Elisha Rose, Assistant Principal.. I am a parent of a child with autism and I've chosen to share my…read moreexperience that I had with you on Yelp! In a meeting with you about my child, in your own exact words... told me that my child would be with "normal kids". To say that you were insensitive doesn't even come close and the fact that you somehow thought this was acceptable to say to a parent..?? Sadly, another parent had this similar experience with you in which you were also incentive by a remark of yours! I'm very certain that in time your unprofessionalism as assistant principal, your incentive comments to parents and definite ignorance will catch up with you! It may not happen in days or weeks but you will pay for what you're doing to parents. We all have to answer to someone and your day is coming...

As the family of a special education student of color, we are always cautious about whether or not…read moreschool district employees will treat our family with respect and provide the services our child needs. Past experiences have led us to go into IEP meetings expecting the worst. When we learned that Castle Heights had a new assistant principal, we didn't know what to expect. We are happy to say that Mrs. Rose and her team treated us with the utmost respect and professionalism. At our IEP meeting, she gave full attention to our concerns and allowed us to speak our minds. The team listened to us and took our concerns into account and fully explained the services. We are very pleased with how we were treated at Castle Heights.

What a joke this place is. We had to spend hundreds of dollars, go through interviews of us as…read moreparents, interviews of my kid, plus send him to be tested, all so they could tell us we are not going to be accepted. Throughout the process, they acted like they were doing us a favor to even talk to us. Meanwhile, the admissions department at Wildwood was falling all over themselves kissing up to a friend of mine, who happens to be very wealthy and has a well-known last name. Needless to say, her kid was accepted. All this school cares about is admitting rich kids from rich families who will make big donations I viewed some of the classes and was not impressed at all. English consists of a bunch of touchy feely questions, science involves learning how to hug trees, and math was the same exact thing the public schools offer. Waste of time and money, if you ask me.

My children, both currently in high school, have attended Wildwood since kindergarten. This school…read moreis the greatest--from forward thinking leadership, engaging teachers, and stellar programs, to out of box projects, confident students, and much more -- Wildwood is an amazing school where kids receive a brilliant education.

Inside the Spectrum Program: What They Don't Want You to Know…read more To the parents of New Roads School, I'm writing this because no one else will. Not the smiling admissions staff. Not the polished emails. Not the teachers who know something's wrong but look the other way. This isn't easy to say--but it needs to be said. Because what's happening in the Spectrum program is not care. It's not support. It's quiet, systematic harm dressed up as help. And it broke me in ways I'm still trying to undo. In middle school, I was diagnosed with autism. When I got into New Roads, I was placed in Spectrum. My family was told it was a safe space--a nurturing environment tailored for students like me. I believed them. I wanted to believe them. But not long after I started, I was re-evaluated. Turns out, I wasn't autistic after all. But that didn't matter. By then, I was already locked in--trapped under Elisa Schultz's watch. Once you're in, Spectrum doesn't let go. You don't "exit" the program--you disappear into it. It wraps itself around your life and convinces you that you need it, even when all it's doing is making you smaller. At first, I tried to play along. I was named grade-level ambassador. I met with new families. I made speeches. I wanted to believe I was helping build something good. But eventually, I did what Elisa can't stand--I told the truth. I started asking questions. I stood up for students who felt powerless. I spoke too loudly, too clearly. So they got rid of me. I was replaced quietly, like I'd become an inconvenience. But the worst moment came later--when a classmate I cared about came to me in tears. Elisa had called her a disgusting, sexist name--something that would get anyone else fired. We made the decision to speak out. And the moment we started talking, five staff members closed in on us. Not figuratively. They surrounded us. Physically. Like security guards. They told her it never happened. Over and over, until her hands were shaking and she started questioning her own memory. I stood there watching someone I admired unravel in real time. And I knew: this wasn't a "program." This was something darker. During COVID, I had a bad allergy flare-up. I stepped out of class to blow my nose in the hallway because I didn't want to disturb anyone. The Tesla classroom was right next to the bathroom. I wasn't sneaking off. I wasn't doing anything wrong. Elisa exploded. She screamed at me in front of everyone. Berated me for not blowing my nose in front of the class. As if I had broken some sacred, unspoken rule. I was embarrassed. I was sick. I was trying to handle my body and my space with some dignity--and she crushed that in one moment. No kindness. No understanding. Just public shame. What kind of "support program" does that? Spectrum charges over $13,000 a year on top of tuition. That money doesn't go toward student wellbeing. It goes toward building a system that punishes independence and feeds on fear. They don't care if you were misdiagnosed. They don't care if it's hurting you. They care about keeping your family's money. And your silence. There are others like me. I've spoken to six students--at least--who had stories like mine. Some gave me permission to speak. Most are too scared. That should tell you everything. Parents, you're being sold a lie. And it's packaged beautifully--with buzzwords, learning plans, and emotional jargon. But behind the curtain is something toxic. Something I wouldn't wish on anyone. Ask the questions they don't want you to ask. And when they try to talk around it, listen to what they're avoiding. This program nearly broke me. I'm writing this because I refuse to let it keep breaking people in silence. - A former Spectrum student who refuses to stay quiet

