West Oakview Elementary School

Nothing but good things to say about this school. Three of my four children have attended since Kindergarten. My oldest attended public school (Byron Center schools), and it was amazing to compare her level of education with that of her sister, who is two grades below - many times, they would help each other with homework, as they found they were working on a lot of the same things, despite the grade difference. My second youngest struggles with schoolwork. From Kindergarten through the third grade, she received so much extra help from her teachers and other staff members - never once did she fall behind her classmates. This is the kind of school where community is very solid - parents find support from not just the staff, but from other parents as well. I'm very satisfied with the education and environment my children have grown up in within the ISJ community. They have never once doubted that Jesus loves them, and it's been a blessing to watch their faith grow and mature over the years.

My child goes to daycare at All Saints Academy (Grand Rapids, MI), a Catholic school, and I walked in today having the main “teacher” actually screaming at my child, not only that she came up to me and started yelling at me and telling me all the things that he was doing wrong and how awful he is and making demands of me. Mind you my child was in a corner behind a bookshelf while she was screaming at him. I have never in my life seen a teacher actually scream at a toddler like that. This is not the first time I’ve had a problem with her, but this is the first time I witnessed it firsthand like this. Her name is Michelle Ball, the principal Meagan Schneider has previously done absolutely nothing about this teacher and I am not the only parent with these problems, I have talked to others that have had the same issues. So obviously I can’t send him there anymore because it’s ridiculous, a little boy should never be treated that way. I have also contacted Catholic Schools - Diocese of Grand Rapids Diocese of Grand Rapids on the matter.