St Robert Bellarmine School

We sent our pre-schooler here based on all the outstanding reviews on greatschools.com. Unfortunately this school is just is not a good fit. Let me preface by saying that part-time days is really not sufficient amount of time for a child to receive the individual attention a pre-schooler needs. Consider full-time days - definitely worth the money at any school.
The classroom size is very small for the amount of children (20-23) on any given day regardless if there is an assistant helping the teacher.I understand you have to teach at the majority's level but don't ignore my child and then tell me all the things that are wrong with him or her. Provide me with a plan we can both work on - leaving me with  "well your child does this and that" without suggesting to me what you think might work to help him or her indicates you have no intention of making the effort unless I constantly intiate communications and create a plan myself. Too many kids and not enough time devoted to them has left a sour taste in my mouth.
 
Secondly, the parent-techer conferences are held in the gyym with all the other clasess. Card tables are set up for every classroom. Parents waiting for their turn can wander around  the gym - no privacy. Then you are only given 15 mins to discuss your child's progress, which takes that long for the teacher to explain her evaluation sheet. Then a school bell is rung and parents waiting in close proximity for their turn proceed to move forward as you are still talking. It makes for a very awkward and uncomfortable situation as some parents sometimes take longer and you are looking around wondering whether you should interrupt.

Additionally, every week automated messages are calling your phone number on record - if you provide a cell phone they will be calling as well - and if you don't pick up the message continues to re-dial several times. It's extremely disruptive. If you send an email reminder there really needs to be a limit on follow-up calls in the afternoon and evening - it borders on haraassing at times. I understand fund-raising but it becomes overwhelming and dreadful when you have six calls one after the other in a day until you can finally pick up (just so the calls stop) and listen to the same automated phone messages communicating the same information in earlier email messages.

I really wnated to give the school a chance but each time they have given me another reason not to re-enroll my child.