Roosevelt Intermediate School

Posted November 19, 2007

I do not feel that Roosevelt is entirely bad, it is just not very good at involving parents. My child was failing in a subject, and I was not informed until the day the report cards came home. Some the teachers were not there to tell me what was wrong. They do, however offer some excellent extra curricular activities that the children find interest in. For 6th graders, I think that it is a much harder time. The school does nothing to help new students to the district. I said that some of the teachers are hard to approch. The others are just the opposite, telling you how your child is progressing step by step.
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Posted February 19, 2005

Great leadership keeps Roosevelt even with it's great reputation. The principal, vice-principal and most of the department chairs are professional and effective. The teachers truly care about their students. Fine arts are highly valued and just about anyone can find an extra-curricular activity to suit their interests. Special Education is a different matter alltogether. Many bright and caring special ed teachers are rendered largely ineffective by unsupportive leadership that is purely reactive rather than progressive in it's approach. The attitude at the top is that Special Ed is breaking the once finely tuned machine that continually churns out high acheiving college bound students while neglecting kids with disabilities. It's the administrators who are breaking the machine, not the kids with special needs. The Board of Ed should focus on identifying and grooming young, talented staff to replace stagnant administrators who have overstayed their welcome, particularly in the Special Services Department.
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