Kaechele Elementary

The teachers are mostly competent and good at their jobs. We've had 4 teachers so far and 3 were amazing, but 1 was just a body in the classroom. The principal is friendly enough, however doesn't seem invested. The ExEd experience needs a lot of help. The principal seems to keep accommodations at a bare minimum instead of actually giving the student all that he/she needs. The social worker seems far removed from the ExEd process and the counselor is no help at all when it comes to knowing the laws for IEPs/504s. There are a lot of unkind students who aren't dealt with prior to becoming bullies. The teachers don't notice because they are not in ear shot to hear various conversations on the playground. The cafeteria is extremely loud and is monitored by volunteer parents who have no experience in a large setting of 150 or so kids at one time. There is no way to curb bullying in the cafeteria since no one can hear students' conversations. The cafeteria manager is very helpful and kind. The school nurse is good at informing parents of incidents and cares for the children fairly well, but is not helpful nor is she kind to parents. The office staff is rude and aggressive until they get to know you, then they are very helpful. The art teacher and librarian are wonderful. The students seem to like the music teacher, but I needed something from her once and she was not helpful at all. The PE teacher seems to be OK, although I really haven't needed him/her much. The PTA is amazing and go above and beyond. With all of that said, I'd probably give this school a B. They have a few things on which to work. However, I'd still recommend this school to friends and family.

My sister and many of my friends went here and it is a great school. Lots of educational opportunities for those willing to study well.

It has the worst principal, Erin Traylor. My son was bitten by someone; she even did not provide an apology. she is very selfish.

The students are expected to know how to read and write proper A,B,Cs both in upper and lower cases and numbers or 1,2,3… before they even begin KG at this school. They expect students to know how to draw people, animals, things, etc. before they even begin KG. They want your children to know American history, science, social studies, math in kindergarten and in grade 1. Teacher to students ratio is 22:1 or 23:1. The teachers purposely grade the exams at CTES very strictly even in KG and in 1st grade. Students in first grade are expected to read extremely well and write multiple paragraphs with proper English grammar, spellings, vocabulary and punctuations before they can move up to the next grade.Principal and teachers at this school never listen to parents’ concerns or use parents’ advice to alter or make small changes into their rigid and extremely difficult curriculums. Kids are often bullied, made fun of and ridiculed. Most teachers purposely make learning very difficult even for the average students. They expect students to study and learn everything at home. They expect parents to teach kids how to read and write at home and to read them stories and ask questions on a nightly basis as if we don’t have jobs or other responsibilities.Teachers at CTES make their curriculums purposely, extremely difficult for students with a little bit of learning problems. May God help you if your kid(s) suffers from ADHD, anxiety or any other physical, mental or learning disabilities. My kids often come home crying cause someone said or did something mean to them. My kids hate going to school and cry every morning. Parents concerns are often neglected. We find it is not a safe place. I don’t recommend this school to anyone except to those people whose kids can multitask, are above average, super smart and who can stand up against bullies. Even though this school has an 85% minority student population, most of their teachers are white.They don’t care about diversity except as a lip service or to celebrate it as a superficial, one day event. If you’re a minority or speak a language other than English then this is not a good school for your kids. I wish someone had warned me about it before I moved into this part of town. Some teachers pretend to be sympathetic, but they really aren’t on your side. They would gladly fail your kid at the end of the year. What really upsets me is that teachers cover for one another instead of caring for the well being of our kids.

Great school. I wish they would allow parents to have lunch with the kids though.