Incarnation Catholic School

Disappointed in changes last couple of years. Fear the retirement of the principal last year has negatively impacted the school.

Incarnation has been a wonderful school for my daughter. She began attending the school in first grade and is currently in the middle school. Certainly there are adjustments each year as our children are growing and the teachers and staff have been helpful each step of the way. Some transitions are smooth and easy and some have bumps but we work together for the betterment of the children to help them grow and learn. The care and concern for each child is like no other and I truly appreciate all of the teachers and their dedication beyond the traditional academics. The teachers come in early for open gym during the winter months for the kids to play in the mornings, they offer additional before or after school clubs (even for grade school) with exercise, group managing and relationship building. The parents and families in this school all participate in helping for special events for the children and I have never noticed any showing evidence of status to be different than others. We are so very happy to have our daughter at Incarnation it was a great decision for her academics, faith and relationship growth.

I graduated from Incarnation in 2012. Some days I wish I was back there with all of my closest friends. If one mentally and spiritually invests themself, they can achieve a family like connection with its students that is remarkable to see in an elementary and junior high school. What enables this connection truly is the teachers, and although some disciplinary policies can be murky at times, teachers really want what is best for the students. Yes, the teachers do have favorites, but this can be seen in any classroom setting. Attention to bullies is paid, and the small student body mitigates the potential for such an encounter, because once again the community can be a family based off how much one invests themself. I always talk about Incarnation with my friends and the times we had, and I truly did not understand how much I've come to love the teachers until I was gone. This is a good school, and not all students have the same way of thinking so not all students will prosper here. But by no merit can someone call this a truly bad school, this is probably the longest review okay I'm finished have a nice day!!!!!!!

My son has had to have speech therapy since we was three. He was initially in a public school to utilize the I.E.P. program. But, the program there seemed stretched and exhausted - too many students with issues. So, students with borderline issues are not treated with priority. And I totally understand that - however, once we were at Incarnation the Speech Therapist and his classroom teacher met with me to explain how they do the I.E.P.s and then once things go going he was assigned homework from speech that we had to do every night as well as on going notes from her explaining how he was doing when she would see him and what I was to work on at home because of how he did in school. He started to improve much faster. The teachers do push but with care. My son is sensitive and use to cry when he thought he was wrong with an answer so the teachers asked me if I was hard on him at home. They were so lovely - and I explained that he is like that and they discussed with me ways to ease him into more confidence.

Taking my children out of Incanation school was THE BEST decision I ever made. The teachers leave much to be desired. When a parent has a concern questioning their policy the principal tells you "this is a school of choice, you can choose to go elsewhere if you don't like it". Nice Christian attitude. Furthermore, the attitude of many students and parents is extremely snooty. Favoritism is shown to certain students and families. The teachers can be very condescending and belittling. My children would come home in tears after being bullied with snide comments in relation to their economic status in comparison to other student's status. I chose a Catholic school education as I attended a Catholic school all my life. I should have known better because my own experience in Catholic elementary school (St. Charles - Kettering) was just as bad. My parents could have easily given me, just as I could give my kids, the same upbringing as the other students. The difference is our values on what is important are far different from those who dressed high and took expensive vacations. My kids blossomed as soon as they attended public schools, and were academically challenged. Public better!