Seminole Middle School

This is a great school. Teachers are amazing and work is challenging.

We moved to Seminole specifically so our child could attend Bauder Elementary, and I am so happy that we did! Bauder goes above and beyond in ensuring students’ academic success. The teachers are communicative and supportive and aren’t afraid to go the extra mile to make sure the kids achieve their full potential. My child has made wonderful friends and loves the staff and teachers! There is excellent communication from administration and leadership, and there are many engagement and enrichment activities for family and friends. I feel confident that my child is receiving the best possible education at Bauder Elementary.

Oakhurst Elementary is not a supportive environment for special needs families and students. The Principal has run dozens of families out of the Pinellas County school system because of her punitive and cruel interpretations of allowing therapists to assist children inside the school. Many of these families, already struggling, are stressed and thirsty for any type of help for their children will not find it at Oakhurst Elementary. It's important to mention, many of the teachers and support staff do NOT agree with the harsh policies enacted by the Principal.

Largo Christian School provides a safe learning environment for my children and I really appreciate that in the middle of a pandemic. The school just gets better and better every year.

Where to start. This year was a myriad of changes that drastically affected our worklife and homelife. IRCS raised tuition in just 3 years over $4,000 per student in differing grades. They have no plans of stopping the increases also after explaining they plan to raise millions more in the next few years for “projects”. In addition to raising tuition drastically, they changed school start and stop times, eliminated after school drop off care, lost a ton of staff, eliminated the ability to choose weekly summer school program (instead they made parents pay for 7 weeks entirely), regularly carry out group punishments grade wide while not notifying parents of issues they’re attempting to correct with these actions, administrators ignore emails and concerns of parents and many teachers have odd methods of discipline. There is a culture of tattle-tailing that will inevitably get your children disciplined for something another student reports to teachers. Administration also admit they don’t directly witness the behavior they punish all of the time. Grandparents day was a disaster with “safety concerns” amid their overzealous new safety protocol. Many more changes are on the horizon. A school with too much demand but not enough accountability to the parents for poor choices that will drastically affect you. Avoid this school.

My daughter has been at blessed sacrament for the last five years. She started with a speech delay along with some early reading issues. She has a diagnosis of Adhd and has struggled with some emotional regulation issues. This school has gone above and beyond to help her be successful and she is absolutely thriving here. As a parent I have felt supported from day one in working to make sure she has the accommodations she needs. Mrs. Clark the current principle, is outstanding and has created such a positive environment for both staff and students.