The teachers, staff, and volunteers are amazing. They genuinely love and care for the students and…read moreas a parent we couldn't ask for anything more. Unfortunately, the current Principal Angela Stevens is not someone we trust with our child. If not for the love that the teachers have shown we would have already left. We are determined to finish the school year knowing that the teachers wouldn't let anything bad happen, and to ensure we don't interrupt our child's education but next year we will be at another school. In speaking with our child's teachers it's obvious we are not the only family with these concerns nor are we the first to voice our opinions. Unfortunately, it appears the school administration would rather keep an inept leader in place at the expense of everyone that walks through those doors each and every day.

July 2016. St. Joseph Catholic Academy is a treasure located in the downtown area of Springfield…read more The pre-K through 8th grade school has small class sizes, with a maximum of 16 students per grade. All the teachers are certified and experienced. My children have attended for years and I am extremely pleased at their progress. The students have physical education, computers, Spanish, public speaking, art, vocal and instrumental music. The religion education program is appropriate for most Christian traditions. There is a very high percentage of non-white students and 3 teachers from central and south America.The variable, income-based tuition rates make the education a great value. If you are looking for excellence, look no further.

We love La Petite!…read more We've been with La Petite Academy in Springfield for over a year now. My little one has developed friendships and is always happy to share songs and stories from her day. It's definitely a second home - welcoming and full of energy. We're so thankful for all the love and care that everyone gives day after day.

If I could give a separate score for the front office people vs the actual teachers, I would! The…read moreteachers were fantastic and lovely gals, who we loved working with and were great to our child. The front office gals wanted to treat us like something they found on the bottom of their shoe. When there was confusion over an issue with them, they just wanted to belittle, instead of working with us; even though we'd paid all tuition weeks ahead of time. They just wanted to keep reiterating that they had a waiting list, basically letting us know that we meant nothing to them. Just for having to deal with those two awful people (Lisa and Connie), I'd highly recommend you take your child somewhere else!

The Summit is suffering from poor leadership. We attended a total of five years. This year was…read moreunbearable, leaving my 9 year old begging us not to go to school. Our experience took a child that loves school and made her dread it. She was met daily with threats to the class to pull activities/recess, the teacher yelling and demeaning the kids, picking favorites, and being compared to other students Recess was constantly skipped and they were repeatedly not given time to eat lunch. All attempts to communicate concerns were met with assurances that it was not happening or would be fixed. Inquiring where they are academically was shut down and obvious deficits occured this year. I watched some of it with my own eyes and was still lied to. My child was heavily reprimanded for "Threatening to shoot another student". It was later found that it was never said and she was given an apology by 2 of the teachers but the damage was already done. The Head of school shrugged her shoulders and said "It happens". This behavior continued throughout the entire year and was never addressed. Our 13 year old enjoyed most of her classes/teachers and is a straight A student but grades are often given a curve. The rules are so loose from administration that the Math course spent all year on 3/7 units and spent the last few weeks racing through the other units to "cover" the material as the teacher didn't realize she had to teach ALL of it. Students regularly disclosed that they were not understanding the information. In our meeting to find a solution we were told that as long as she could use her notes to look back on it was fine. My daughter asked how that works with the ACT and the teacher said "I'm not sure what to tell you you will need to prepare at home". She was met this year with teachers talking about how poor administration is as well as listening to derogatory remarks from staff about students to her and other students. Students act out/bully with zero intervention. In fact, members of administration participate in this behavior towards children. The HOS lacks the leadership needed to run the school. Her decisions were supplimented heavily by the input of particular members of the BOT. My time as a volunteer disclosed a world of chaos, incompetence, covering their actions and hateful behaviors. The Finance office ran an unnecessary credit check on myself and another member. Constant backtracking and disrespect of volunteers time and resources ultimately led to the resignation of the team . Administration caused the cancellation of a major event that had hundreds of volunteer hours by not securing insurance even though they sent confirmation to us that we had it. They then tried to make volunteers take the blame and refused to aknowledge any responsibility to the families. The Admissions officer yelled at volunteers in an emotional outburst during a meeting to discuss our resignation and ways to move forward stating that we owe her after all she has done for our kids. Both the board rep and HOS allowed it. Following up with the statement that "We had hurt their feelings". I was approached by staff and confirmed with another that my name had been added to a donation list to pad numbers to bring in more grant money. I went to The Head of School and was told that she "didn't want to be in the middle of it". I was later sent an email that my name was not on the list and any further questions would need to be asked in advance. I was also told in the meeting that we would be given contracts for admission next year. Four days later we recieved an email that my question "caught her off guard" and that contracts for this year and next year were in review, ultimately threatening us and using my kids as leverage. Attempts to set a meeting were blocked and the Head of School has refused to discuss the reasoning. Reaching out to the board yielded the same result. I was also told by board member that an inquiry into the schools accreditation would yield immediate termination. Find a different school. This one does not produce what they sell.