Chapman Intermediate School

Bad - Bad - Bad. It's amazing to find so many good schools in the area but this one falls short. Many teachers simply show up to collect a check. Problems are ignored. Leadership is poor. The building is in awful condition.
--Submitted by a parent

i give this school 1 star because my child has been bullied the whole year of 2011-2012 and she wouldnt tell me bacause the bullies told her that they would beat her up and one day i went to check my daughter out for a dentist appointment and i just so happened to find my self with the bullies and they were saying innapropriate wods to me and my child andm i told the office and the only thing they did was call their parents i think that those kids deserved more consiquences.
--Submitted by a parent

My son attended Chapman. I found the teachers to be excellent. Their responsiveness to my concerns was excellent. There was one instance where my son was bullied, and my son stood up to him. The principal handled the situation very appropriately and it was not an issue again. I would highly recommend Chapman!
--Submitted by a parent

My child has been bullied the entire year while attending this school 2011-2012 and the school officials have done little to nothing to improve the situation with any type of long term solution. Many of the students use fowl language- and are very bad influences --especially for this age group --pressured by peer pressure- and adjusting to all the changes of their age group. My second son who is about to enter Chapman and graduating from 4th grade from Bascomb will not be attending Chapman this upcoming school year- and if you care about your child-- be resourceful-find another school!
--Submitted by a parent

I will give the school 3 stars...because I have heard good things from the staff at Bascomb Elem the school is good- but I have not heard anything good from parents. Has anyone else experienced good/ bad or the ugly at this school. I'm preparing to enroll my child in a private school for the two years he supposed to attend Chapman due to prior adverse opinions. Present feedback for 2011- 2012 school year is appreciated.
--Submitted by a parent

I normally don't rate anything, but feel extremely compelled to share my experience with Chapman - not that citizens have much of a choice (besides costly private school or homeschooling) for 5th or 6th grade because all elementary schools feed into this one. I've been teetering on the decision to homeschool our son for a couple of years now and after attending this school, my decision was easy. He has struggled with ADHD-type symptoms and some behavioral issues all his life and some of his teachers did nothing but make situations worse, while refusing to work with him. He has never had so many referrals in his life. Kids have picked on him from day one and because he is an easy target, kids have managed to accuse him of numerous things, and the administration takes the word of these students without firsthand knowledge. Because of these referrals, he has lived without tv, video games, leisure books, toys, going outside, you name it, the ENTIRE year. His confidence and self-esteem is at an all-time low. My son WILL NOT be back at this school next year and I'll be spending all of next year trying to undo the things he has learned from the hellions at this school.
--Submitted by a parent

We chose our house in Woodstock when we moved here from Long Island, 5 yrs. ago. because of the great schools. We couldnt be happier with the school dist.
--Submitted by a parent

Bullying is definitely an issue at this school. I didn't realize this until my daughter came home crying uncontrollably one day and spilled the beans when I asked her what was wrong. Much of it definitely seems to be swept under the rug. In my opinion, part of the problem has to do with the fact that the school is only for 5th and 6th graders. Students never really have enough time to develop strong relationships with each other and frankly, by the time they are mature enough to behave appropriately, they've graduated. The school has radically different feeder elementary schools, which may contribute to this problem. Kids not used to the sudden diversity of Chapman sometimes have issues resolving conflicts, leading to bullying, fights and a lack of a community feel. I hate to be so negative but I want the school to start paying more attention to this.
--Submitted by a parent

I am not sure of all communities but the one my daughter is in gives way to much homework, she starts at 3:30 and usually is not done until 9:00. This is way to much and she is a very smart student all A's one B. Also If your child is hurt by another student don't expect it to get resovled the way it should (it feels like they just swept it under the rug with a sorry this happened and that is it) More teacher supervision is needed! Until this, other than to much HW I was VERY happy with this school!!
--Submitted by a parent

Students get to come together and just hang out, and learn. You feel very safe at my school, and every thing about Chapman Intermediate school is amazing. You will feel extremely welcomed wether you are shy or not because other students want you to feel comfortable. I love my school, and I expeccialy love my teachers.
--Submitted by a student