Vandever Elementary School

I had started to rewrite this many times. Hopefully I can keep this short and to the point, as thinking about the unprofessionalism with some of the teachers make me livid. Many occurrences that had happened to both of my kids, bullying by kids and a few teachers unfair treatment because of some behavioral issues with my son, which was being handle by a Creoks counselor that came out and was a great advocate for my son. The counselor even noticed how there were some mistreatment and stood up for him when I couldn't. I believe 3 of the teachers I have had extreme unpleasant experiences are no longer there, This was back in 2017. However, one of the teachers is still there. If you do have a kid that comes home and says concerning things about a teacher please don't take it lightly even if it something as simple as my teacher doesn't listen to me. I have seen teachers tell their students to reach out to them and then shut the kid up for trying to ask a question. that is confusing for a kid. What I have noticed is that there is more done for the kids that are already doing well or partially well. Not much for those who are really struggling or seen as a "problem". Oh and the amount of homework coming home was not ideal. *Being 20/21 school year and my kids are having zoom meetings, I have a better picture on how some teachers are talking to the kids and it is not ok that is why this review is a little late. The tone they hold with the kids are not the same with the parents, they are building distrust in the education system for some kids. I don't mind being stern or strict, but some of the teachers need to stop going on a power trip with elementary kids. My kids are currently out of peters but still within union district.

My child enjoyed their time there but when we moved to another elementary in Broken Arrow, we found out that Rhoades is really lacking on quality education and engagement. It's a decent enough school, but probably one of the poorer in Broken Arrow.

I have had a good experience at leisure park with my son (2nd grade). He's ADHD and we struggle to get him to complete work in class, but I know the teacher is only one person and can only do so much alone. We have not experienced much for accomodations but will be pursuing that soon. I have full confidence in the school and getting him what he needs when the paperwork is done. Miss Randall is amazing!

We have been at Andersen for 7 years now, with 3 children attending. We love everything about Andersen. In fact, when considering moving, Andersen was one of the reasons we had against moving. The teachers are wonderful and each one cares so much!

We had 3 children here at different times. I finally pulled my last child out this year due to irresponsible leadership and immature management decisions at the school. If you have therapeutic adopted children or foster care children, know that ILCA isn't equipped to help your kids. Sports are most important at this school. The teachers are full of grace and mercy but to a fault. Since sports are so important, there are so many redos for kids to be eligible to play on these small teams. The standardized test scores were consistently low for my therapeutic adopted son, nearly identical for 3 years straight. One of my biggest regrets has been sending my kids to this school. It's been detrimental to their development. It was a good fit for my daughter in the 3rd grade, but high school was a different story. My daughter is thriving now at her new school academically and spiritually. We didn't know what we didn't have until we had it.