James Ryder Randall Elementary School

The second grade words coming home have been Kindergarten words. There is no homework. The only thing to be done with these four letter words is to put them in alphabetical order. There are no sentences, no challenges. Now I understand that a lot of kids in this school struggle, but what about those who don't? There is no looking up definitions, no sentences, no stories. Just write the words in alphabetical order, and these are words like jump, land, fun, frog. No wonder this school is failing. They went from a mean, but strong educational first grade teacher. To a nice, kind inconsistent second grade teacher who thinks they need to be coddled. She is not doing them any favors.

I will come parents to volunteer like I did we need to support our schools with funding and volunteers. The teacher is there a loving and caring which is what we need along with academia

My daughter has attended this school for 2 years and she has had a wonderful experience. We started in the ECC center and she is now in the mainstream side. The building itself is in need of repairs but I think that is probably something that can be said for most of the public schools in the county, that is a problem with budget allocation and the state government so I can't fault the school for that. The teachers that my daughter has have all had masters degrees and we well knowledgeable in their field. They care a great deal for my child and she is learning a tremendous amount. That being said, I am also an involved parent. I attend every meeting, observe the class on my days off, and help out anytime there is an opportunity. The admin staff is not the most professional that I've seen but I have not had any problems with them. They answer the phone and respond to emails.

I will leave a short and blunt review. The school is very unorganized and staff is very rude to the parents and to the students. The school has definitely gotten worse, especially with the interior of the building down to the horrible state test scores. Do not send your child to this school. It may traumatize them if and when they decide to do light corporal punishment. I regret living in this area and having to have my child attend this school because of the zone and my husband and I should not feel obligated to pay extra money for a private school. Btw, the percentage of kids doing well on state test scores is now 21%, which is very poor! There is no real guidance in this school. The principal left a couple years ago and the kids eagerness to learn left with her.