Zenith Accelerated Academy

This school has many problems with bullying, following state protocols, and allowing students to thrive academically. The staff frequently gossip about students yet do nothing to improve the situation. The education is quite subpar and there are no services to help those with learning disabilities. Gifted students are ignored at the expense of their education and usually have nothing to do. Furthermore, this school does not create the Christ-like environment that they advertise. I strongly recommend attending a public school with proper infrastructure, curriculum, and staff that does their job without letting their personal issues and biases get in the way.

Please do not send your child here, they will be calling you for every little thing your child does, they will not know how to deal with them especially if they are a child with adhd and or being hyper. Please consider your options before sending them to this school.

We chose a Christian-based school that initially seemed like a perfect fit. However, things quickly took a troubling turn. On her very first day, the teacher complained that our daughter cried and didn’t follow directions. By the second day, she had an accident (despite being potty trained), and the teacher again expressed concern. By the third day, both the classroom and after-school staff suggested she needed a behavioral therapist. Their tone and approach were harsh and judgmental, especially considering this was only her second full day in a completely new environment.I immediately spoke with the school director, who agreed to observe her for a week. Unfortunately, on the third day, we were called to pick her up because she was deemed “uncontrollable.” The school suspended her and insisted she could not return without seeing a behavioral therapist. They even provided a 10-page document outlining their observations and recommendations.We took this document to her pediatrician the very next day. After reviewing it, he discarded it entirely, stating, “This is garbage.” He emphasized that a diagnosis of behavioral issues or autism spectrum disorder requires months of professional observation and that our daughter, whom he has known since birth, does not exhibit signs that warrant therapy. He was shocked that a school would make such a severe judgment after only two and a half days.The pediatrician also quickly wrote a formal letter in response to the school’s evaluation and scoring system. He was precise in stating that a 2–3-day observation period is insufficient to conduct a thorough evaluation or make a formal diagnosis. He noted that it would be premature to draw diagnostic conclusions without first implementing strategies to help her adjust to the new environment. Additionally, he referenced a psychological evaluation our daughter underwent the previous year, which primarily identified concerns related to speech, not behavior.This experience highlights how paradigms, especially biased or uninformed ones, can drastically affect what educators think, observe, versus what is actually happening. In this case, the school staff seemed to interpret normal adjustment behaviors (such as crying, restlessness, and difficulty following new routines) as signs of deeper issues. Previous experiences or systemic pressures may shape their paradigm, but they led to a premature and harmful judgment of a young child. Reminding us to seek understanding before Judg