Thomas Academy

I would not recommend this school for anyone who wants a good education, especially if you’re a parent who wants the best for your children and a safe, secure environment with a healthy place for them to grow and thrive with respect and administration who cares about their students, parents and teachers.

The culture in this place: people who work here do not support each other or the students.

From what I’ve heard Pine Tree has had a great turn around over the last 5 or so years. Dr. Steiner has been doing a fantastic job of making the school a fun and engaging place for kids to learn. Like any school there are areas that could be improved, but overall I’m happy my kid goes here.

Please do not send your kid here. They barely have any staff for one, horrible security they let me in without even asking me anything. And they don't care about bullying whatsoever. They had the audacity to tell me my child is sending nudes because they heard it from girls who have a history of bullying special needs kids and nothing was done about that either. Mind you she didn't even have a phone also it was fun learning you guys have a laugh about my daughter getting bullied at your school meetings thats very professional. There are schools nearby that are so much better. do not let your kids be bullied here especially by adults too.

so far, our personal experience has been mostly positive. our daughter has a fantastic teacher that is so well-respected that he mentors other teachers at the school. our daughter enjoys going to school each day. the student body is largely minority, and i would like to see more staff of color. from my observations as a volunteer, the school’s biggest issue is that they don’t have enough staff to address students with behavioral problems. if a child is acting out or otherwise disrupting the class, it affects the quality of education. a ton of valuable time is spent on those students, and that’s a shame. i believe these children need more supports in place, bc they’re just kids. in each class there are a few students that regularly disrupt the class. if there were more effective supports in place for those students, some of this would be stymied. unfortunately, this school district has budget problems that prevent those kinds of supports. as a result, the quality of education is negatively affected.time will tell, if our experiences turn negative. like i said, we have an excellent teacher this year.

My Child has told me all year long that nothing new is being taught that she didn't already learn from her old school. Throughout the year my child has been the victim of bullying and harassment. The school is full of children that are out of control and disrespectful and teachers that can't be bothered. Constantly I've been informed of swearing from Teacher's/aids/ substitutes directed at the students. Overall, just disappointed and missing the school my child was enrolled in before we had to move here. I'm understanding why so many parents are pulling out their kids and going with Private or Home Schooling.