128 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 60091

Hms has held up for a while and is a great school! The teachers are very understanding, caring supportive, and fun while also knowing how to teach the class in an understanding way. Some of the teachers there have been there for 20 years and know what they are doing. They are very smart. Now being more general, Highcrest has a good schedule, late start at 8:50 to let kids sleep in more, and are very strict in a good way about keeping the school safe and a good environment. The rooms are cozy, to fit each class the way they need it to be. There’s a fair amount of learning and homework and it’s stuff that is vital to the future. Not only is it prepared for students well, but it is easy to have good connections to the teachers and qualities of the school that make it an almost perfect learning environment, especially house 2. I would definitely recommend this school for your kids.

My experience working for District 39 specifically Central School was extremely negative. In my experience, his management style was controlling, inconsistent, and unnecessarily difficult to work under. Head custodian practices bullying behavior. He is insecure and tries to intimidate staff with fear or invented problems . He works closely with the PM custodian who was a former cook and has very little experience. Both of them are very inappropriate and are harassing to staff. The turnover rate is ridiculous. 15 to 18 Custodians have left Central in the past 3 years alone. That is quite telling of how the head custodians treat people Expectations often seemed to change depending on the person, and communication was frequently indirect rather than professional and straightforward.What concerned me most was the atmosphere this created. I observed behavior that I felt was passive-aggressive, dismissive, and designed to make routine work more difficult than it needed to be. Instead of creating a cooperative custodial team, the environment often felt adversarial and stressful.I also witnessed situations involving inconsistent standards, poor communication, and behavior that made me question whether employees were being treated fairly. There were times when concerns were minimized rather than addressed, leaving employees to deal with problems on their own.A school custodial department should be built around teamwork, respect, clear communication, safety, and consistent expectations. My experience was that those principles were not consistently reflected in the way the department was managed.I would strongly encourage anyone considering a custodial position at Central School to ask very specific questions about management style, communication, turnover, workload, and how employee concerns are handled before accepting the position. Based on my experience, the management environment was