Birch Elementary School

This school used to be wonderful. unfortunately, this past year has been absolutely horrible for not only my daughter but for a lot of students whom I baby-sit for after school! their reading levels are way be hind as well! Unless their are some drastic changes school year. I don't see this school improving much!
—Submitted by a teacher

The teachers and staff at Birch are so friendly, outgoing and approachable. They go out of their way to make all the students feel like they are heard and supported. We moved our kids to Birch from a different elementary school and we are so happy that we did. Our kids are thriving at Birch.
—Submitted by a parent

A terrific, small school that offers more than meets the eye. I have 3 children all of whom have attended Birch Elementary. Two of my kids also attended 2 other elementary schools. One of my children is academically gifted, one is average, and one has struggled. Each of my children has received the individual attention required to both excel and work at his/her level at Birch. The teachers, administration/staff, and parents are super involved, approachable, and supportive. In my experience Birch has exceeded my expectations when compared with the other elementary schools my kids have attended.
—Submitted by a parent

Birch is a intimate school with an icredible staff. Anyone I ever come across there is always friendly and wants to help. All the kids seem to be very happy. My son loves it!
—Submitted by a parent

My 3 year old son is attending preschool and Ms. Sara and Ms. Lucia are awesome. The kids do a variety of creative things. My son has learned a lot. Thank you for being so great.
—Submitted by a parent

This school has wonderful, motivated teachers. Parent involvement is high and there are great art and music programs. This is a raelly nice community school whose only drawback is the facility itself which is aging and in need of air conditioning.
—Submitted by a parent

Although Birch does still have somewhat 'open' classrooms, the teachers and students are respectful of others. I have been pleased with the teachers at Birch. They spend a lot of time working individually with students. The parents at Birch are wonderful. So many awesome parents volunteer their time to help out in the classrooms. I look forward to all of my children attending.
—Submitted by a parent

I have two children that attend Birch and I have been very pleased thus far with the attention and education that they are receiving. My doubts are in the administration. Keep up the good work teachers!
—Submitted by a parent

Teachers and Staff are all helpful and a joy to work with. Although our kids are used to more challenge, the school overall is pretty good.
—Submitted by a parent

We have just moved to the area and my child seems to love Birch. The teachers are wonderful and seem to care about the children. My child has made friends easily and enjoys going to school every day.
—Submitted by a parent

Our children attend Birch because that is where my husband went. It seems to me that not much has changed since he was in school. Our son is not doing well, and I find the teachers to not be at all interested in helping him.
—Submitted by a parent

School facility is terribly outdated. Has the 'open - classroom' environment which is not safe and makes learning difficult because of the noise. Leadership is run as a dictatorship. Many teachers have been at the school for over 25 years. Many are burnt out and have little patience. . Broomfield school in general do not have the same facilities, programs, leadership or teacher quality as the schools in Boulder. Furthermore the SRA funding for Broomfield schools is consistently lower. School does have a strong parent support group but we rarely get to decide where the money we raise should be spent. One bright side... Mrs. Ludwig - 2nd grade is awesome!
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter has been going to Birch since Kindergarden, she is going to third grade now and she loves it and I really have liked her teachers, They work with her great. I feel they really care about her achieving her education and she loves going to the school. When ever she is having any difficulty they let me know, also have regular parent/teacher conferences to keep you up to speed on how they are doing and what can be done to help in any certain areas.
—Submitted by Kim Sherbondy, a parent