Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center

My boy goes to Rolando Esp. and worst thing ever done to enroll him in this school, unfortunately forced to live here by location. For specifics, school building is very nice and new, unfortunately very dirty, dusty and during bug season infiltrated. Teachers are ok, last two my boy had are good, pleasant, caring, etc. but lacking the quality support for my boy to excel, now from the administration side, horrible!....there is not even a nurse in this large school, nor gym class or teacher for the younger children. I assume this lack is mostly due to State cuts backs, however, it does not justify having children work at the administration desk in a program disguised as an "advanced child" learning program. Overall this place has the potential, however a major lack of leadership.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is being a student in this school the last 2 years. If you are experienced with other school in the past you will be very dissapointed with this one. If you have other choice, please, take it.
--Submitted by a parent

TO ALL PARENTS: DRE is a good school. However, the teachers are overwhelmed with large classes and ESL students. I am a retired ESOL teacher with a Doctorate in Education and a Master's in Psychology, Applied Behavioral Analysis, who is willing to work with your children in your homes to help them to practice their English, Reading, and General Homework. Also, I specialize in working with children with ADHD and Learning Disability. You can call me at 786-302-3263. My hours are flexible. Thank You. Debbie Persaud

My daughter goes to Kindergarten here and I have nothing but good things to say about her teacher Ms. Avila. She communicates well with the parents and has done well teaching my daughter. However, there are a few reasons why I scored only 3 stars. First, this school is beyond over crowded. There are just too many students for this school. I don't like that parents are not allowed to take their kids to class. There is zero parking for parents and drop off and pick up is a nightmare (I'm sure many parents will agree with me). Language is a major issue....they have held meetings completely in Spanish. I speak Spanish but this is very offensive since it is not our primary language at home and don't think that any public school meeting should be held in Spanish. Because of the restrictions they have on parents on school premises, it is very difficult to meet other parents and develop relationships. The prinicipal does the bare minimum as far as being known to the parents, but the AP, Ms. Suarez communicates and greets parents very often. Overall, I expect this school to make significant improvements in order to receive higher scores.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the most disorganized school I've seen. The school looks nice yes, but they sure need some help in getting organized, starting from the drop off which is a total mess, I can't believe they can't see that the rules, which they love to say they have to go by, are just not working, besides the kids being lost and wondering around..... The open house meeting was really disappointing, Spanish meetings, is this legal?
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Everyone is open to help, the teachers respond the email instantly, the principal and assistant are great professional and proficient in their roles. The ASC is excellent!!!!
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I love this school. My child is in kindergarten with Mrs. Rivas. However, Mrs. Rivas is out on Maternity leave and her teacher now is Ms. Diaz. She is amazing!!! She always communicates with the parents and what i love about her is that she e-mails us with ideas and strategies for us to use at home in order to help our children, My daughter Loves her because she is very sweet and nurturing.
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This school is excellent. The teachers are smart they teach my son good. The after-care program is perfect. I Love this school
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My son goes to Kindergarten and we believe the school is very good they teach the children what they need to learn at that age, they have a lot of homework everyday but not too much, enough to keep them learning .His teacher Mrs Lopez is just EXCELLENT. He is learning a lot and we have nothing but positive experiences so far.
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I'm talking in the P-K and Kinder Garden area, they have excellent teachers, one in particular: Mrs. Debra Cabral, extraodinary... to bad I can't say the same for the speech therapist they have there, horrible.
--Submitted by a parent