If you're looking for a good school in Southwest Missouri, definitely check out Webb City. I went…read moreto high school there and had a broad academic selection of classes. Everything from auto tech to drama to French to AP Chemistry. The football team is outstanding as is the band program. The teachers throughout the district are highly thought of and the superintendent recently received the 2010 Missouri Superintendent of the Year.

Ok, so this is an honest review of my experience being around this district and what I have…read moreobserved. Also, I know that every school district is going to have issues but this is my experience with this district. To start, buildings clearly need some work. Leak spots can be seen inside several buildings and some areas look rather old and unsanitary. Also, the Middle School building clearly has some issues. Administration CLEARLY doesn't support staff members and the school staff does not seem to flow together well because of bad leadership. Middle School Administration NEEDS TO CHANGE. Also, behavior issues do not seem to get resolved at the Middle School. Principals just put off the duty of discipline and make it the teachers responsibility. Due to this, the school has some MAJOR ISSUES!I do not recommend the Middle School! UPDATE: I have heard from a close source that the district admin has placed a TEMPORARY 3rd principal at the MIDDLE SCHOOL. The principals must really suck if you have to have a SUB principal come in and show you how to do your job. If you are interested in working here you better hope you have a friend or relative that works here because this DISTRICT ONLY hires people with connections to the district. To me this shows that this district does not really care about our kids. They would rather put someone less qualified in a position that has a relative working in their school than a more qualified candidate who could benefit our kids and this district!

What a wonderful tour of this school we recently had!! Christina Hardy left no stone unturned, and…read moreeven overlooked our wild 3yr old in tow....w/lots of grace. Most sports are offered, at least 2 classes per grade so you kiddo isnt graduating w 17 others, its more like 40!!Saving the best for last: They use the A Beka Book curr. Yeah!!! I would send our kids here no doubt!!

Wonderful dance classes! Heather Briley is wonderful with preschoolers. Highly recommend. Low dance…read morefees!

Our granddaughter lobed the 4yo ballet class. Had a super time and the instructor kept them all…read moreinterested and having fun!

Should Be able to give it a 0. This school district is an absolute joke. Even though it says they…read moreare one of the best in the state for their testing scores, they do not teach the children to read or spell. My child come home in fourth grade with a paper that he wrote and I had to correct the spelling errors and show him the right way. So if they're not teaching the kids, what are they doing? I have a kid that is in 9th, when he was in junior high, I asked his teacher as to why they weren't helping him learn to read, and they basically told me that, because his IEP doesn't have that in there, they can't help him. So I had an eighth-grader with a kindergarten reading level, and no one wanting to help him learn. I was told his screen reader could read it to him, or he could ask for someone to read it to him, But how does that help him be able to be independent. How does that help him read things that don't have a screen reader. Well, I'm sorry to say the teachers in this district don't teach they're just there to be babysitters. Oh and let's not forget about the Bullying. The school doesn't do anything about it and blame the child who is being bullied. Example, child is having the crap beat out of them by another student and all they were doing was trying to block their advances. And when the child being beat accidentally hit the child who was beating him while trying to block the hit Is kicked out of school. How is that fair? The school needs new leaders and new structure. And yes, in this review, I was talking about 2 different children in 2 different cases, however, I do have a child who is high-functioning autistic and because of that, the school doesn't give 2 shits about him, they label him a problem. I have a child who is exceptionally smart over exceeds everything he does, the school is giving him some sort of reward for being smart. Just saying the school district sucks , if you're looking for a good school district in this area , I would suggest Carl Junction or Carthage steer clear of joplin , as well , but at least they teach their kids.

I simply love this college. The staff are always helpful and friendly. Everyone has a smile on…read moretheir face all the time. It's always clean here. They have all sorts of classes you can take and they made the process of applying for grants very easy.