St. John the Baptist Catholic School

This school is now Johnsburg Elementary School. If you want a teacher that will always give your child an "A" no matter what then 5th grade teacher Brett Smith is the one you want. He gives A's for missing work, incomplete assignments as well as worksheets and tests that clearly have the wrong answers on them. Parents watch your child's graded tests and worksheets!!! You'll find that nothing is ever graded at all, or if it is graded, it is graded incorrectly! You will never get a clear indication of how your child is really doing academically. This teacher either never pays attention or is just plain lazy and gives all good grades because he really doesn't want to take the time to grade things properly. It seems as if he always gives an A for effort and now all of these students will be completely unprepared for middle school. He was rumored to be a favorite by students because he is "easy" and is now known by parents as being "lazy." Every Friday is also known to be a "free Friday" because students of his say they usually just play games all day. I've double checked tests by finding answer keys and grading keys online for math tests which were marked as A's on Skyward, but were really supposed to be D's. Report cards always look awesome because it makes him look awesome as a teacher. I'm not quite sure how a teacher can get away with falsely recording grades all the time like this. The school principal/administration/staff really needs to take a closer look at this guy. He's messing with our children futures.

This is the best school ever i just graduated as a 6th grader and the teachers and students are wonderful and no bullying goes on and allot of parents are involved you will LOVE hilltop elementary school

My family had a difficult experience at Montini, especially for my son who has level 2 autism. His sensory struggles (noise and strong food smells) were often treated as behavioral issues, and I was told I was “babying him” instead of the school addressing his needs. During this time he also was not making progress in reading.After pulling him out and homeschooling for three years, he is now reading at a 4th grade level and thriving.We also had concerns about bullying involving the principal’s child. When it was addressed, the response we received was “boys will be boys,” which was very disappointing. While the vice principal was helpful when my older son struggled academically, other interactions with administration left me feeling dismissed and unsupported.Ultimately, leaving was the best decision for our child.