Springs Studio for Academic Excellence

There are so many things I could write, examples I could share. This school is a JOKE! I started the year with having 2 of my children enrolled. 1 in 8th grade and 1 in 5th. I pulled my 8th grader after 5 weeks due to the topics he was being exposed to. The "English" teacher started the year off talking about symbols.... gender symbols on bathroom doors, flags....it quickly turned into a discussion on non binary gender, Black Lives Matter and whether or not the children agreed with a wall being built. I was floored when my son came home and shared what had been discussed. So the next on campus day I instructed him to record the class (on his laptop that he was issued). I could not have prepared myself for what I heard. The teacher unleashed her personal feelings on our current President. She shared that she thought President Trump was the, "worst President ever, he was hateful and destructive to our country." The lack of professionalism was horrifying. I am not a Trumper but when I was raised, the students never knew the personal politics of a teacher. My son asked to be pulled from the school for various reasons. One being the vulgarity that he witnessed on a daily basis in the halls (that was never addressed by teachers) and the overall lack of education. He knew that being at this school would not help him reach his academic goals.We did leave our youngest son in the school because he was in Elementary and had a different set of teachers. I joined the schools Family Engagement Council so that I could be more involved and be part of the change that I hoped to see. To say that we ended up disappointed with the Elementary program is an understatement. My son is bright....that is why we were looking for a "best the District had to offer" type of school. They had nothing to offer him. He aged out of all their curriculum and the main teacher said, "Because you have homeschooled in the past, why don't you just do his schooling and then we can meet at the end of the year and you can show me what he has done." On the days that my son had "in person learning", he helped plan things for the other students, occasionally sat in on a middle school math class and basically had social time. On the day that I was supposed to meet with his teacher to show her his work for the year. She was a NO SHOW and that is after having to reschedule 3 times!Spare your kids from this place. Spare your family the headache. I tried to make it work and it was just a JOKE!

The counselor is very nice and friendly and gives you a positive feeling about the school but there is a serious lack of communication. My son was failing a class and I found out 2 days before end of school year.

This school completely transformed our child from an insecure, struggling student to a girl brimming with confidence and excited to go to school. She also has improved academically by leaps and bounds. She understands math better than she ever has, is writing beautifully, and is a self starter--all things we were struggling with in years leading up to this year. She is treated well at SSAE by teachers and classmates. You cannot put a price tag on the experience we have had, except that her previous school was private and cost a lot of money for a difficult experience. So the financial price tag is much less costly, and we are enjoying that too!

Not happy at all. Too many kids and too few teachers. Less of a virtual school and more like a public school.

After bad experiences with the traditional brick and mortar schools, my son finally found a school where he can really excel and overcome his learning difficulties. The teachers and administration really care about my son and make every effort to insure that he does not fall through the cracks. Falcon Virtual Academy is a God send in my son's education!