know my kids and keep an open line of communication with my husband and I. I think the administration and front office staff could learn a thing or two about how to work well with others from these teachers.
Posted by a parent on 9/14/2015
My son's teacher called me to ask if I plan to send him to school on Friday. "Is it a holiday?" I asked. No, it's a field trip day and he won't be able to go because I had forgotten his permission slip. I asked if it would be an excused absence if I kept him at home. She said, "No, not without a note." Keep in mind my son has diagnosed ADHD (504 PLAN) and has issues with remembering to bring important papers home. Now, you may ask yourself as I did, "why did this teacher call to see if I would keep him at home?" I believe she wanted to make the point that because I had not checked his homework folder, he would suffer. Now, I've tried to give his teacher the benefit of the doubt. My son has diagnosed ADHD and frequently forgets important items. I often have to work evenings so I rely heavily on my care provider to check his folder. His teacher told me he tried to pay last week but he didn't have the permission slip. Why not let him pay and send an email or call me to inquire about the slip as she did to inquire about his attendance? This is a sad testament to the pettiness and caliber of people at this school.
Posted by a parent on 5/27/2014
Our experience with two children in this school over five years has been mixed. The school is in a supportive and tight-knit community and refreshingly free of the many terrible issues that plague urban and socio-economically challenged schools. The teachers are enthusiastic and pleasant, even committed for the most part. The administration seems fair and sincere. The education just isn't very good. After five long years and straight A's in the 'advanced' math classes, my daughter can barely perform long division or multiplication. Her homework is embarrassingly simple, instruction scattershot, and math comprehension dubious. We receive regular emails from her teachers full of errors of grammar and diction, so I'm more than a little skeptical about the quality of classroom instruction. Looking over her tests, homework, and materials returned by her teachers, she is at least a year, and possibly two years behind her counterparts in local private schools. It's sad that these kids, who aren't dumb, won't have the skill necessary to compete at at higher level later. If we had the funds, we'd transfer to a more rigorous school.
Posted by a parent on 10/13/2013
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Annapolis schools - Cape St. Claire Elementary School is located at 931 Blue Ridge Drive, Annapolis MD 21409. Cape St. Claire Elementary School is in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Cape St. Claire Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.

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