Cross Timbers Middle School

Posted January 11, 2008

Being a former student at Cross Timbers, I fully understand what it feels like to experience life at CTMS. Academics are overall satisfactory. Athletics are taken way too seriously, and this does not help the students at CTMS who don't feel like they have a place in the school socially. If you want you or your child to 'belong', attend a school of unity and of a 'home environment', this is most certainly not the place for that. Cliques, gossip, and rumors are abundant and get out of hand significantly.

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Posted July 14, 2007

I love this school! I am a student who started in '06 and they make learning everything really a fun experience and when you do good on something they give you a lot of positive reinforcement that makes you want to keep working hard. And all the extra curricular activities are a lot of fun and give you a lot to do. In my point of view, I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.
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Posted June 28, 2007

I agree with the two other entering 6th grade parents comments; communication between the parents & the schools needs to be improved, and organized parent teacher conferences & updates need to happen. Parents who 'try to talk to the teachers enough' get a mixed response, depending on the teacher. Dunn (Science) and Botterman (Math) are two of the top teachers my kids have ever had -- exceptional, truly going the extra mile and providing a great example for adolescents at a crucial age.
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Posted June 18, 2007

A look at the test scores for CTMS in comparison to all middle schools in GCISD reveals that CTMS exceeds all in test scores when only identical student populations are taken into account. The only reason other middle schools in GCISD have higher ratings overall is that they do not have any diversity. CTMS has higher commended scores than all and comparable scores in all categories despite having the most diverse student population (see TEA website). CTMS also has won the UIL sweepstakes for all GCISD and oher area districts every year of its existence. The teachers are exceptional overall. I agree with earlier postings about the 6th grade being a huge transition, but I do not believe these parents tried to talk to the teachers enough. If they had they would have gotten help. As for team time, all teachers want it too, but the district eliminated it in 2002.
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