Grassy Lake Elementary School

WELL I MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2014 AND THIS HAS BEEN THE ONLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MY NOW HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ATTENDED I COULDNT BE HAPPIER THE STAFF SINCERELY CARES AT THE STUDENTS I FEEL LIKE FAMILY WITH MOST STAFF & TEACHERS THEY REALLY LOVE THE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY IM ABSOLUTELY VERY PLEASED ON HOW WELL THEY COMMUNICATE WITH ME & MY HUSBAND THEY ALWAYS ARE INFORMATIVE ON WHAT MY KIDS NEEDS WHERE/ARE I MUST SAY FROM THE FRONT OFFICE TO THE CLASSROOM I GIVE THEM A+ IN MY BOOK I LOVE THE SMALLER ENVIRONMENT SETTING FOR MY CHILDREN AND THEY ARE THRIVING

We are very grateful for this school and for all the amazing teachers and staff. The environment is welcoming, caring, and supportive, and we have seen so much growth in our child academically, socially, and emotionally.The teachers truly care about the students and communicate well with families. We especially appreciate the kindness, patience, and dedication they show every day.It gives us peace of mind knowing our child is in a safe, encouraging, and positive environment. Thank you for all you do for the students and families!

We are so happy here! After coming from a local private Christian school in town, making the decision to bring our child to cypress was the best decision I’ve made for my child. My child found his love for school again. I am forever grateful for his kindergarten teacher, Ms. Shekarchi. She is warm, kind, and all of the kids love her. She is everything I could have asked for in a teacher and I am forever grateful for her. Cypress ridge also has the best PTO. I’ve never seen a PTO with such dedication and pride in what they do. The work they have done for the school and the students shows. We love the principal, Mr. Frana. He is always seen on campus and makes his presence known. Car rider line? He’s there. PTO meeting? He’s there too. I love how involved he is and you can truly tell he loves this school.Thank you, Cypress Ridge, for taking care of my child throughout the day in a safe environment and filling the school with loving and caring teachers.

I have entrusted my children to Land of Lakes Montessori because all of the teachers, staff, and owners have provided an environment that is nurturing, loving, caring, and support my children's learning styles.

I’ve been going to Pinecrest for 6-7 years know (no pun intended) but it’s honestly a really good school! The teachers are really nice and are super helpful and they make sure that we, as students, understand what is happening. The school tries their best to move us ahead as much as possible, so if a student doesn’t have time to sit at home and do their work and ACTUALLY study then this might not be the best school for them. Right now i’m in 7th grade and doing algebra, physical science, and spanish 1. The school is honestly on top of everything and tries their best to solve all the problems unlike public schools that don’t really do much about what’s happening. the events that students get to do are really fun, we get days to have events like mega blast and color run. Although the school may not have too many clubs and electives, the ones that they do have are really great, I and doing journalism again this year and it’s great to work on the yearbook and do the morning shows. The school also has student government and national junior honors society.

I currently work at ACA. The teachers, teaching assistants, and office staff are genuinely dedicated and caring individuals. There is only a handful that aren't dedicated and don't seem to care about students or their coworkers. I've worked at ACA since it opened. We have roughly 175 employees, including all positions. If I look through our email system, I would guess that around 75 of us have been here since it opened or started in that first year. We have a high turnover rate, which brings me to the point of this review. The main administration at our school, from the principal, Mr. Voytko, to the 4 assistant principals, does not support the teachers and staff. Aurelia M Cole's legacy that every child will have the chance to become a champion is being destroyed by the principal and his leadership. He doesn't believe that every child deserves to be a champion. He believes that his higher achievers and his students who come from a higher socioeconomic status deserve to be champions, but our special needs students and our behavior students are not supported or given the accommodations they require and deserve! My opinion is shared by at least 50 percent... maybe 65 percent of our entire staff. I could give names and titles, but I would never because he already demotes and fires people without giving them write ups or constructive criticism and a chance to redeem themselves. I will continue to do my job to educate our students whom I love like my own, to be a team player to my coworkers who are like family and to honor the great legacy of Aurelia M. Cole!