Joan Martin Elementary School

My wife informed the office daughter has a disability and her disability being anxiety and they told my wife she can not walk her to the door she was screamed at by staff and they do nothing to accommodate my daughter anxiety she cries screams tries to run back to the car this school cares nothing about my daughters disability or taking it seriously so were thinking about moving schools

The principle seemed nice but only sat down or talked to her one time and that was when they said my son would be repeated. I had thought I had good communication with his teacher should would always respond to my email very quickly ! Although she did not listen . He struggled in the begging but towards the end was catching on but yet said he would be repeated then all his homework came back marked correct but answers were wrong ! Oh and my son never had bad behavior and the teacher lied infront of the principle saying my son likes to copy and she has been telling me all year and never not once did I hear not read before that very moment ! !!!They gave up the second she said she thought he was not ready fist grade. My son never did preschool and was reading at A-B level they want him at a D??? I saw what the first hand what the first graders were doing this year and I believe he would do fine. They told me there was no way around this ! My kid will get a new teacher the 2nd time around bc the one we had treated him like a baby and was very unorganized in everything I witness. Hopefully next year goes better since I will have to deal with them again a couple of years for my younger one ! Do research ob your teacher you will be shocked !

St Bridget was once a Prek-8 school but do to funding they had to close down the k-8 program. However! They still have pre-school for ages 3-5. Both my son & daughter have attended the pre-school for 2 years each. I chose St Bridget simply because of the small classroom size, 3 dedicated teachers who spend alot of 1 on 1 time with each child and finally because they are one of the only schools in town that offer fullday pre-school. They even have a morning care program that starts at 7am and an after-school program that runs until 5pm. My children would not be the dynacmic learners they are today, if it wasn't for Ms. Miller, Mrs. Anztack, and Mrs. Moreno. If you are looking to take your pre-preschoolers educations to another level and ensure that they do not have any obstacles entering elementary school, then I would tell you, your only option is St Bridget. Because they can accomplish everything your child needs.

MAITO was the answer to our conundrum... a Montessori that went past kindergarten that wasn't 45 minutes away. They've been very welcoming and have worked with find the right classes for our kids. Love how engaged the community and parents are!

My kids, coming from Hobart public schools, have dramatically increased their love and readiness for learning at school here. Their confidence boomed, bullying is non existent, they receive top notch grades, they are loving school. It’s nice to foster a relationship with a school my children aren’t dreading going to. What a change from Hobart public schools! This school really cares about your kids and their futures.