7647 N Franklins Way
Quinton, VA 23141

Our student started NKMS in 6th grade this year.This has been by far the worst school year of his academic career thus far. Multiple teachers have been fired for various reasons. We struggle to get teachers to follow the 504 plan. We have had teachers refuse to have a conference with us because they didn't know what to say that our student was doing 'fine'. (He barely hovers over a D in the class). Our student does well in most classes (a's and b's) but we have struggled with two classes in particular and don't seem to get any resolution. The administration and guidance team mean well; there just doesn't seem to be any follow through for kids with disabilities. If you have a child who is gifted WITH a disability; forget about it. We loved the elementary school in New Kent. The Middle School has been a complete nightmare. It really feels like a free-for-all where the students are just left to their own accord on their devices all day. No ownership from teachers or the school as to what is happening in the classrooms.

Our son started at George Watkins in January 2022. He had a GREAT two years. The teachers REALLY CARE, they know what they're doing. Our son has a 504 plan for ADHD, he struggles significantly with organization and attention. In previous schools we had an uphill fight to get him the resources he needed, for teachers to even understand what he dealt with. This was not the case at George Watkins. He had FULL support from teachers, guidance counselors, both the principal and the assistant principal.The principal knew who we were as parents, and always said hello to our son when he walked into school. She knew him by name. The school does a stellar job of keeping families engaged. We look forward to our younger children going to George Watkins!

Because of the illegal substance abuse, if I had any other HS option we would probably take it but unfortunately since we live in New Kent, we are stuck with no other options than NKHS.