Philo Middle

Bolton is the local school for the Ardmore/Hawthorne community which is primarily comprised of middle-class homes with college educated parents. However, 99% of students come from low-income families—it’s right here on great schools. That is because Ardmore families do not send their children to Bolton. There are six families on my block with young elementary kids and now that I have withdrawn my child...zero attend Bolton. It's private school or home school. Bolton buses children in from across the city for diversity in a huge gerrymandered school zone that doesn’t serve anyone properly.The culture is not conducive to learning and is focused on discipline, procedure, and lots of worksheets. Our daughter was here less that 4 months and we had two incidents of her having to defend herself from pushing and touching her clothes by little boys. We also had to opt-out of homework because our kindergartener was given assignments to complete over the course of a month. You get to choose the assignments, but kindergarteners should NOT have homework.The school looks like the just one I attended for elementary 30 years ago, it’s very old and run down except for large tv’s in every classroom. It did always appear clean though. They use an app called Classdojo to communicate with you, but you have to send written letters to them about everything even with phone calls and app messages. They tell you not to send your child with any sickness whatsoever, yet badger you about an absence. There is no accountability, everything is blamed on their "Systems" and "Procedures."You’re treated as if you should be grateful, you as a parent ,are allowed a modicum of inclusion in your child’s education. We’re completely done with public school and WSFCS in general halfway through Kindergarten due our experience here.If you parent intentionally, please consider other options before sending your child here.

No todos tenemos la misma suerte como padre de Familia Tengo mala experiencia en esta escuela , La directora pierde los estribos con facilidad y tiene escepcion de personas , desecpcionada estoy . ESTA alli porque la asignaron a trabajar , hasta me dijo que iba a llamar la policia , pues le dije que la podia llamar. en UN momento pude ver la doble personalidad que tiene , Ella sabe a quien le grita , gritar no significa tener autoridad para decir las cosas. Tengo testigos pero de nada me sirve , porque es una Empleada de la escuela, lastomosamente Ella la asignaron como directora. Mis hijos no quiero que sigan estudiando en esta escuela. No hay que confundir ganar dinero y trabajar por UN salario . que tener pasion por El trabajo . la razon fue porque fui a traer mi hijo a las 4 de la tarde y lo mas tarde es a las 3.20. yo entiendo . pero se complico porque tenia cita con la pediatra de una bebe de 6 meses , y solo UN doctor habia atendiendo para los que estaban en cita . El telefono se me apago , pero no llamaron a mi esposo yo no tenia manera de llamar. eso no pasa todos los dias , fue una casualidad eso a cualquier padre le hubiera pasado.Not all of us have the same luck as parents. I have a bad experience at this school. The principal loses her temper easily and has exceptions from people. I am disappointed. SHE IS there because they assigned her to work, she even told me that the police were going to call, well I told her that she could call them. At ONE moment I could see the double personality she has. She knows who she is shouting at, shouting does not mean having the authority to say things. I have witnesses but it is of no use to me, because she is a school employee, unfortunately she was assigned as director. I don't want my children to continue studying at this school. Do not confuse earning money and working for ONE salary. You have to have passion for work. The reason was because I went to bring my son at 4 in the afternoon and the latest is 3:20. I understand . But it got complicated because I had an appointment with the pediatrician for a 6-month-old baby, and only ONE doctor was attending to those who had an appointment. My phone went off, but they didn't call my husband, I had no way to call. That doesn't happen every day, it was a coincidence that would have happened to any parent.

LACK OF COMMUNICATION. I was told my child had a performance at the fairgrounds 3 days in advance. This had to be something that was planned for WEEKS

AWFUL, AWFUL. Lots of empty promised being dished out here.