Cesar Chavez Middle School

6782 Goldsmith Street

School District

Cesar Chavez Academy
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by teacher on April 03, 2018

When I started I thought the school was a great place to teach but could not wait to quit at the end. The new administration has made life miserable for most of the staff and are thus having issues keeping certified teachers in the classroom. When I started there, there was only one teacher on a cart, now there are six teachers on carts. They make the math team switch classrooms yearly as another means to make lives miserable. When I quit teaching there, there were classes being taught in the hallway and in small meeting rooms. The building is not large enough to hold all the students enrolled. Teachers were given two reams of paper per month for making copies. Technology in each classroom was not completely functional so certain teachers had to resort to not using it. If I had a choice to send my children there, I would chose elsewhere to send them due to the overcrowding and lack of consistent certified teachers in the building.
Submitted by parent on August 17, 2014

The School environment is safe and caring. I truly think the administration changed that happened a few years ago, changed the school system. It was a pleasure sending my child to CCAMS. I think changes still need to be made to the administration like getting a more caring dean of student or more after school programs and more electives.
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2013

In my opinion its a great school my kids don't complain about going they love their teachers. What I personally like is that the teachers are always willing to work with the kids they make learning fun which makes kids want to be part of the classroom. Also like dress code school shouldn't be about fashion but about learning and not to forget grades online I really like that.
Submitted by parent on August 04, 2013

This school has a great cultural feel. The teachers are very attentive with the students. The leader Ms. Von Keltz is great! I do have a concern and that is with the school s dean of students, Mr. Schwartz is smart aleck with the students, on numerous occasions I have observed him speaking down to the children or answering to them as if they were adults. I have also experienced a few times where my children come home complaining about him and his ways. He needs to become more sensitive and respectful to the students. I also dislike the school shoe policy. Apparently the school doesn t allow students to wear any kind of shoe that s not a loafer even if it s snowing; I find this challenging when we live in Michigan with crazy weather and not enough time between school bells in the morning to changes shoes. Also there isn t a large variety of loafers for students at stores and their price is high for a pair of ugly shoes that children do not find comfortable and aren t versatile making parents spend money on a pair of shoe that can t be worn any other time. I really dislike that.
Submitted by other on November 23, 2011

Caesar Chavez is a great school. The teachers are dedicated to their students. The staff is nice.
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2009

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Submitted by student on June 11, 2008

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