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My son has been failing and doesn’t event get homework so he can be helped. Teacher dose not communicate. We can’t sit in class to know what is even being tough while the teacher states he’s doing good but failing on his report card.

My oldest has been enrolled at Samoset since 2022 when we switched schools. She finished out the remainder of 2nd grade and is currently in 4th grade. My youngest just started kindergarten at Samoset this year. Both my kids have had good experiences so far. There are some fantastic teachers at this school that really love working with kids and making sure they understand the material being taught. After-school tutoring is provided for intermediate grades through 21st Century per request. Tutoring is also offered on Saturdays for intermediate grades to assist with learning components featured on the FAST test. Perfect attendance is recognized and celebrated monthly with prizes, snacks, or a party. They've implemented a new Positive Referral to recognize outstanding behavior in students of all grades. Samoset just had a new front office addition built which makes the school much more secure. The playground is brand-new as well, installed in 2022. Many of the students that go here need additional support, whether it be due to a language barrier, restricted income, behavioral challenges, etc. The school recognizes this and has corresponding staff and teachers to work with these students to help overcome obstacles. Teachers work together closely and are familiar with every student in the grade they teach, not just their own classroom. Fine arts classes are a daily part of the students' schedules and include STEM, Library Skills/Information Literacy, Music, PE, and Art. They also offer clubs like TSA and K-Kids. My oldest was in the Cambridge pre-AICE program last year, and if you have an advanced child who needs to be challenged more in school, I definitely recommend it. Cambridge is more fast-paced and covers current grade level as well as next grade level standards. Expect your student to have lots of homework and classwork if you elect to go this route. It can be overwhelming for students who aren't used to the high workload the program requires. Overall, my kids are happy at Samoset and get fantastic grades, their teachers work hard to ensure everyone is successful, and I believe the school is on the right path to turn things around. Test scores are troubling, but when you take into account that 44% of students at Samoset are English language learners, you understand why standardized test scores alone are not the deciding factor in whether this is a "good" or "bad" school.

Mrs. Webb was truly one of the best things to happen to Abel Elementary. In my opinion, after she left, the quality of the school declined tremendously.Unfortunately, my personal experience with the current principal, Mrs. Ashley Terry, has been extremely disappointing. I have found her communication and interactions to be unprofessional, disrespectful, dismissive, and lacking in compassion. It is very concerning to me that, despite the complaints and concerns that have reportedly been raised, families continue to have negative experiences.I personally know several families who have chosen to remove their children from Abel because of their experiences with the current administration. Beyond leadership concerns, I also believe the school is lacking important resources and adequately trained staff to meet the needs of all students. Parents should be able to send their children to school feeling confident that they will receive a quality education in a respectful, supportive, and professional environment.Based on my family’s experience, I would not recommend Abel Elementary at this time. The difference between what this school once was and what families are experiencing now is extremely disappointing. What once felt like a five-star school has, in my opinion, declined significantly.ZERO STARS based on my personal experience.

It wasn’t until I moved that I realized how much of a great opportunity it was for me to learn here and that I took it for granted to be able to go to school here.

I give this School 3 stars. My daughter has been here now since August. I really would like to give this School four or five stars, but my decision is based off the teachers mainly. I overheard my daughter tell her godsister how the teachers yell and scream a lot. I talk to my daughter about this and she said it’s true. She said she was yelled at for just putting on lip gloss with no warning at all. She also said they’re being rushed to finish test and quizzes. Another thing I noticed they give a lot of pop-up quizzes and test, which I think set Kids up for failure because they have not had a chance to study for the test to prepare for it that works for some kids, but not most of them like my daughter, she have to study before taking a test/quiz or she’s not gonna do very well. At first, my daughter had all A’s. Once they started giving her the pop-up quizzes/test, her grades stared to go down. My daughter thinks they’re trying to purposely keep her from getting A or A/B honor roll because it’s getting very close for a report cards to come out. I hope that’s not so because I am a praying mother and if you’re not there to help these children succeed then you shouldn’t be in this type of job. Don’t get me wrong this is a pretty good school. I think the teachers need to take a class on how to handle children better and not be so quick to react negatively towards them. The principal awesome he seems to be very concerned for his students.

WCCA has a polite staff, but my child has been struggling at this school since they first started and their teacher that teaches 2nd-4th grade doesn’t spend too much time helping and assisting my kid in reading math and science. The teacher has little time to spend with each student. She only spends about maybe 5 to 10 minutes with each grade level. The class has about maybe 17 kids maybe less since she teaches 3 grade levels she has like 4 students in each grade but quickly goes over the subjects & shows them once or twice if they get it they get if they don’t oh well, she has to move onto the next group. My kid always tells me that the teacher says she DOESN’T have time basically if your child is not a straight A student, She doesn’t wanna waste her time on your kid if your kid is not getting it oh well. They have a teacher aid and I believe other help in reading or disability aid and they can barely help either. Sometimes they’re not there because they’re taking time off. If you’re going to put your kid in this school, your kid has to be super smart because if your kid is not super smart, she doesn’t wanna deal with your child. She will just send your child with assignments, pages and pages of worksheets books and expect the parents to help the children. More teachers are needed at the school. That’s the biggest problem. I don’t know if they’re underpaid or what but if you’re not smart at math or reading or science as a parent, you might as well just put your kids in a public school because they have more supporting staff, your kids will probably learn a lot more and get it there and they seem like they don’t worry about the students. They’re NOT going to waste their time on trying to teach your kid how to learn math reading and science if your kid’s struggling and the teacher only worries about HER own kids & their academics. She wants to make sure HER kids get straight A’s & get Honor Roll etc. But when you send your kids to this school with a scholarship to help pay for tuition all that money that goes to the school makes you wonder where is the education for the kids on helping them with their academics? WCCA is always trying to raise money for field trips and school events and repairs for the school. It makes you wonder what do they do with the money that your kids are getting funded for? Very disappointing for us. Other families are struggling with their kids as well my child has been mentioned this by the other students. Also no Google reviews???