123 Crystal Knoll Blvd
Georgetown, TX 78626

We are wrapping up our first year at Georgetown High School. This school has a friendly, welcoming quality to it that I really appreciate as a parent. Teachers have responded quickly and thoughtfully to any questions I have had. The front office people are kind and helpful. The principal, Mr. Johnson, cares about the school and the students deeply and obviously takes a lot of joy and pride in sharing this school with new families. I appreciate that many parents are involved and care about helping the programs at the school to be the best they can be.I would never have thought I'd be happy sending my kid to a school this large, but the environment truly feels much smaller because of the efforts the leadership and teachers make to connect personally with kids and families.Some classes are not as creative or exciting as they could be, but others have truly impressed me. AP History involves a lot of critical thinking and looking at primary sources with multiple perspectives. My son's AP English teacher holds class discussions, plays, and has helped my son to become independent and much more thoughtful in his writing - an area that has always been difficult for him. The sports programs are top notch, including not just athletics but character development and team-building dinners and other events. I appreciate that the athletes are held to a high standard with their behavior - my son is surrounded by amazing kids and coaches there.Finally, the school has been very thoughtful about keeping up with 504 modifications and I think any student with academic needs like these could be confident they'd have their needs met.

Where do I begin…second day of school, my son was put on the bus instead of taken to the afterschool program. This was after no less than 2 previous emails and 2 direct calls to both the teacher and transportation advisor. I could have still let that go as first week jitters, but, they had the nerve to tell me it was my son’s fault for “getting on the wrong bus”. That was extremely unprofessional for a school that just messed up that badly and also, a complete fabrication. My poor son was terrified when I was not there to get him, thankfully, he was smart enough to tell them they were wrong and get back to the school. That was only strike one. Then, I noticed my son struggling with his schoolwork, so, I asked for some practice sheets or something to help me teach the curriculum at home. I was told they do not have anything like that and would not provide anything like that, ever. After asking for a weekly report of my sons behavior/progress, I was told, by 2 different teachers, “we don’t really have time for that”. Now, I get that too a point, but, I wasn’t asking for a novel, just a quick update on his behavior and progress so I could work with him at home. That should be something a teacher can provide for a parent, easily. The bus driver was rude to my son specifically and when I brought this up to the transportation department, their response was “so you don’t want to follow our policies?”. This was because the bus driver repeatedly asked my son to get off the bus, after being seated, then get to the back of the line because he didn’t have a bus tag which was not provided to us yet! The final straw for me was when my son damaged his pair of headphones in class. Let me preface by saying that I previously provided 3 pairs of headphones for him and/or other students that may need them. The teacher asked me to purchase another pair to replace the pair that he purchased. When I explained that I had already provided many pairs, I was met with extreme attitude and spoken down to. The teacher treated me like I was a child misunderstanding how school supplies work. On top of all that, there were many instances of bullying that were blamed on my son when he was the victim and/or not dealt with at all, that’s unacceptable! All of this was within the first 3 months of school. I took my son out of this school and transferred him into a public Montessori school. Stay away from this school unless you absolutely have to have your kids go there!

I think it is a great school my kids love it the teachers are great we love it here.