5 Wilfred St
West Hartford, CT 06110

This school has a new principal and lord do we miss our previous principal. There is a complete disregard for the emotional support and understanding of lack of diversity. My child has been made fun of because of the color of his skin..and nothing was done. As a matter of fact the principal and staff told us they should’ve known the moment it was said so it is “believe-able.” Then the moment apparently my son retaliates after a secondary situation, they wanted him to write an apology letter to the student. This principal has her favorites and from my understanding came into this situation in over her head. I hope she can settle into her role with a lot more grace and better resolve for every student and not just the ones she labels as a “problem child.” Keeping students in the office or away from their classroom to do their work for no realistic reason is not proper resolve, investigating students without proper knowledge given to parents is NOT ok. You as the principal are then coming to your own conclusion based on what you see in your face and communicating or as I’ve noticed, interviewing students with questions in your favor to create your own narrative rather than the actuality of what that student is going through. It is not their place to judge but rather to uplift their students progress into becoming their best-self! I hope this school can do better in their upcoming years. I really do.

Several kids from my family are attending or have attended Conard recently and they all have very positive things to say! I also found Conard to be a wonderful school for my daughter. The curriculum is challenging and the teachers push the kids to do their best. Overall experience has been fantastic.

The teachers don’t want to work on any methods to teach their students. They prioritize speech to text over writing and audio books over reading so they can pad their district scores all while leaving students unable to actually read and write properly. When asked about this parents are told if physical reading and writing are important they should “teach that at home”. The counseling consists mainly of students leaving class to play games and use this time to simply goof off. It’s very apparent that this schools main concern is looking good on paper even if students are left behind.

Simply excellent. My son loves it there. They are extremely invested in the success of all students, and the faculty goes above and beyond to offer learning opportunities outside the classroom.