Annunciation Elementary School

Horrible. So much learning time wasted on discipline. So much structure wanted

Learning: 4/5My daughter joined Chase Elementary because she was behind in school due to behavior problems related to ADHD and other challenges. While the support she has received has been helpful, I feel there is still room for improvement in the overall learning experience. The school could benefit from offering more diverse activities and learning opportunities to better meet the needs of all students.Teaching: 5/5The teachers at Chase Elementary are fantastic. They are respectful, supportive, and do a great job of motivating their students. Their commitment to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment is truly appreciated.Social-Emotional Support: 5/5The school excels in supporting students' mental health and emotional well-being. The staff are attentive and compassionate, providing a nurturing environment that helps students feel safe and supported.Special Education: 5/5The special education services at Chase Elementary are excellent. The school provides the necessary support and accommodations to ensure that students with disabilities, like my daughter, can thrive academically and socially.Safety: 5/5Safety is a priority at Chase Elementary. The school provides a secure environment, free from violence, discrimination, and harsh punishment, allowing students to focus on their education.Family Engagement: 5/5The school does a great job of involving families in their children's education. As a parent, I feel welcomed and included as a partner in my daughter's learning journey, which is incredibly important to me.Areas for Improvement: While Chase Elementary has many strengths, the school is quite small, which limits its diversity and the variety of activities available to students. Additionally, the library is underutilized due to the school's size. I have even offered to volunteer my time to help run the library a couple of days a week, as I believe that access to a library is crucial for developing strong language skills and a love for reading. I hope the school will consider expanding its focus on these areas to better serve all its students, particularly those who, like my daughter, are working to overcome challenges.

Excellent. I love the Principal, Roger Lewis. The teachers and staff seem to really care about the students. Very few negative interactions there. Very strong parental interaction and support for student activities. Very strong parent-lead organizations: Foundation, Fathers' Group, PTA, LSDMC.

This school doesn't keep the patents informed about problems the students are having. We don't get grades back from the work that are fine in class we are not informed about different state test that the kids have to take until less than a week prior. The homework that comes home with the kids are irrelevant to the state test the kid have to take. Bullying is not taken serious. Even when you complain to the board you get no responses back after they take your information and tell you they will call you within 48 hours. They are not teaching for success. They are only teaching kids how to take test. The most important factor is you think your child is doing good because you see the good scores on homework but in class work doesn't come home. When you ask about it the response is always we work on that stuff in class in small groups. No one is being held responsible and no one is looking into the actual numbers of what is going on. Even this message will get overlooked. Maybe if I go to the news or write a column in the news paper people will then start to pay attention. The principle is horrible. To me it seems like they only care about the 9000+ dollars they get from each students that comes out of the tax payers pocket. When you start to ask real questions the blame then send to go on the student which usually is "he /she lacks focus" or home work is getting turned in late because they gave the homework folder to the wrong teacher. Instead of having one homework folder they need to have one for each class. This school sucks. It's failing and it's not the kids fault the school makes it seem like your kid is doing good until report cards or testing comes out. Then that's when you hear about all the problems. Before then you hear nothing and see nothing except graded homework.

Our daughters are excelling. It is a wonderful learning environment with great instruction and leadership