School 5 John Williams

1. Issues are swept under the rug. 2. After principal Palermo left, the school is out of control. The current principal & vice principal walks around all day with a walkie talkie like they are working. Or, they aren't in the office to meet with parents. 3. The red (bad), yellow (so-so), and green (great) daily behavior process is a waste of time. Just call or email the parents from time with concerns about behavior. It's common sense. 4. Teachers don't answer calls or voicemails. 5. When problems arise between students in the classroom, most teachers send the children to another class without notifying parents. 6. The school lunch is not up to par. The lunchroom staff have to step their game up; I know you have rodents and other issues, I saw the reports online.This school is very small and old. Clara Barton # 2 needs a makeover inside and out.Hire staff that wants to teach and teach well. Create an inviting environment for parents. In my opinion, the school needs to close down.

I AM WARNING TO ALL PARENTS! THIS IS A TERRIBLE SCHOOL DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE EVER! KIDS ARE BULLIED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! We have teachers taking students phones for long periods of time for small things! We have teachers grabbing kids by their arms whenever they're frustrated. If you're bullied by a student the teachers watch. If you have an assignment that they feel isn't good, they will show the class to embarrass you! Teachers openly talk about how under performing their students are. These teachers are bullies and they should take that energy to high school and see if they'll still act the same!

I would not recommend this school to anybody, the students are out of control and the staff seems to not be able to control them. Is hard for the students to learn in this type of environment.

This has got to be one of the most unorganized schools in the district. Teachers are disrespectful and I do not think they actually care about how these kids do in school, it’s obvious from the test scores. Do yourself a favor and avoid sending your child here.

Go out and just walk around the grounds. Ask how children in wheelchairs and walkers acess the playground? The lack of accessibility in and out of this buiding. Walk in the GEM classrooms and see how Ipads and smart board are nothing more than youtube players. ABC' and 123,a few favoriate nursery rhymes thrown in. No adaptive PE offered. The students with disabilities are well fed. Kept clean. They stay in their own rooms are far from the general school population as possible. It's an out of date model and I feel sorry for any parent who thinks they have to settle for this school.The parents need to advicate & agitate for better from RCSD.