4 Sugar Ridge Road
Fairfax, VT 05454

The middle school structure and staff have offered my two students solid support and connection. My students have grown academically and socially, and I always have quick collaboration from teachers/administrators around any concerns. I believe student success hinges not on school resources alone, but on how parents/caregivers are able to build partnerships with school teams. The middle school team at BFA Fairfax has been a great partner in these hard years of pandemic learning, with teachers clearly invested in the school community. Also, the school board approaches problem solving with a practical and fiscally conservative lens, while encouraging initiatives that build on strengths and include diverse perspectives. School everywhere are trying to respond to so many demands with not enough resources, but what I can say is BFA Fairfax is doing a nice job providing an experience that models the importance of commitment to learning.

We are alumni and Fairfax residents who took advantage of the limited pre-k activities with our child. What we found was a public school that alienates students with peanut allergies; there is no policy regarding allergens such as peanuts. Those with allergies have one table in the corner of the lunch room where they can sit away from the group like lepers. Our most dedicated and experienced faculty, (not just teachers) have been under constant pressure to cut budgets; The music program is a ghost of what it was, and it would be unthinkably ignorant to blame this on fewer interested students. The bus program is under constant fire to defend its affordability and worth, despite the fact that our fleet mechanic has been the most unselfish underpaid public servant in Fairfax for more than thirty years. If you love your kids, homeschool.