Holland Brook School

If you are looking for a stable school environment, where you feel that your opinions as a parent are valued, then I would look elsewhere. This school once started out as a consistent learning environment, but unfortunately has deteriorated. The teachers are wonderful for the most part, but the teaching staff is extremely inconsistent. During two separate years, the teacher was replaced in the middle of the year. Only one teacher between the entire teaching & aide staff has remained from when we first started. A highlight of the school is all of the specials that the children get; those are definitely a bonus! The owner of the school is extremely rigid and, at times, very unprofessional. Parental input is not only not considered but also not welcomed. Parents asked for a pajama day before the winter break and were denied this request (the children wear uniforms everyday). Parents have been hung up on when calling to ask for an explanation for a decision. The wrong conference documents were given to a class with incorrect data. The head of school is the solo decision maker and becomes instantly defensive when a parent is concerned about something. In our experience, any concern is instantly dismissed and not respectfully considered. Our contract was broken three weeks prior to school starting with a completely different class, teacher and age range changed after receiving this information in the upcoming school year summer mailing. When questioned about this very serious change we were told “then leave”. After having one child go through this school, we are pulling our youngest out mid year as the quality of education and trust towards the administrator has quickly deteriorated.