Carlos E. Haile Middle School

This school would be ok if the teachers acted the way they do at all other schools we've ever sent our kids to. I'm guessing it comes from the top down so Ms. Kerley is not showing a good example of how teachers need to react to parents with concerns. Right now the teachers put any emails from parents on the backburner and only respond if they have time. A lot of discipline issues and extra rules for kids who are good anyway making them feel like they can't be trusted. If I had to choose a school all over I'm not sure I would pick this one.
--Submitted by a parent

mostly good teachers needs better dicipline:needs to be more strict on students who dont follow precedure.
--Submitted by a student

This is the worst Middle School. Moved here a year ago sent my child for one year then pulled her out. To much fighting and they just don't care if your child has problems or not. Because they don't want to help.
--Submitted by a parent

exceptional music department and fine arts department giving students an opportunity to excell in team effort(band choir and orchestra) and individual performance

i went there for my 6th through 8th grade years and i absolutely loved it!!!
--Submitted by a student

I went to Haile and it was great, there are a lot of things to get involved in. They are very strict but thats what keeps most of the kids in line and most kids don't like the gold card thing but I think its good, and the music programs are some of the best in the county/state. Most of the kids that don't like the school are the kids that goof off all the time and then their parents wrote bad reviews for the school even though its a wonderful school.
--Submitted by a student

My child has ADD and Haile did not know how to deal with it. Teachers did not want to help out and the guidance dept was inexperienced. I ended up sending my child to a wonderful charter school. In a few years my other child will be ready for middle school and I am not even going to try Haile for him.
--Submitted by a parent

We have put three children through Haile Middle School and all have excelled. That's not to say there weren't problems along the way and teachers we didn't approve of. We view these as learning and growing experiences. You're not always going to like everyone and we will not all have the same views. Our best compliments to Mr. Boyd, the band director. He has turned the band program around into an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the children. Nothing compares to the confidence our son has gained this year through his encouragement.
--Submitted by a parent

Haile Middle School is a terrific middle school with awesome teachers and a terrific principal. The teachers and guidance counselors are there to help the students and are very responsive if you ask for help. The band director, Mr. Dan Boyd is awesome and his program is one of a kind in Manatee county middle schools. Haile is an A school because it has top notch teachers and students. If you want the best middle school in Manatee county, then look at the awesome programs at Haile for technology, music, orchestra, dance and chorus. The math and science teachers are top notch also. There are many language arts teachers that really motivate the students such as Ms. Mills!!
--Submitted by a parent

I have lived in Manatee County all my life and attended a lot of schools. I now have children that attend Manatee County schools. Haile Middle is the WORST school I have ever dealt with. My husband and I are seriously thinking about taking my son out and putting him in private school. It may be an A rated school for FCAT, but that s all I would give an A on. I fully expect a teacher who works there to have positive attributes to say about this school. Take it from a parent who has been dealing with it for only a few months, I have absolutely had it with everything about this school. To those of you who are in the district I m very sorry. To the ones who do school choice, I would think long and hard before making your decision.
--Submitted by a parent