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Parent Reviews (6 reviews)
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This is a small school with a lot to offer. The teachers care and want to challenge the students. The students don't always get what is being offered to them...they are in middle school. I would never teach middle school. It is tough enough being the parent of one. They use Teacherease. I can always see how my child is doing.
I am the parent of a graduate and a current 7th grade student and only have positve comments about the school, the teachers and the administration. To comment on posts below: 1) The Hot Lunches are district wide and would be the same at other schools. 2) Students are required to do Community Service as an extended learning project and are not charged a nominal fee if not completed. 3) Parents are asked to be involved in the school and spend 40 hours a year volunteering. This is to encourage partnering with parents, students and teachers. Parents are asked to donate money for hours they cannot work.
This school has an awful punishment system, as it tends to be brutal. Also, the 'Hot Lunches,' also known as the school lunches, taste very disgusting as they tend to be either over cooked or under cooked. The 7th grade teachers are acceptable, while the 8th grade teachers may be brutal at times. They assign homework in excess amounts, usually resulting in over 3.5 hours of work every night. The projects for 8th grade tend to be an overload too. At one point, there were four projects due in the very same week in the same class. The principal tends to be very lacking, and you don't see her on campus grounds very much. This school requires that you do 40 hours of 'Community Service' for the year, or you will pay a fine of $400, to 'balance it out'.
I think that this school is pretty good but some teachers don't help or respect their students a lot as they should. They also give an excess of homework especially in math and science
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