Odyssey Charter School K-5

As a parent of a child with an IEP in special education, I am extremely disappointed with my experience in CCSD. My daughter spent more time dealing with bullying than actually learning, and it often felt like the school failed to protect or support her. Unfortunately, I also felt dismissed and unheard by staff throughout the school year.Communication has been very poor. Many times, I would only hear about incidents after a suspension had already been decided, without being fully informed about what actually happened beforehand. Instead of addressing concerns proactively, the schools seem to wait until situations escalate before involving parents.The bullying issues are out of control, and it feels like little to nothing is being done to truly address them. Meetings that should have been happening consistently throughout the year were suddenly pushed at the end, which made them feel more reactive than supportive.I know teachers and staff have difficult jobs, but from my experience, there has been a serious lack of accountability, communication, and support within multiple schools in this district. I am frustrated, disappointed, and deeply concerned for students who deserve a safe environment where they can actually learn and succeed.

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My son has got bullied ever since he was in third grade and the teachers done nothing about it

We have been a part of the Cornerstone Christian Academy family for 9 years. My son graduated in 2020 and my daughter has been a student from kindergarten through 8th grade. This school has been such a blessing to our family. Not only do they prepare children academically for the most sought after high schools in the valley, but also spiritually, emotionally, and physically for what ever they choose to do in life. The after-school Performing Arts program is second to none. Everything they do, they do in excellence. I highly recommend!!

The school doesn't truly care about your well-being. Many of the teachers treat kids unfairly and some of the administrators and counselors are so pompous and self-centered that none of them really care about what the kids are saying, only "it's just a rumor." The kids here are not great either. So many of them are entitled, spoiled brats who talk behind each other's backs and whenever there's any problem, they scream and cry and yell like a 5 year old. The school has gotten worse since COVID-19. I remember before COVID-19, the teachers and administrators actually cared, the school was more fun and had more accommodations, and it actually seemed like it was worth its money. Now, there's no reason to even go here. They pay 20,000$ for tuition. How is that fair?? That's even more than their OWN partner high school, Bishop Gorman. Not only that, but despite all that money, the accommodations and just overall resources given to the kids is laughable. The school lunches have given food poisoning before, their chicken tenders are literally pink. Compared to other private schools, like Faith or Meadows, they give so many more accommodations, their schedules and schools are so much bigger, and overall the students would genuinely be happier. So many students here are already miserable, spending their time with the same grade of 60 people for over 8 years. If you get unlucky and you get someone that you don't like in your class, you have to deal with it. You don't get to request your classes, and sometimes they will KNOW that you hate someone, and yet they still put you in the same class. Unlike normal high school schedules (or really what other private middle schools use), you have a 9 period schedule, and you sit with the same class. You could possibly have the same kids for 36 weeks, disrupting the same classes, to the point where you could do nothing and the teachers could still hate your class. Not only that, but the school ends so much later. Unlike normal schools, which end at around 1:00-2:00 P.M., the school ends at 3:32 P.M., which not only makes scheduling so much harder for kids who have siblings in other schools, but the day just feels so much longer and so much more grueling. The elementary school at LVDS is not bad, at least from my perspective, but once you get to middle school, I think you would be better off going somewhere else. The middle school program here is lackluster, unengaging, and overall just not worth your (extreme amounts of) money.