Perry Innovation Center

PIC has been amazing for my kids! I had one move on to high school last year and one that is just started in 2nd grade and they both have enjoyed their experiences.

My three children have had a great experience at City School. The teachers are able to provide a personalized learning program that has helped each of my children to be their personal best. After my oldest fell behind while attending another elementary school in Grand Blanc, I was able to find a better fit and learning environment for him at City School. He graduated City School completely caught up with his peers because the teachers went above and beyond for him. If your child is serious about learning and they are willing to work hard, this is the right school for them. I couldn't be happier with the 4 teachers at City School and love the excellent and challenging program that the Grand Blanc School district offers. I also love that all of the parents are involved and put education first in their homes. I'm thankful that we don't have to look outside of the Grand Blanc school district to get the best education for our children.

Contrary to the negative reports that some are leaving on City School, this school is an EXCELLENT learning environment. It is, however, VERY challenging. It seems that many of the parents that have reported a negative experience have reason to do so. They didn't like or want to hear the truth - their child could not thrive at City School the way they have thrived at others. My own oldest child was challenged by this school at every turn. It's the best BECAUSE it's hard!!

City School is not a school of choice, but rather a school of 'their' choice. The reason this school maintains such high test scores is because they stack the odds in their favor by going to any length to weed out children that might bring their testing stats down. I would not have believed the treatment that we as parents and our children experienced there. Even contacting the superintendent is futile in calling out the actions perpetrated by the teachers and director there. I never expected that the bullies we needed to be aware of would be the people entrusted with educating my children. It is a travesty there is not greater oversight for a school using our tax dollars to educate a select few. I wish I could undo our time there as my children would be all the better for it.

I was really disappointed with this school. Grand Blanc has a lot of great schools, unfortunately City School isn't one of them. The students take a lot of fields trips and they use alternative methods for teaching, however the staff does a poor job of actually helping students. A lot of the time the teachers don't seem to really understand what they are trying to teach. They sometimes become so focused on completing a project that they don't really explain to the students the concepts behind the project. They also seem overly focused on test scores. If a student doesn't score above average on standardized test, they will "suggest" she change schools or be held back. One last point - the math can be ridiculous. To add 22+29, since twenty-two is two more than twenty and twenty-nine is one less than thirty, then the sum is one less than fifty or forty-nine. Simple right :(