Great Preschool!
We are new to the Key West Preschool and we are having an excellent experience. My daughter is in the 2's class and she hasn't really been a willing participant and her teacher has been so patient and kind with her. Yes there is work to be done, but that is the very definition of Co-operative-everyone lends a hand. I am excited to be a part of an organization that has such a sense of community. I feel that my children are safe & cared for when I'm not there and that I am respected as a mother when I'm the working parent in the classroom. I am looking forward to the rest of the year.
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Worst experience ever
I was enthusiastic about joining a cooperative school. That is, until I found out that "Co-Op" actually means that the leaders don't have to do their jobs; nor do they ensure that staff does theirs. I was sorely dissappointed and at some points horrified at how this school is run. Complaints aren't addressed. There are no clear lines of communication. I never knew if I was to go to the Board members or administration for questions and complaints. I could not even get that issue cleared up. Nobody knows anything.
The parents are made to feel like they owe the school something. That "something" being on top of tuition, volunteering in class, your school job, volunteering at the Spring Fair (which was horrific in and of itself), and fundraisers every month.
When someone does want to go above and beyond their duties, there are plenty of busybodies butting their noses in and make things complicated.
The lack of professionalism on the part of both the former president as well as the president-elect is quite distasteful, also.
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