![]() ![]() One school, may have a strong tradition of parents volunteering to head up parent/child groups, scout troops, volunteer experiences, bible study and prayer groups, etc. You also have a difference in outside school experiences. One school may have to share a counselor, reading and math specialist with other schools, while another school's PTA will pay for the staff salaries so they don't have to share. They differ on staff development programs they fund, on technology, class room supplies they purchase, field trips they pay for, etc. The PTAs differ in what they decide to buy for the schools. Meadowood has a a Writers in the Schools program that they use that is phenomenal. One school may use for example words their way to teach spelling or use Singapore math while another may not. The schools differ in the programs they provide. I would argue that SBISD public schools are not as cookie cutter as you think. I am not very familiar with that middle school in SBISD, but it's at least equal to Black. Meadow Wood is better than Sinclair in my opinion. I can see why you are a bit nervous and looking to move. Lots of trainings and inservices going on right now. Over the next few years there should be some big changes there.īlack Middle school has some excellent teachers and the vanguard program is pretty good. They are both on the way to being good schools, but not quite there yet. I know the principal and some of the teachers. ![]() ![]() I don't know too much about Sinclair, but I am fairly familiar with Black MS. It's just worrisome because they aren't good yet. All the oak forest kids are zoned to black and waltrip as well.Īll of this makes us wonder if we should just stay put and not make the trek out to memorial. However, that is rapidly changing as home values have increased and people are investing into the neighborhoods more.īlack and waltrip are atrocious on paper, but are speculated to improve dramatically because of Oak Forest becoming the new West U. I'm assuming you have some knowledge in the schools and know that Sinclair has been slow to change due to families in timber grove and lazy brook not sending their kids to it. You want to know what HISD school I'm zoned to? Sinclair elementary/Black middle/waltrip high. ![]()
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