Academia Semillas Del Pueblo School

I am so sad to have to write this review because I really believed in Semillas but they have let me and my children down. Where do I even begin, the school is overcrowded and unorganized the staff is very unprofessional and at times rude to students. Many of the great teachers that worked there left or were fired for reasons unkown,one of my children had 3 english teachers in one year. I feel bad for the teachers that do work there because I know it can't be an easy place to work at. There was a great Math teacher there who was spectacular and really had the children doing great, however the principal fired him and suprize, now the Math scores are way down. Me and my husband don't feel comfortable speaking up because we feel there will be repurcussions on our children. We were just told because of "budget" cuts the students will be getting out of school at a different time. How can you just change the scheduale in the middle of the year. The priniple and vice principle are husband and wife and the husband is also on the board, a pretty cozy situation of power so there is really know way to rid them from the school, and we believe they are the root of the problem. FAIL
--Submitted by a parent

It's true the school is far from teaching students anything about leadership. The school is overcrowded, and not well organized. The teachers are great, staff is unprofessional, those who think they are leaders are far from it, and the school is a mess. I believed in the school, and its intentions to continue to teach dual languages, our culture, and roots. I trusted this school with my children, but they failed miserably in promoting independent thinking. The school is test driven. One more thing, the school does have a lice problem. The person who wrote "an uneducated idiotic bigot" is a staff from Semillas, and so this is what you have to deal with. We are simply giving our opinions from a parents perspective, and should be respected without being attacked. My daughter was always getting sent home with lice notices. She was infected many time, now in her new school she hasn't had a problem.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school, if your looking for the traditional LAUSD school this isn't your choice. This is not a test driven school and encourages kids to be independent thinkers.
--Submitted by a parent

The lice comment was posted on Sept 07 an uneducated idiotic bigot and I can imagine what the posters children are like. Thank god my children won't have engage with them there anymore.

Worst School EVER! Beware of poor leadership. No follow up by any administrator. We are truly disappointed with the quality of education provided by this school.
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If you want your children to get head lice up to four times a year send them to ASDP.
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they have teachers who really care about the students. Teachers are not just there to collect a paycheck
--Submitted by a parent

Amazing school, adm, faculty staff and student body. I have (3) of my children at semillas.
--Submitted by a parent

its a really good school my daughter goes there and she says she is enjoying what they teach her and the classes that they teach are aztec language, math, english, humanities, spanish, physical education,art , technology, and science ..
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great school, great teachers
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