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[quote=Anonymous]The school had the two campus model before the current Principal came on board.

To the poster who said the Spanish teacher after pre-K isn't so important, why do you think that?  The Spanish teacher is important through all the grades.  My two kids had a very different experience in learning Spanish at O/A.  One had the "great" teachers and the other did not.  I am fortunate that the second DC has an ear for language and has picked up a lot, but it is because we speak Spanish at home (altho non-native).

To the poster with the list, I would add the following, altho my list is more on changing the academics:

1.  Remove some of the teachers (some English/some Spanish):  There are three or four  "floating" teachers who need to be replaced with those who can focus on math or Spanish.  I am amazed that the Principal retained a few of the teachers for this year.  She simply had them switch campuses so parents are not aware of what they were getting.
2.  Require middle school teachers to differentiate, particularly in math.  
3.  Needs to be oversight of teaching pods to ensure that each group of kids is benefitting from the great ideas of the teachers.  Right now, one pod will require certain reading and writing assignments and the other does not.  Parents feel that their child is not learning as much as the children in the other class.  Honestly, it would cut down on some of the internal complaints.
4.  Not everything can be done online.  My kid goes weeks with no assignments for homework.  There are math assignments online but it isn't geared for his level.
5.  Follow up, follow up, follow up.  The leadership must follow-up with teachers, parents, and other administrative folks with respect to disciplinary issues and academic concerns.  When issues are raised and all parties agree on a plan, there seems to be no follow through (except maybe for a week or so).
6.  Leadership needs to realize that confrontation is part of the job.  That said, certain parents need to realize that sometimes it is their kid who is the problem.

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