Broward Community Charter School

I am not sure that the previous post was for the right school. This is Broward Community Charter School West. My son attends this school and is in Kindergarten. Since attending this school he has grown in leaps and bounds in his academics. He is reading, and doing math. His teacher, the same one for the whole year, is very responsive and attentative, and has worked with my son. As another person stated no school is perfect as no person in perfect. We are going to be moving and will travel just to have our child still attend this school.
--Submitted by a parent

I was a little scared of placing my daughter to this school, probably the reviews are not the best but I know that this world is full of different expectations and different personalities. At the end after a lot of thought my daughter is enrolled 2010-2011 year and I"m very comfortable about it. Very organized and Mr Drag is a very good principal, Everytime I contact him, he always answers back and always willing to help us as parents. Looking forward for next year and I know that I'm going to put all my effort for this year to be the best, We shouldn't been in the position of judging in the other hand help this school to be better. We should take advantage of parent involvement program and be involved in our kids' lives.
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This school is a joke. Doesn't seem to be any overarching plan for student achievement. Even the teachers of the same grade don't know what the others are doing or why. There's no follow through, no high expectations of the kids. My daughter cries because she's bored and there's no discipline or structure. I feel like the whole year was wasted. Stay away from this place. If the principal spent as much time developing a sound academic program as he spends directing traffic in the parking lot, it might be a good start. We're going back to private school next year. Hopefully my daughter won't be behind and we can forget this whole year ever happened.
--Submitted by a parent

Have we as parents ever wonder that schools are not a babysitting environment? Yes some of us parents feel that way because we drop our children there in the mornings and pick them up in the evenings. Its a learning institution and we need play a more important role in our childrens lives. My daughter has been in this school for the past almost two years, and yes i had concerns regarding organization, but overall it is a great school especially the kindergarten building. The teachers are great. There is no school that is going to be perfect. But if we want good results from our children we have to play a role in their school life as well. Teachers cannot do it all. Help with their homework etc. Overall the school is a good school.
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Unfortunately when the leadership in a school allows discipline and instruction to fall to the lowest common denominator, the result is a disruptive, undisciplined bunch of crazies. My advice: apply discipine and remove the worst offenders; pretty soon, the parents will shore up their children and the children will finally feel safe to learn instead of having to keep up the charade to survive the madness. I do believe Mr. Drag will restore order. But for now, I am removing my kids.
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the teachers is excellent
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congratulations broaward community chater school west you have a wonderfuly teacher in kindergarten i am very proud .the teacher is ms.lopez.thank you for everything you do for our kids
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This school is the worst , my kid is in 3rd grade , changed teachers 2 times for the year so far and also changed principals again. Mr. Dragg is never in the East campus and when you ask to have a conference with teachers to find out about your kid progess the teachers get really upset with you. I was even told to ask my child about her progress and not the teacher. and I was told that by the eteacher . What a Waste!!! same the time dont send you kids there.
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This is far most the worst school I have ever been envolved in, This is the 3rd and LAST year I will have my kids attend this school. The LeonaGroup will find out by next year when the enrollment is so low they cant and will not ever open again. They are the worst most unprofessional team of leaders that do not belong in this type of field. I feel very sorry for my son who is on his 3rd teacher as a first grader. I cant wait to hold up a sign to discourage parents for the new school year, I will make sure no one will go through what I have been through and my son!
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Please do not send your kids here, the worst teachers, the worst staff the no playgroudns no cafeteria, no computers over crowed please please stay away from this school!
--Submitted by a parent