Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School

The first couple of years I've been here its been good but as i got older the teachers here has got worst more disrepectful and rude towards students some are bad at teaching and the last couples of days its been so much violence, parents coming to threaten the school, security cursing and hitting kids its fighting and much more the education here sucks as well.

Loved this school back in May, 1972. It was my first day subbing for the BPS. I had to knock on the windows outside the office so that they would let me in to teach...Ha! Then the assistant principle escorted me to the room. He unlocked the door to my classroom from the hall. After we entered the room he introduced me to a teacher's aid and wished me luck. Those kids went on to become engineers, attorneys, physicians, professors...What a great, great school in a shining city by the lake.

Makowski used to be a great school when my nieces and nephews were younger...however it has gone down hill constantly. I have 3 children in Makowski (including a set of twin). All my children have peanut and tree nut allergies..on the first day of school I took them to let the teachers know (the clinic in the school is amazing they know my children by name and face) despite telling her teacher my 5 year old was given a peanut butter cracker...my 7 year old told her teacher she thought she ate something with peanuts she told her she would be fine and put her on the bus...my twins have been there since pre-K every year is a toss up if my son has a great teacher my daughters is terrible and vice versa...my 7 year old daughter is bullied daily when I asked to change her class they told me no because they had already denied other parents and it wouldn't be fair...they put my daughter (who is reading at a 5 grade level)in remedial reading and my son (who does multiplication despite being in 2nd grade) in remedial math just for the funding..if you care about your child's education DO NOT SEND THEM TO MAKOWSKI!!!

The Applewild School is an enigma. On one hand, there are very caring and supportive teachers/coaches/staff on campus that genuinely care for the students and overall well-being of their community. They often are thrust into lose-lose situations and expected to not only succeed but to deal with major issues without complaining. The staff are told to bury their complaints, feelings, and concerns in lieu of the company line which often has to do more with administration saving face rather than solving the issues. The administration isolates themselves from the rest of campus and often doesn't show up to activities with the rest of the Applewild community(faculty-student games, theatre productions, etc.) unless there is a financial element involved. Throughout the year, there was mention of the dire financial situation the school faced(almost 1 million in debt) and even went as far as writing parents and staff a letter saying that Senior Admin will not take raises but as they are a non-profit their salaries are public domain and there is a discrepancy between what is being told to the community and what is reality. The students are fantastic and are a joy to being around. It is a shame that they left to suffer with overworked, exhausted, and frustrated staff.

my old teacher who was amazing at not only teaching but just being their for you, moved to this school, she was an amazing science teacher who helped us with math, ELA and every subject we asked her to help in. she always helped you, gave us open notebook tests, i have adhd and she never judged me and pointed it out. in my opinion she is, and will always be an amazing teacher.