Alex Sanger Elementary School

Our daughter entered Alex Sanger Elementary (Kindergarten) this year (2010-2011). Our experience has been great. Prior to entering the school my research was face-to-face. I spoke with teachers & parents privately, visited classes & interviewed the principle. It's a lovely school with cultural and ethnic diversity. There is always room for improvement in any school. Get involved as a parent! Get in there for the good of all the students. Even if you decide on a school outside your district / private, the children within your area deserve the best from all of us.
—Submitted by a parent

Get on Board! The movement has started.... Looking at the current kindergarten class you can see that there are many more local neighborhood kids and that the parent involvement of the Sanger ECPTA (Early Childhood PTA) is very high. This is a very good school that will soon be a great school! The current kindergarten class will completely transform the school and take the TAKS scores through the roof! This is a WONDERFUL, safe and loving environment for a child to be in every day. As parents we could not be happier!
—Submitted by a parent

The information posted by the parent on 4/27 is inaccurate. 5th grade reading scores were 82% on last year's taks. pretty good, I'd say. This year's scores have not been tabulated or posted. My suggestion to this concerned parent is to get involved with the PTA and volunteer with an after school reading program.
—Submitted by a parent

My child attends Sanger. I thought the school was fine until I learned about the fifth grade TAKS scores. Their Reading scores are in the 60's and Math in the 70's. That's scary when you have fifth graders that can't read! Will our children be prepared for middle school? How about the future? I am deeply concerned.
—Submitted by a parent

Our son is in kindergarten here and loves it. There is an ever increasing level of parent involvement and the PTA has recently become reinvigorated and is quite active. Also the early childhood PTA is very active and coordinates well with the PTA (http://alexsangerecpta.org/). I agree with the previous poster that this school has the potential to become one of the better DISD schools along the lines of Stonewall Jackson and Lakewood - Not there quite yet, but it's well on it's way.
—Submitted by a parent

We have really enjoyed our first 3 weeks at Sanger. We're just in Kindergarten, but our child loves it. His teacher is really fantastic. The classes are small, which is great. I see the principal all the time and they have a great policy of being open to parents for lunch with your child, etc. They even have grandparents day tomorrow which my mom said she has never had with my nieces and nephews in far north Dallas. And we love the diversity of the students. Looking forward to the rest of the year and more.
—Submitted by a parent

You have to put in if you want to get out, parents! I completely disagree with the Sept. 5th review. These teachers and this principal are obviously working very hard to make sure that all the students at Sanger succeed. Our experience has been fantastic. I passed Dr. Allen nearly everyday the first week and he was smiling and friendly. Our son's teacher has gone out of her way to give me feedback on my son, and even positive feedback on his day my friend when she picked him up from school. The Real Gardens program is exciting, the dual language program is something that is going to be a true advantage and there are some great parents who are ready to make a positive impact where they can. We are very proud and feel so lucky to be at Sanger!
—Submitted by a parent

I'm very surprised by the Sept. 5th review. My experience so far has been great. The principle was outside every day the first week of school during the children pick up time greeting students and parents. He's been available in the office when I've been in. My daughter's teacher is wonderful and my very shy and reserved girl opened up by day 3 due to the welcoming and friendly atmosphere of the school. She's in the dual language program and she loves it. Not much is understood yet but I know that will come. PTA is ramping up to be very involved and teachers, parents and the principle are very committed to this school. Small class sizes are a HUGE benefit vs. Lakewood and Hexter schools. I'm thrilled so far.
—Submitted by a parent

I'm disappointed in this school. The atmosphere is very cold, and the principal is never there. He doesn't treat all the parents equally. I'm withdrawing my child.
—Submitted by a parent

We have only been at the school for 2 weeks, and so far it has been head and shoulders better than last year when we were at Hexter. the Teachers are wonderful, the Principal so far has been supportive and ready to listen, and the dual language program actually has my son engaged in learning more than he has been since beginning 1st grade. I know it's early, but so far so good.
—Submitted by a parent

We thought this school was great last year. Our daughter had a wonderful teacher and excelled. This year she has been forced into a 'dual two-way language program' and is just lost. I'm all for learning another language, but not at the expense of all your other learning. Looks like we will be taking her out of this school.
—Submitted by a parent

I had my child there but took them out because it is just generally a bad school
—Submitted by a parent

The teachers were wonderful, but the principal was so unsupportive that it drags the whole school down. Hopefully, when this principal retires another will replace him and the school will be as positive as it can be. It is because of him that many familes relocate and send their students to other schools. He is so unpredicatble that it is difficult to support the teachers because he has become vindictive and punitive to the teachers, obviously they cannot work well under these conditions and it is a shame because every teacher we have encountered is wonderful but down trodden. The turnover rate is sad.
—Submitted by a parent

Alex Sanger is a one sided school that does not have the kids learning at their interest. I rate this school as a 3 maybe.
—Submitted by tamekia green, a parent

I had 2 children in Sanger from 1996-2003 I still go back & talk to the teachers. They were for the most part great. The principal has a tendency to tell people what they want to hear rather than what is going on. He was the only problem I had with the school.
—Submitted by Debra, a parent