KIPP Somos Primary
8915 Callaghan Road, San Antonio, Texas 78230
About the Business
KIPP Somos Primary is a school located at 8915 Callaghan Road in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Our institution offers a safe and positive learning environment where joy and academic excellence are at the core of our curriculum. Character development is a key focus at KIPP Texas, as we believe that to succeed in the world beyond, students need a solid academic foundation and well-developed character strengths.
We use various methods to measure student learning and growth, with assessments designed to help us understand how students are doing and how we can best support them in expanding their learning. Families receive assessment results throughout the year and can discuss student progress with teachers during scheduled conferences.
In addition to academics, we offer a variety of extracurricular activities including sports and clubs to provide students with a well-rounded educational experience. Our school leader, Stephanie, has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. She has a strong background in education and is dedicated to ensuring the success of all students at KIPP Somos Primary. We are excited to welcome the first Pre-K students in KIPP Texas - San Antonio and look forward to a successful school year ahead.
Photos
Contacts
8915 Callaghan Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230, United States
Hours open
Monday:
07:30 - 16:30
Tuesday:
07:30 - 16:30
Wednesday:
07:30 - 16:30
Thursday:
07:30 - 16:30
Friday:
07:30 - 16:30
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
Reviews
"We've loved it so far! There are a few kinks of course with any new school - but we also chose it for the energetic and caring staff, fresh facilities, location, focus on future goals, and an opportunity for our kiddo to have a new experience."
"Surprisingly, this is not actually a multi story mini storage facility with oppressive Walmart parking lot lighting. It's a far cry from its former self; a formerly lush and verdant corner where I attended to Catholic pre-k. Way too many trees were cut down for this place and crudely paved over. Nearby residents, my family included, are all disheartened to see what became of this property. I can't imagine the poor decision making process that led KIPP to decide to build here, of all places in San Antonio."
"I'm making this review for parents/guardians that are looking for a good school for their kids or have kids enrolled at KIPP Somos Primary. As any other person in charge of taking care of young children, one of the top priorities is making sure they're safe when in someone else's care. Due to the fact that KIPP has other schools in San Antonio, and I believe the rest of texas, I thought It would be a well rounded school with knowledgeable staff and systems to control bullying, harassment, etc within their school but I wouldn’t have been any more wrong. I had my son and daughter enrolled in KIPP Somos Primary since the beginning of the school year, of course with the knowledge that it was a brand new school with new staff and, there were going to be some hiccups along the way. So, I gave them leniency the first couple of times issues were presented to me and went to the school personally to speak with the staff, mainly the front desk. The teachers, and front desk staff were more than nice, but I believe the school needs more communication work in order for their students to be considered safe. My son, who was enrolled in the Pre-k grade, was bullied since the beginning of the school year. He started having nightmares and an "upset tummy" in the mornings before going to school and he'd say he was scared they'd hit him again. This was absolutely heartbreaking for my husband and i as school should be a safe space for children and somewhere they enjoy going to.This information was brought to the staffs attention several times, which includes teachers, front desk personnel, the director/principal of the school, and who if im not mistaken, is a regional director for KIPP. Both of my children's teachers were switched several times since the beginning of the school year and everytime they were switched the teachers were never informed about the bullying that was going on. Even then, I tried communicating with one of the teachers my son had as she had informed me about several things regarding my son and she never answered. My last straw was getting a call from the school saying my son was hit/punched by another student and that they had to put ice since he was bruised & swollen. This is completely unacceptable no matter how new the school is, especially since we communicated about the issues several times and nothing was ever done about it. I'd also like to mention that the times I did go to the front office, they usually had a child crying in the front office and nothing much being done about it. I highly recommend you to think twice before sending your children to this school."
"*If I could give this a 0 star, I would I am appalled by how much work this school needs. The teachers and ladies in the front are great, but their management isn’t. When you have great employees but poor management, business never goes right. There is a lack of staff (teachers) and they can only do so much before getting burnt. My son which was attending the pre-k grade, was bullied since the beginning of the year. (To quote it’s definitely not a good way to start his school life) My wife personally showed up 4-5 times to try to speak to a teacher, and even had a conference with the principal. Only to know, that because they are rotating their staff, the new teachers didn’t get the information about what was happening passed on to them, so they had no clue he was suffering bullying. After the last incident my child had there, we decided it wasn’t worth trying to seek help through the school. We moved our child, and their sibling out of the school into another. While we understand the school is new, and there is a lot of new things to implement and enforce, Management is so poor, that we were left hanging as if our child was just a number more. I highly advise anyone who is looking into this school to think about it x3 times. I personally think our children’s futures are in our hands, and prefer a school that takes their education seriously."
"*If i had the option to rate it zero stars, i would.* As a concern guardian, i feel like i had to share my extreme disappointment with Kipp Somos. We had really high hopes when we enrolled my sibling there. In reality in turned out to be a constant source of frustration and regret. Many teachers/assistant teachers/staff from this school are extremely unexperienced. Instead of trying different alternatives when it came to a child who's having trouble adapting, they rather take the easy way out and drop the child off in the front office, sit them in a chair, by himself and exclude them from any form of activities for the day, which coming from experience, this actually happen to my sibling. multiple times. Everyone there lacks the necessary qualifications that are needed to teach children who comes from ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. In order to be a successful teacher who is responsible for teaching the future generations of our world, you cannot give up on the child, regardless of where they come from, you try to find different ways on how the child can be more comfortable in a classroom setting and find ways to where they can adapt and grow academically. The teachers/assistant teachers/staff here at KIPP SOMOS lack collaboration, adaptability and most importantly empathy and patience. In conclusion, this has been a really bad experience with this school. Its disheartening to see a place that should nurture young minds, they instead hinder their growth. I advice any parents/guardian who are considering enrolling their children in this school to explore BETTER EDUCATION OPTIONS, as there are many other schools here in San Antonio that genuinely care about providing a quality education and supportive environment for ALL student to thrive."
List of local businesses, places and services in Texas
⭐ business help 🔍 services ☎ phones 🕒 opening times ✍️reviews 🌍 addresses, locations 📷 photos