Westside Dr
Winter garden, FL 34787

Horrible Teachers!This school has a serious issue with ego-driven teachers who are flat-out rude and dismissive. Melanie Goodman-Smith is one of them. She shows little respect toward students, talks down to them, and creates an environment where learning feels discouraging rather than supportive. Her ego gets in the way of actual teaching, and instead of building students up, she tears them down.

I’ve been waiting to write this review now that my child is almost done with 5th grade and I have the full K-5 experience with this school.The teachers here are hit or miss; there are some amazing teachers who truly love children and teaching (Ms. Alday and Ms. McHenry are both good examples), but there are others who are incredibly lazy, I’ve lost count on the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in the emails and communications I’ve received over the years…these are the people teaching our kids! Also teachers’ kids get preferential treatment at this school; they get first pick of class placement and they get chosen for special tasks like safety patrol. My child came home in tears at the end of fourth grade when they got passed up for safety patrol, the morning show, and the school store and they noticed that the teachers’ kids and their friends all got selected for these special roles. My child is a straight A student, in honor society and does not get in trouble and was passed up for all three opportunities!Communication is also not the best. I know that there is a math club and a chess club, but I never received any communication about either of these opportunities. My child excels in math and wanted to join the math club, I’m upset he didn’t get the opportunity to do so.Last, my child was assaulted on the bus by another child when they clocked him in the head with a Stanley cup. I immediately called the school and they just transferred me to a voicemail box to someone who is Spanish speaking and I couldn’t understand who I was even leaving a message for. I ended up calling back and I did speak to the principal and she was helpful but there was 0 follow up after I reported it. Do better SunRidge!! It’s no wonder parents are pulling their kids out of public school after our experience with this school! Middle school cannot come fast enough!

Many teachers and staff are extremely rude for absolutely no reason. Their behavior is incredibly unacceptable. School is no longer about learning, it is about passing.