Brentwood

This school has really went downhil in the recent years. As someone previously stated the main principal doesn't help with anything pertaining to your children. When you voice your concerns she turns it into her whole life story and she quickly becomes defensive which doesn't solve anything. Our child was telling us daily that he was being bullied and they pointed the finger at him. They give your child sugary doughnuts and have unhealthy snacks that other people bring in without any warning or consent. Not all of the teachers are bad but the one we had experience with was more worried about our child liking her or her being a bad teacher than what was going on with the bullying. Grow up it's about the children and not who likes you as an adult. Our child went from loving school to hating and begging not to go everyday. This school can be great with the right leadership.

We’re only in our second year at Douglas but so far are very happy with the quality of staff and overall education. My daughter who’s in first grade absolutely loves going to school every day and gets so excited by the variety of specials the school offers (e.g., dance, drama, music, art, science, etc). Communication with parents is great as well and I always feel in the loop. We are frequently made aware of how our child is doing academically, socially, behaviorally, emotionally, developmentally, etc. Could not be happier with our school family at Douglas!

It breaks my heart to write this review. Our time at Joyner has stretched over many years. Joyner used to be a great school, very community oriented, warm, welcoming, and fun. My older child had a fantastic time there. But this isn’t the case anymore. A few years ago some redistricting occurred which brought in a large group of new kids. These kids have needs which clearly cannot/are not being met at Joyner. There are almost daily fights, angry and violent outbursts directed at staff and students, scary behavioral meltdowns - sometimes leading to EMS being called, horrible curse words are screamed during these events, fire alarms being pulled by students, etc. Most of the staff’s time and energy is spent dealing with this. At this point my child is mostly bored, working at a much lower level than her ability. She is doing a large amount of busy work which she believes is meant to keep kids occupied while the teachers deal with other situations. She is irritated, anxious, and sometimes afraid of the outbursts. The teachers are trying their best to deal with it. The resources are limited and the entire situation is sad. We are glad we got to be a part of Joyner at its best, but if we had to start now we would look for something different.

As a previous student at this school, It was alright but it’s really just about focusing just like the students, Always uneducated, playing around and teachers really don’t do stuff about it. Also the teachers are always boring not enough engagement or entertainment just really expects us to learn just by talking and talking making our education depending on us.