Western Avenue Elementary School

2021 school year has been extremely horrible there was no support from the staff nor the principal my student is in special-needs he has an IEP he is not potty trained there's no way that he should've came home every day with a diaper that was extremely wet hanging down the side of his legs. When I spoke with the principal and the teacher the situation still was not resolved I am praying that 2022 to 2023 school year is much better. I hope this school year they follow his IP and be considerate and change the diaper instead of letting him stay with that entire day.

It has been excellent so far and we are very happy that our child is at Willow. Willow has been able to exceed our expectations to meet our child’s needs so far. Thank you Willow!!

I was set to send both of my kids to Hello Montessori through Kindergarten. At the start of school year, I'm emailing back-and-forth with Jennifer, the administrator, about necessary paperwork and whatnot. She came across as bullying, condescending, and unprofessional. I pulled my child from Hello Montessori because I felt that there was no interest in their part to build good working relationships with parents. I trusted my intuition that this was not a good fit and enrolled my daughter in another local preschool (FCC - which has been amazing!). I know there are plenty of families that love Hello and send their kids through the whole three year-program. I just want to share my experience so other parents won't feel gaslit if they're sensing disrespect from Jennifer.I can't speak much to the educational component because my daughter was only there for a couple of weeks. Natalee and Amanda seemed like excellent teachers who interacted well with the kids. I spoke with Natalee about my concerns, but they were brushed off.

I have sent two children there and it is a fantastic education. They get to know your children and teach them accordingly. They are patient but challenging. It becomes like a family. Just wonderful, and a bargain coming from the city, where we were.

My children were making great progress. Unfortunately the school went through a whole change and the children were left without teachers and without Directors that care about not only the children but the families as well. Since the churches decision to make these changes without any sort of communication with the parents my children have suffered. They hate coming to school and we are looking for a place to relocate.

Sad to see how far this once great school has fallen. Sadly we can no longer recommend this school. Our Daughter was very unhappy there last year, and no longer wanted to attend. She felt she was not being challenged. We pulled her out and sent to another local school, where we found out how far behind for her grade level she was. She struggled hard to catch up to her peers. We will be pulling our other child out after this year. Multiple other families have left. New principal and pastor seem indifferent. Concerns, questions, and emails go unanswered. Once great teachers seem unmotivated, and are ready to leave as well. A once strong parent volunteer base has evaporated.