Carey Junior High School

As a former teacher I understand that turning around a chronically low-performing school is a challenge but it must come from the top. It also needs to have committed teachers who are sincerely interested in positive the positive outcome of every student that enters their classroom but if they're more worried about lack of leadership, lack of school guidance counselors ( the school has TWO counselors. One for 7th and one for 8th grade) that are working 70 hours or more per/week who are trying to address a myriad of issues that a classroom teacher doesn't have the time, (nor was trained at a masters level) or experience to deal with things like bullying. It runs rampant at this school. I have listened at public forums where parents are literally crying out for help for their children only to come back to the next meeting and tell the administrators that nothing has changed and that their children are left to defend themselves but don't let them touch the student that punched him or he will get suspended too for fighting. This is wrong at so many levels it's hard to believe that in 2021 that this behavior exist!
CHANGES NEED TO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AND IF THAT MEANS THAT STATES TAKE OVER THEN SO BE IT...NO MATTER HOW UNPOPULAR IT IS SOMETHING NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE ONE MORE CHILD IS BULLIED, LEFT BEHIND, OR COMMITS SUICIDE.
This school is broken and it has been for a very long time. Being ranked as one of the lowest performing schools along with Johnson middle school who is ranked 77 out of 78th in the entire state of Wyoming is a travesty. There is no excuse for these low rankings. Wyoming spends over $17,000 per/student, but ask your school board council members how much of this money is spent at the top of the pyramid and trickles down to the school staff and students.
Changes must take place if improvements are going to happen. All teachers, including tenured and untenured teachers (new teachers who face a three year probationary period). Need to be held accountable for their actions and student outcomes. In what other profession do you get a "JOB FOR LIFE?"
On the National Council on Teacher Quality website (nctq.org). Here's what they have to say about Wyomings policies..."Wyoming does not connect tenure decisions to evidence of teacher effectiveness". They are automatically granted tenure after three years.
PLEASE GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND READ HOW WYOMING COULD DO SO MUCH BETTER!

While the teachers and counselors at this school are good (I would rate them a 4). The upper management is NOT! My daughter was being bullied and when she went to tell the upper management (including the school officer) they continued to bully her in the office! One vp even stated to me that if the bullying isn't physical they won't do anything about. Perhaps they should read their mission statement. Here's the thing good school if you are 100% sure your child is mediocre and nothing or noone is going to interfere with their life, otherwise good luck!

i went to this school back in the late 80's and yearly 90's and love this school and the teacher were great i mean all of them from front office to the classrooms