My student has been at MIT for 4 years, since 6th grade. From the other posts, I agree that things were very unorganized in the past. I have seen a drastic changes in the school for the 2008-09 school year, and am hopeful that things will continue to improve. I know there is new Director and many
... Read more new Teachers. MIT is a very unique school and a great option in Vallejo. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/15/09
I'm a teacher at this school. This school dedicates more time to each individual student than any school I know or have worked at. The curriculum is project-based, relevant to students, and challenging. All issues that existed before 2008 are now gone, and a new staff at the top is in place and making
... Read more huge strides forward. MIT Academy was recently voted 'Best of the Bay Area charter schools', and is currently featured on TV as such. Any attempt by students to discredit the school and it's value is truly disappointing, and I would have to say that any students having problems here are going to have problems at any school they attend- Behavior counselors on site are proactive in working with kids and any issues they may have. I love it here and want to work no place else. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 04/15/09
I hate this school! we dont even have real buildings or good lunch. i've been going to this school for 3 years now and i have not seen any improvements or even any attempts to make any improvements ever. i have wantded to leave this chool for awhile now and i am an eighth grader and i cant wait until
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Posted by a student on 01/07/09
I Have Attended MIT Academy for my Whole Middle School ( I Just Got Promoted to 9th Grade Yesterday and I'm Of To Hogan ) First Year of sixth grade consisted of fun classes, teachers, activities and delicious food, but as 7th grade came the food became less delicious, and more deadly, the learning became
... Read more more.. eh, not learning, and the activities seemed to cease. by my 8th grade year a lot of things have changed.. MIT became more unorganized and i seriously think they need a file cabinet to keep all of our information because sometimes, computers are not reliable. It May be a Technology School, but all things do not have to be Technological. At the beggining of the eighth grade, most students didn't even know their full schedule, they had missing classes, and two classes at the same time. but, it's still pretty good for portables and hills. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/13/08
hello I am an 8th grader who started in MIT since 6th grade MIT is an ok school but the way I see its an unorganized school sometimes they leave things last minute and they somehow always get something messed up with grades and there computers are always going down it probably because we have such a
... Read more large network but anyway its not to good to go there because they are very unorganized Read less
Posted by a student on 05/29/08
My son started in at MIT last year as a 6th grader. I was very hopeful that this would be a good choice of schools. However, I feel that Administration is overwhelmed with issues. Issues brought to the attention of the Director are resolve quickly. Like any school there are good teachers and some not
... Read more so good. There was a time when one of son's teachers was not consistently showing up for class and administration was slow to respond. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/26/08
I became a student at MIT my 11th grade year. (I transferred from Jesse Bethel High) Everyone seems to have a problem with the teachers at MIT, and I don't. As with any learning institution, there are a few bad ones.. But in this case, I don't believe the clich 'one bad apple spoils the bunch' applies.
... Read more There are many great teachers at this school: Mrs. Aufdenspring, Ms. Bofill, Dr. Patterson (who recently left on maternity leave- the best physics teacher in the entire world- I'm telling you her method of teaching is so well thought out and understandable it's crazy), Mr. Anderson (He did a tremendous job teaching me Algebra II in summer school), Mr. Garcia... Although the teachers are wonderful, I'm not too sure about the administration. One last note: If your student is not motivated to do work, do not send him/her to MIT High Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/10/07
Inexperienced teachers, substandard facilities, photocopied textbooks, computers that hardly work and an uncaring administration make MIT a poor choice for Vallejo parents who have to commit 60 volunteer hours to keep their children there. It was a great concept on paper....too bad that it does not live
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Posted by a parent on 05/21/07
My child has attended MIT since 6th grade, currently 9th grade. Although there has been some disorganization, overall I am very pleased with our experiance. Our public schools are lacking in parent participation and by making this a requirment you weed out those parents that do not want to be a part
... Read more of their childs education. I enjoy the 'out of the box' learning and some of the extras that are offered (Mandarin Chinese, Ford Pass, 3 year high school, college classes on campus, etc..) The school is in total only 790 students (both high school and middle) and that is very appealing considering the overcrowding of the other Vallejo schools. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/11/07
MIT academy's expectations of students are very high. Yet, the expectation of their teachers are not high. Parent involvement - is doing your volunteer hours and participating in fund raising. Fundraising seems to be were MIT excels.
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School Profile for Mare Island Tech Academy High School
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Test Year: 2009
Mare Island Tech Academy High School
Vallejo City Unified School District
California
* In 2008-2009 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
Student enrollment:
411
Students per teacher:
32
Full-time teachers:
13
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18
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