The Environmental Sciences Magnet School

This school has a new principal and lord do we miss our previous principal. There is a complete disregard for the emotional support and understanding of lack of diversity. My child has been made fun of because of the color of his skin..and nothing was done. As a matter of fact the principal and staff told us they should’ve known the moment it was said so it is “believe-able.” Then the moment apparently my son retaliates after a secondary situation, they wanted him to write an apology letter to the student. This principal has her favorites and from my understanding came into this situation in over her head. I hope she can settle into her role with a lot more grace and better resolve for every student and not just the ones she labels as a “problem child.” Keeping students in the office or away from their classroom to do their work for no realistic reason is not proper resolve, investigating students without proper knowledge given to parents is NOT ok. You as the principal are then coming to your own conclusion based on what you see in your face and communicating or as I’ve noticed, interviewing students with questions in your favor to create your own narrative rather than the actuality of what that student is going through. It is not their place to judge but rather to uplift their students progress into becoming their best-self! I hope this school can do better in their upcoming years. I really do.

I walked in to drop something off to my child and didn't realize how disrespectful these kids are to the staff members of the school. My child isn't getting their full learning experience because they are so focused on behavior because no one listens. Don't send your kids here!

Its the best. My child has improved in all levels since attending this school he has received numerous awards. When other schools thought he had ADHD this school focus on him and realized he was just bored and needed to be challenged. The staff and principal Ms. Jackson really care about every student that attends this school

Is a nightmare with bullying, not respect and not consequence.

My child has been at this school for 5 years. The last 4 years I have tried to get her out. She has been waitlisted each year. Every year the school goes down. They lack supervision. Kids do whatever they want. They have no respect for authority. Security Officers are a joke. Some teachers care while others show up to collect a paycheck. Office staff can be very rude. My child has expressed that she doesn't feel safe and the staff could care less. Academically this school sucks. My child is a bright kid always scoring very high on the state testing. She does not feel challenged at all here so I have to find ways to challenge her at home so she doesn't get bored. I am afraid that if she does get accepted somewhere else she is going to be behind. There are so many kids that go there that are disruptive so the ones who want to learn can't. I DO NOT recommend sending your child here. Find any other school to place your child.

Great experience my si. Loves it , seen great progress

Breakthrough is an awesome community school that is full of students from a variety of cultures. Each student learning needs are met and adapted to how they learn. We love Breakthrough and travel from Bristol to go to this special school.