Hart-Ransom Elementary School

I homeschool our 3 sons through Hart Ransom Academic Charter. They provide all the curriculum for free and I was able to choose what I wanted to use. All the curriculum meets the California State Common Core Standards. This school provides enrichment classes my boys enjoy. They still get social time with many friends and meet wonderful caring teachers and adults. Each time I am on campus I feel extremely confident and blessed my children are getting the education which suites their needs. This is a place which you can tailor to their interests and needs and foster a great love for learning and education!!

If you love your child or children please DON'T SEND THEM HERE! This school is under investigation!

I find it absolutely unacceptable and disgusting that this school was fully aware of a faulty AC issue in a special needs classroom and did not have a protocol in place to move these t students to another classroom on the hottest day of the year (114 F). The classroom teacher was asked about the plan in place for the upcoming heatwave with no response provided to parents. Children came home sick, tired and lethargic after being in a classroom all day without relief. Keep in mind these are special needs children who cannot advocate for themselves. There was no notification to parents to give them an option to pick them up. The response that this was the first they knew about the issue and the director stating that her staff (teachers aka grown adults) did not know they could go to her to for situations like this. That was the worst response I have ever heard from someone in a leadership position. That is either a poor selection of a teacher or poor training on the directors part. The story changed to this AC unit had an issue but it was fixed and they didn't know it was broken again. I would hope that if I oversaw a school and had parents reaching out for an answer on what their protocol was that I would check in on the classroom to make sure that the AC was working and students are ok. That would have only taken a few minutes with a phone call to the teacher. POOR LEADERSHIP! Glad to see that the AC is now being replaced but the fact that the poor kids suffered the entire day in that heat is heartbreaking.

Worst school for kids by far!!! Favoritism and careless staff and pricipal is all about herself no one else she MS.Anderson needs to be fired she is nothing like a school principal she is all about herself can care less that my son has been a victim for years now of bullying she never cares to make time for meetings etc, don't recommend this school

For the most part, I would say that it is a great school. No school is perfect and no student is perfect but they are certainly doing their best at Garrison.

Both of my children attended school from k to 6 here. They are both very different. I've had good and bad experiences with teachers. I think it all depends on the teacher and how well equipped they are. I've struggled with my oldest since kindergarten with his attention span and behavior. Some teachers have more patience than others. I will say it was the more seasoned ones. They were willing to get him on an IEP, counseling, helping with plans at home to reinforce good behavior when staying on track. Then it seemed like a newer teacher to the school had nothing but bad to say when he started a new grade. After having improvements in the previous years. Not to mention the then vice principal (who is no longer there) telling my oldest he needed medication to stop day dreaming. Then called him a liar when confronted about it. But since having passed that grade and getting rid of that VP it was smooth sailing. The Vice Principal now Harvey is amazing. Never had a real issue with staff since then. There were some issues with bullying but quickly resolved.

We are in my daughters 3rd year here!!! Love it!!! Will be sending my next kid as soon as she is 3. The teachers are great, the director is axing, and they are on top on the kids. I understand it's not for everyone with their method, but it's for us.