Chester H Thompson Elementary School

Horrible school! Major problem with bullying. Kids will get in trouble for defending themselves. Parents of the kids do not discipline then at home and ot spill over to the school. Teachers are overwhelmed and don't have the right support needed. Wish i never had my oldest in this school and his education had suffered. We are better teachers them some at this school. Also teachers need to quit sharing so much about there personal lifes and opinions with young kids.

The staff at this school is amazing. We did have one teacher incident but we went directly to the principal, vice principal, counselor and they were immediately responsive and took quick action to rectify the situation. Our child is struggling with ADHD and it is early on with diagnosis but the staff has gone above and beyond to help our child and our family. I am so impressed with the staff and how loving and attentive they have been. The school is very family oriented and very focused on the well being of the kids. I love the overall feeling when you walk in the school its very warm and inviting. This is our second year and we love Collins elementary. The diversity is great here. Thank you Collins we love you!

An amazing place for kids to learn and grow!

My autistic/ADHD son was 3 when he was enrolled in this preschool. We had to take him out after 4 months because of regression and behavioral issues caused by improper support and discipline for his special needs. He needed to be in therapy afterwards for 8 months and diagnosed with school-based trauma. It took us almost 9 months to undue the trauma and get him back on the track of progression. When re-enrolled the next school year, he was accepted into the SPED program at a different school and completely excelled there. Looking at the reviews of both places side-by-side, it became clear that he is not the only special education student that was severely let down by Bethel Hope. I spoke to two other parents during our time there that were also experiencing the same trauma-based regression and behavioral issues as my son which only started after enrollment and attendance of Bethel Hope. I do not agree with isolating children for discipline every time their special needs become too difficult for the educators to accommodate. I would have much rather had them tell me that they do not have the resources and educators with experience available for his IEP goals to be met, rather than going AGAINST his IEP in the areas of discipline and social emotional learning. I have my Masters in Education myself and trust me when I say do not send your preschool aged, special needs children here. Pick ANYWHERE else. I hope the two other children who were also isolated and disciplined for their disabilities are doing better today. I think about them often. I also had to practically beg the educators for updates and progress notes on my son, and when I requested daily check-in paperwork be sent home with him it was never once received. When I was able to get updates on how he was doing in class, I only received negative feedback and reports - not a single positive thing to say about my child at all. You cannot say you believe in integration and mixing of SPED and NT students and then completely abandon these special needs children when they need help the most.