6500 N Washtenaw Ave #3
Chicago, IL 60645

The building is very old, outdated, and in need of some repairs. When I used the girl's bathroom it was dirty, the heating pipes weren't secured ( took pics) paint was peeling, and the floors and bathroom stalls were dirty and disgusting. Can you believe this is a grammar school?! I don't know why the City and COS( a joke) haven't closed the school down and made the principal fix the school over the summer that's how badly the school needs to be repaired.The food is disgusting and should not be given to the students to eat. I wouldn't give my dog the food I've seen they serve the students, and I don't have a dog.Who monitors these schools to see what they are serving the students and if the schools are being maintained?I had 3 children attend Boone, now called Mosaic School of Fine Arts, and they told me that they did not feel like they were prepared for high school when they graduated ( something I always felt and spoke about to the principal, but it fell.on deaf ears.) In my opinion, this is not a good school. This school ranks low compared to the other schools nearby and that's ashamed. I know someone who used to work at Boone/Mosaic and now works at a neighboring school and she said students at the other school are excelling, including the students who receive an IEP( another disappointment at Boone/Mosaic.) I feel as though some, not all, of the teachers, aren't good teachers and are only there for a paycheck. The teachers who do care about students' success ( not many) are not supported by the administration and this is why students at this school continue to test low among their peers. Until new administrators are put in place and the removal of bad teachers are, I don't see much hope for the students unless the parents, many of who are low-income, get together and demand their students have better teachers and a clean and safer school, Boone/Mosaic is going to continue as “business as usual” and students are going to continue falling behind. I am going to try to do my part and fight for the students, but I am only one person.This is the year 2023, and it's time for people to make a change and demand our children get the best education possible or we will shut them down. No more being paid to do the bare minimum. No more subpar education. Our children are our future and if they are receiving the proper education from people who give a damn, we are doomed as a country. We aren't living in a 3rd world country, so why is this happening?

Great school! Happy I sent my child to this school, the teachers are great.