Bachrodt Academy

Just came back from an orientation. Our oldest will be entering Kinder in the fall and Bachrodt is one of our options. They are a charter school with 4 strands: 1) two-​way immersion (Spanish/​English), 2) technology, 3) creative arts, and 4) parent involvement. They will have up to 2^nd grade for the 2010 – 2011 school year, and they are starting a preschool/​daycare with the hopes of attracting students, pre-​Kinder. Teachers are rigorously selected, are professionally certified, and receive ongoing professional development, especially in the area of Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD). The school has educational coaches that are involved in the professional development process. They have a QEIA Grant approved for the next 5 years. This translates to an average class size of 21. Currently, priority enrollment goes as such: 1) neighborhood consituents, 2) siblings of current students, 3) SJUSD families, and 4) new, out-​of-​district families.
Overall impression: very positive. They seem to have caring parents and educators. The campus was clean. My wife noticed new computers in one room. The desks and chairs could use an upgrade though. I would send my child to this school.