![]() If you are bullied in front of a teacher, they will either not say anything or some of the more cruel middle school teachers just can’t help themselves but to flash a little grin. When a child is bullied, nothing will be done. The school expects all students to be submissive and any differences or creativity is very much frowned upon! There are religious discussions, but in the southern Baptist culture your ideas are only valuable if you use the “right” vocabulary or speak in a meak and mild voice as a female. If you don’t have money and are not in the “in circle” of parents then your child will be disciplined more harshly than the more favored peer who did the same thing. ![]() There was a comment on here that you have to have blonde hair to be favored by teachers, and yes that is true. ![]() They love to tell children how lucky they are that they will go to heaven because they pray to the “only God” and will have discussions with 8 year olds about how anyone they know from a different religion will go to hell…including Catholics… Parents and teachers are very snooty. The academics draw a lot on authoritarian patriarchal religious extremism. It is a very hard school for sensitive children or girls. Calvary Day School very much fits into the “southern Baptist” culture even though they removed that name. Public school can be scary, but there are more advanced and modern approaches to education there. The culture here is horrific, so if you want to spend the money on sending your child to a loving Christ-like environment…just don’t even bother please. We’re completely done with public school and WSFCS in general halfway through Kindergarten due our experience here.If you parent intentionally, please consider other options before sending your child here. There is no accountability, everything is blamed on their "Systems" and "Procedures."You’re treated as if you should be grateful, you as a parent ,are allowed a modicum of inclusion in your child’s education. They tell you not to send your child with any sickness whatsoever, yet badger you about an absence. They use an app called Classdojo to communicate with you, but you have to send written letters to them about everything even with phone calls and app messages. You get to choose the assignments, but kindergarteners should NOT have homework.The school looks like the just one I attended for elementary 30 years ago, it’s very old and run down except for large tv’s in every classroom. We also had to opt-out of homework because our kindergartener was given assignments to complete over the course of a month. Our daughter was here less that 4 months and we had two incidents of her having to defend herself from pushing and touching her clothes by little boys. Bolton buses children in from across the city for diversity in a huge gerrymandered school zone that doesn’t serve anyone properly.The culture is not conducive to learning and is focused on discipline, procedure, and lots of worksheets. There are six families on my block with young elementary kids and now that I have withdrawn my child.zero attend Bolton. That is because Ardmore families do not send their children to Bolton. However, 99% of students come from low-income families-it’s right here on great schools. Under her leadership, the district created new structures for school turn around which included a new employee compensation plan, equitable resourcing and staffing, and systems of district and community support which resulted in major increases in student outcomes.Bolton is the local school for the Ardmore/Hawthorne community which is primarily comprised of middle-class homes with college educated parents. In her last two years, Tricia oversaw and supported the district’s fifty underperforming schools. As Director of Leadership Development, she developed and oversaw the Hillsborough Principal Pipeline, a comprehensive talent management system for recruiting, selecting, hiring, developing, and evaluating school leaders. As a principal, she improved school grades and student outcomes in two underperforming schools and was recognized by the Florida Department of Education for these accomplishments. ![]() ![]() She started her career as a teacher and then moved into positions of Assistant Principal, Principal, Director of Leadership Development, and Assistant Superintendent of Leadership, Professional Development and School Transformation. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors’ Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters’ Degree in Educational Leadership and served as an educator in Hillsborough County Public Schools for thirty years. She is one of eight children born into a family of educators. Tricia McManus was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Talent Development and School Transformation.Safety, Security & Emergency Management.Accountability & Continuous Improvement.The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork.Atkins Academic & Technology High School. ![]()
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