217 Moran St
Reno, NV 89501

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I was in the IB program and at the time I hated it. I didn’t realize, though, how much it was preparing me for later in life. Currently I’m serving active duty in the military overseas and taking full time classes through the University of Maryland and I’m surprised how well I’ve been able to manage my two lives at once. Also I’ve spoken with many of my friends that I’ve met overseas that participated in the IB program as well and I’m surprised to have learned how similar our experiences were. We all agreed that we hated HL English. That said, I’d still do it all over again.

I was surprised to see the exemplary reviews because that was not our experience at Mt Rose. Our son is high-functioning autistic and rather than giving him the support he needed, they simply pushed him through to each grade level. When they would not allow him to be held back, we discussed getting him specialized tutoring to help lessen the gap between our son's performance and grade level. The principal, Ms. Brown told us, "you can get all the tutors you want but it's not going to make a difference." After hearing that, it was no small wonder why he wasn't getting the support he should have. Fortunately, we had an outstanding 5th grade teacher, who made a huge difference. I understand that teacher recently left the school. Despite living four blocks from Mt. Rose, our son was "not selected" to go to his elementary school for 6th grade and now has to ride the bus to Swope. Of course, he was notified at school before we were and he called us in hysterics. Three generations of our family went to Mt Rose. A few years ago, we actively advocated in the community with others to not tear it down. Now I kind of wish they had.