Ascension School

Our experience with Minadeo has been phenomenal. The administration, staff and teachers are all very intelligent, polite, engaged and work very hard to ensure our children have the best resources and experience at school. They communicate well and often with the school community to keep parents informed and included in school life. Any issues or concerns are addressed immediately and respectfully. We were accepted into a progressive charter school after starting at Minadeo and neither my child nor I wanted to make the switch, we are so happy to be at Minadeo. It is a wonderful experience to know your children are supported, appreciated, safe and expanding their knowledge at school. We have found all of this to be true at Minadeo.

As a former student at this school, I often felt that the curriculum was lacking in many subjects. The school was very accommodating to those in the lower-level language arts and math classes. Personally, as a higher-level student, I did not feel challenged in any way, nor did I feel prepared entering high school. The social environment of this school was extremely toxic. Drama between classmates was expected and typical due to small classes, but teachers involving themselves was unprofessional and unexpected. The teachers would often push themselves into the personal lives of students and even gossip about other students behind their backs. The special education program consisted of aids who harshly and publicly reprimanded their students for minor mistakes. Along with this, there was little emotional support for special education students who were being openly bullied by other classmates. The school also did not reprimand students who made racist and belittling comments to minority students. The diversity in this school was lacking and the effects of this were apparent. Overall, this school did not feel like a safe and welcoming environment. In the future, I would never recommend this school to anyone.

Supportive environment for social and academic learning. Excellent parent network. Very caring staff and teachers. Sports are present, but weak.