1509 SUNDOWN LANE
Clermont, FL 34711

The students here are disrespectful, it makes it so difficult to focus on things with disabilities, teachers practically ignore the signs of struggling students due to the fact half of them wanna spend more time with the “bad” kids, specifically the kids that love to talk and somehow get away with even doing their assignments but of course the teacher will boost the deadline further ahead for them even if they wasted time not doing anything.Some of the administrators are even extremely disrespectful!! There could be a situation within the school where a student accidentally came to class late due to a personal issue they cannot control and the teacher could write them up for it, the student could try to speak about it and try to handle the situation without a write up / referral but the administrators will immediately defend the teacher and blame the student for said issue they are unable to control! If it was a female student that has hit their menstrual cycle they couldn’t care less about it and still write them up for it! But if it’s a male student coming to class and an administrator sees them within the hallways, they won’t say a word and nor will the teachers! Lockdowns are basically an occurring thing now a days if I’m being honest, they keep us in classrooms but barely give us updates on what’s happening which ends up scaring a few students in the process.“We care about your mental health” but will immediately ignore the signs of bullying which may even cause a student to harm themselves or possibly worse! They have posters around but clearly couldn’t care less about a student which isn’t even surprising! Students are constantly struggling with piles of work and tests while being pressured about having good grades and trying to not get summer school or be held back, that makes a child’s mental state even worse for them to handle. They wonder why students sleep so much in their classrooms? Because half of them are up working on assignments! Yes some stay up if they want to but most of the time it’s also students trying to complete work before a deadline hits!This place sucks and it’s even coming from an ex-Eastridge student, and that school is HORRENDOUS.Better stick with online school than coming here.

I currently work at ACA. The teachers, teaching assistants, and office staff are genuinely dedicated and caring individuals. There is only a handful that aren't dedicated and don't seem to care about students or their coworkers. I've worked at ACA since it opened. We have roughly 175 employees, including all positions. If I look through our email system, I would guess that around 75 of us have been here since it opened or started in that first year. We have a high turnover rate, which brings me to the point of this review. The main administration at our school, from the principal, Mr. Voytko, to the 4 assistant principals, does not support the teachers and staff. Aurelia M Cole's legacy that every child will have the chance to become a champion is being destroyed by the principal and his leadership. He doesn't believe that every child deserves to be a champion. He believes that his higher achievers and his students who come from a higher socioeconomic status deserve to be champions, but our special needs students and our behavior students are not supported or given the accommodations they require and deserve! My opinion is shared by at least 50 percent... maybe 65 percent of our entire staff. I could give names and titles, but I would never because he already demotes and fires people without giving them write ups or constructive criticism and a chance to redeem themselves. I will continue to do my job to educate our students whom I love like my own, to be a team player to my coworkers who are like family and to honor the great legacy of Aurelia M. Cole!