Spell Well Montessori School

Just moved here and regretting letting my children come to this school. Only a month in and my child has anxiety which she never did before due to bullying and teachers who either don’t care or who also bully the students. Looking for a charter or private school starting tomorrow. My poor daughter can’t sleep knowing she has to go to this school in the morning. Never had ever hated school before. This is not right.

Kindergarten teacher would yell at students. I was a homeroom mom and witnessed the teacher humiliating a female student in front of the class for something minor. The girl was on the verge of tears. Another parent told me her son would cry every morning because he didn't want to go to school. He said the teacher was mean and yelled all the time. My son would become overwhelmed and cry almost every day in class. He received no help from the teacher or the counselor. I tried getting help from the counselor as well but she was useless. After being told by the teacher my kid had crying issues because of MY parenting (yes, she said my parenting made him a crier), I took him to a child therapist who assured me he was completely normal and well-adjusted. Several parents, including me, complained to Principal Wall about the teacher but nothing was done. Years later, the teacher is still there. I hear she is still receiving complaints. My son has been attending a different school the last two years and is thriving. He is well-liked by his teachers, his grades have improved-all As-, and his standardized test scores improved significantly-50th/60th percentile to 90th/95th percentile. He is much happier now that he is in a supportive, encouraging environment. No more tears! I would never send him back to Haude. I made the mistake of sending him for 3 years. I did not make that mistake with my daughter. She never went to Haude. She and my son love their current school and have never once been yelled at by their teachers.

We have had problems with this school for years. I honestly thought nothing could be worse than the former Principal but I was wrong. There is no compassion or empathy for children as far as I can tell. This is a real disappointment.

Ive been a parent to multiple students at Ponderosa Elementary for roughly 4-5 years now.Not to say it was the best to school to Begin with, but the recent change are atrocious. Now the New Kindergarten teacher is extremely great, she has my little 1 reading in KG! But other than that, its as if the other teachers don't take their job seriously, at times it seems like a complete joke. Everything from little kids fighting on a daily basis... to little elementary school kids being caught Vaping....Where are the teachers? On top of that the School majority amount Group Punishment...for an entire grade level... For example...if 1 3rd child talks at the wrong time...All 3rd grade children are punished. Pure Laziness!Along with the fact that it seems the Teachers are absolutely overwhelmed, this website 1 teacher per 14 students? absolute joke, try more like 24-30 students per teacher. That's why Group Punishment is favored... other than individually taking time to address the students... they have too many to address... They where short staff on Bus Drivers... so they hired a bunch of Temp's... who would literally drop children off miles from their bus stop, simply at the wrong address...Ignore the child when they tell you its the wrong stop, tell them to walk. Happening to 1 child 1 time. Ok, Mistakes are understandable..But multiple children being dropped at the wrong location....multiple times... also being forcfully held on a bus due to ignorant Bus Driver. Safe to say the School is Circling the Gutter if not already in it, Luckily enough its definitely my last year with this School.

I am only writing this to help...I am an educator, and this is the last place I would take my child. The accelerated work is not age appropriate and the owner is extremely unprofessional and sneaky. Beware.