South Valley Jr. High School

SPECIAL EDUCATION: This school claims to be helpful, open and accepting of those with learning disabilities/IEP. It. Is. Not. We had constant struggles the entire year with the team continually talking very negatively (mind you in front of my child) during the meetings. They did not report very many good things until asked which was very frustrating. Our child would get very discouraged during the meetings. Definitely think twice if your student is even slightly struggling in any area as they will not receive the help you hope for. SAFETY:We always knew our student was very safe while at school due to the safety precautions they had in place which was comforting as there were school shootings around the country during this school year. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT:IF and WHEN they notified of events we loved attending but a lot of times we were not notified of anything and found out through fellow parents who worked at the school who would ask if we were going to activity x, y or z. We even sat down with the principal at the start of the year and expressed our sadness of missing an event right off the bat because of lack of communication. There is a lot of that. TEACHING: Our student was not a fan of the teacher. Our student complained regularly that she was kind of mean and has come home with a lot of negative self talk and when asked where he heard it from the response was that the teacher would say those things. Absolutely broke my heart. LEARNING:Also the sheer amount of homework even for the littlest grades is absolutely horrendous. My student should not be expected to come home from a school day and proceed to do 45+ minutes of homework when they should be able to just play and be a kid.

This school is a joke. They offer nothing additional for gifted children in this school and use the gifted children to teach the other kids while the teacher does whatever it is that they want to do. This is the teacher's job to educate and not the students. They publicly shame their students for the smallest of things which includes what they call Community service, these children are not criminals the community service is picking up trash with bare hands for an entire break. Students will be removed and punished and sent out of class for things that did not happen in class. Teachers will gossip and talk about students amongst themselves as well as speak loudly enough and poorly enough in front of the children for them to hear their poor words about the students themselves. The cuddle a crybaby tattletale culture in which they favor the cry baby and never give the other child an opportunity to explain themselves. When the child attempts to explain themselves they tell them to not be so defensive and then punish them for it forcing an apology. When an apology is given they tell them that that's not good enough or heartfelt and make them do it again until they feel that it was an appropriate apology. This is not a prison this is not a boot camp. The principal does nothing to help any of the situations she will smile in your face and do nothing in return the counselors at this school do nothing to help the children that come to them with serious situations that are going on in the home at other parents' houses. Certain teachers will hold grudges and take it out on certain students when their job is to stay neutral and simply educate a child and teach them how to socialize properly Within the classroom environment. I find it amazing that children are forced to apologize to other children whether they are in the right or wrong however when a teacher is in the wrong they will never give an apology. It is pathetic and I highly suggest you do not send your children to this school mediocre education and mediocre expectations create mediocre people and you should want more for your child than that. They favor certain children and when other children bring things to their attention it is blown off or overlooked. The teachers will SAS back at the children when they bring things to their attention and lose composure and professionalism. Some of these teachers including the counselors and principal and need to go back and learn psychology of a child shame on you

As a former teacher at Ashland Ranch Elementary, I saw first hand the care that each teacher/administrator has for the students at the school. It is truly about every kid, every single day.

its a very cool school cause because yes

Spectrum is a great place for all children to learn. The administration changed in the 22/23 school year and the school has been thriving since. I highly recommend Spectrum Elementary for everyone!

I really debated whether or not I wanted to write a negative review for a while. However, I just can't in good conscious let other parents send their kids here without being fully informed.I have twins who attended Spondeo from the time they were 2.5 to 4 years old. I pulled my kids in the Spring of this year following a string of events that led me to believe it was not safe for my children to attend this school. In hindsight I think the ratios are too high in the classroom. I think the multiage does not work for Spondeo. They have young children who are having potty accidents all day. The teachers are too busy changing kids and putting out fires to actually teach, engage kids in learning, or provide adequate supervision. The teachers are not supported. Based on my interactions with Evelyn as a parent, I can't imagine being her employee. There is a very negative culture that starts at the top and trickles down to the kids. Please learn from my mistake and DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE.