my first year at arts impact middle school was very interesting.this year i am in the 7th grade and alot has changed.i have noticed that mr.owens has been doing alot to change and control the school since dr.edwards has been been in labor but i respect him very much.i also think that our lunch periods
... Read more such.we need to have longer lunch periods becausethat is the time to socialize and not to work on homework during most of our lunch time.i also like the teachers this year because they are more supportive. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/29/09
I attened my first year at AIMS and it was fantastic. I loved the cirriculum that was taught at AIMS. I now attend 7th grade at AIMS and its even better than last year. The teachers are better and if i need help in any subject the teachers are always there to help. The downfall on the school was the
... Read more 15 minutes of lunch studing takes up my whole lunch period, the summer projects are ridiculous why should we have to do work on are summer break, including winter and spring breaks. But overall the school is excellent and i will be attending next year for 8th. Thanks to Ms. Arner (6th grade science teacher) and so far Ms. Clark for challenging me in thinking critically. AIMS rocks!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 09/09/09
My son has completed his first year at Arts Impact and my husband, son and myself love the school. It would be very helpful for the teachers to keep the online web site up to date. Thank you Mrs. Roth and Mrs. Crook for doing so. The school does need more parent involvement.
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/09
I have had very mixed feelings about this school in the 3 years my son has attended. My son is a visual artist, and has had success in the art classes. Some of his teachers have been fantastic, including the Gifted/Talented resource teacher and the 8th grade team. If you want communication with the
... Read more teachers you have to initiate it, and you have to be persistently in their faces (or in their email!) to get responses from most of the teachers. The biggest problem I've seen is the change in administration at the beginning of the 07-08 school year. It is nearly impossible to get an audience with the principal. Most of her comm. with the parents is about dress code. There is no school-wide calendar so events often overlap. She hasn't attended the anti-bullying workshops brought in by the PTA. This is not the school it once was. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/06/09
My daughter wanted to attend this middle school because she is really into the arts. The one downfall about the lottery is that there is no selection process to weed out the ones who really don't want to attend this school and will benefit from it. There is absolutely NO parent/teacher communication.
... Read more Teachers don't call the parents. They do not keep their website updated on with homework assignments, grades or contact informatio. Teacher have favorites and focus on those and turn their negative attention to the others. There is not enought diversity among the students who attend this school. I do agree with the attempt to provide a dress code. But wished they just simplify it by picking colors for the tops and bottoms. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/05/09
i really like my school. First, i was attending Dominion Middle, and if you are considering to get your child into Dominion, please rethink. the teachers were wonderful, but the kids, not so much. at AIMS though, not only are the teachers amazing, so are the students. the classes we take are just as
... Read more good. if you like the arts, have fun. we are loaded! overall, i Love AIMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 01/30/09
I was so excited and proud when my daughter lotteried into this school. She has always been a bright, artistically inclined young lady, and on the surface A.I.M.S. sparkles pretty well--but there is definitely something going on with students bullying other students AND teachers. The past two years that
... Read more she has gone to this school have been pretty rough...it looks like we are going to have to transfer her b/c of the bullying going on when teachers aren't looking. It is unfortunate that a school at which there is so much opportunity for young people to succeed and excell both artistically and academically must contend with small-time thugs, racial tensions, and major bullying. My daughter's grades have dropped dangerously low and she continues to be surreptiously bullied and ostrasized day in and day out. I would strongly caution parents to weigh these issues before sending their child here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/04/08
My daughter just started AIMS this year, and she is doing great! I have met and talked to all of her teachers, and they were very friendly and helpful concerning helping students with the hard transition from grade school to middle school. AIMS has a great incentive for students, called a Panther Gold
... Read more Card, and I am proud to say that my daughter aquired this after her first month of school. She did have the dreaded summer homework packet, but she successfully completed it, and it proved to be a tremendous bonding opportunity for the both of us. All in all, a great school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/13/08
Where to begin???? We heard so many great thing's about A.I.M.S; we did the lottery to get our daughter in and now we wish we had let her to go her regular school. There is no parent/ teacher realtionships..it is now e-mail-ships. Dress code...hummm how about the teachers have to wear a uniform as well,
... Read more that seems fair...Gene Harris is going for everyone be the same, so it should go for teachers as well. Lunch time should be for eating not homework, nor should it be all about silence. I had a teacher phone me at work because my daughter giggled at lunch time. Summer break....let's look at that closely....summer and break. I know what word stands out break...summer homework...summer is family time not school time. The teachers should do summer homework as well. Overall I give AIMS 0 out of 5 stars. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/18/08
AIMS was recommended to us as THE middle school to enroll our son with Asperger's Syndrome into. So, we did. While I'm sure there are some children who indisputably benefited from the program there - the benefit to our son was definitely disputable. The biggest problems seem to be an over-protectiveness
... Read more of their authority on the part of the resource teachers, and an insufficient understanding of the nature and effect of this disorder on behavior and learning. This led to many poor decisions about discipline, skills teaching and therapies for my son. There is no way that I know of to force them to undergo additional training. But, I wish there was. My advice if you send your kid to AIMS: figure out what your kid needs, write your own IEP, and force them to comply by whatever means necessary. Read less
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20
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25
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Columbus schools — Arts Impact Middle School is located at 100 W 4th Ave, Columbus OH 43201. 100 W 4th Ave is in the Short North neighborhood and 43201 ZIP code in Columbus, OH The school district for Arts Impact Middle School is the Columbus City School District. Arts Impact Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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