Research Pickett Elementary School public Schools in Tiffin, Ohio

“Pickett Academy is operating on a low budget and is not as financially able to provide top-notch elementary education as better- funded schools, however, I have noticed that this school's teachers and staff are widely disorganized and have problems communicating. Teachers' mailboxes are often full from notices given out over a week ago, the office has disorderly piles of office supplies and papers on the floors, and I once stood in the office for ten minutes waiting for one of the office staff within 5 ft of me to acknowledge me. The classroom doors all have graffitti etched into them. The few teachers I have observed struggle to keep order in the classroom, let alone teach efficiently, so much bad behavior goes without reprimand. I have been appalled by the disorder every time I have been in this school.”

“There is almost no communication from teachers. They don't explain their grading system, what the kids are learning, or when there are social problems (teasing, etc.) My children are tormented but little to nothing is done, nor am I ever told about it by the school. My daughter had to go to the emergency room when a girl knocked her down. The school nurse put ice on it, and by the next day it was swollen to twice normal size. My white kids sang 'Black is Beautiful' last year. They go so far into black pride that the very few white or Latino kids are totally left out. Few extracurricular activities, nor are the kids allowed time to play. There are some great teachers, but most are mediocre at best. This should in Toledo to have been the first school to be rebuilt!”

“Students are not disciplined and are generally 1-2 or more years behind what is expected at their grade in math and reading; school is run down; staff seems to only expect the worst from the students; parents obviously are not involved”