21st Century Prep School

Posted November 27, 2008

My child recently transferred to 21st Century from Racine Unified and guess what, I'm thankful for it! I've watched my child transfer from a kid who did not like attending school; to one who enjoys the idea of going to school. Therefore, as a parent, I am very pleased with the learning enviroment that they've foster.
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Posted April 30, 2008

My children have attended for 3 years and it is declining every year. Administration does not thoroughly think decisions through and ultimately end up creating more problems. For a school that claims parental involvement is important, I feel very disconnected. I am only aware of changes until they have already happened, never having any prior notice and parent suggestions are never welcomed. As I have tried to contact the administrators several times only to be brushed off and most of the time my phone calls are never returned or e-mails are not answered. My students are excellent students and I am reasonable in my requests however, they are too busy to take time out to address parents' needs. I plan on pulling my children out next year. What a waste of a great concept, mission, and resources. With a more passionate staff who values relationships this school could be great.
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Posted January 8, 2007

Parent of students going to what I hoped was a promising preparatory school for Racine. However, the school is riddled with administration/staff retention problems and child discipline issues. Lack of follow through with new programs and decline in parent involvement largely do to loss and frustration of many 'good' students/families. I wish them luck as open enrollment will direct us hopefully down another path in fall of '07.
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Posted January 13, 2006

Our oldest son is a 1st grader at 21st Century. He transferred from RUSD halfway through his K year. We were particularly impressed by the school s diversity, the level of parent involvement, the commitment of the teaching staff and the dedication of the school administration. It immediately became apparent to us that our son was well behind the other students at 21st Century because of the school s aggressive curriculum and strong commitment to learning. Today, however, he is in the highest reading and math classes due in large part to the dedication of his Kindergarten teacher, who after working from 8-4 each day still took an additional hour out of her evening to provide one-on-one instruction to our son. This level of commitment and dedication is far too rare in our society today, yet quite representative of the 21st Century School.
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