Our two high schoolers are thriving at New Roads. The teachers are excellent and caring, the class…read moresizes are small, and most importantly, they are learning not only academics but how to work toward a better world.

Our favorite school!!! Great teachers and what a strong community. So glad we became part of it!read more

Our 15 year old is a rising junior at Pali High. Everyone in our family loves this school. It's…read morepretty big, but that's a good thing, because it allows for competitive sports teams and school clubs and an AMAZING drama department. Every year Pali High has kids get accepted at every kind of university including the most elite. The school offers great electives and also many AP classes (which are high caliber but also entail a large quantity of work and so should be taken in moderation). Go Pali!

Finding Park Century School (we are currently finishing up our first year there) has been one of…read morethe best things to happen to our family. The staff, the teachers - all incredible and everyone is focused on the same goal - our daughter's academic success. She was starting to disengage at her previous school because it simply wasn't set up to meet her needs. Since joining Park Century, she has transformed. She is thriving, happy, and settling into middle school with a confidence we weren't sure we'd ever see. Middle school is a hard transition for any kid, and even harder when you learn differently. Park Century makes it feel manageable -- because they have a plan, decades of experience and a proven method. We are so grateful to have found a community that sees our child for who she is and gives her the tools, on her timeline, for independence and success. We can't recommend Park Century highly enough.

This school is horrible I went there for 2nd through 8th and if it wasn't for family conflict I…read morewould have loved to have left after the 3rd grade after the extra help I needed was reached. The school is called park century and yet no park we were promised a park the entire time I was there and I think to my knowledge they still don't have a park. There where good teachers at points but after Doug Phelps was hired he kind of did away with anything positive and made it into a helicopter parents dream it was ridiculous honestly how fast it got so bad and I had to stick around through all of it so I might just be a little extra angry quite honestly. As well i remember by the science room it would always smell bad and the majority of the school would honestly smell sort of bad which was always strange also the fact I still remember this has got to mean something as I left 6ish years ago. As well I remember the art teacher we had was horrible (Christina) and a bore that was far from insightful on anything and I mean anything artistic she would just show slides then make us make copy's of Mondrian or whatever artist she chose that week. I think this is kind of indicative of how the entire school operates, a lot of saying they encourage hands on learning but then only actually allowing a very small amount of actual hands on learning and having just endless lectures on what felt like nothing. They treated the kids as if left alone we went be able to survive for 30 minutes alone which is just silly and it's just far too much cuddling to actually allow any real experience or learning. Also everything said by other reviewers about allowing the children of wealthier families preferential treatment is entirely true. Also there was a bullying problem but that's a completely different story. Also they where just incredible ridged the entire time and made it feel like you couldn't be a kid or have any natural experience unless it went with their very very strict rules that I imagine cater to some parents with more sway over the schools wishes. At the end of the day just Dont send your children there even though there where some positive it's like so heavily outweighed by the amount of bad like a grain of rice versus the sun on a scale and if your kids are there already pull them out and demand a refund. In short the school is a joke and horrible dont send your children there unless you want to ruin their futures it's a horrible farce of place and there is nothing more to say about it really.

Happy kids, great teachers, and a vibrant parent community! Plus great API test scores (901 for…read more2009-2010). Next Public Event: FREE PUPPET SHOW on Sunday, Nov. 14 @ 11am. Then browse our award-winning book fair with the entire family! Reading tent for the kids and get a free wristband just for coming to our Heroes-themed HQ built to house the fair. Book Fair is open to the public, Nov. 8-15, 2010, 7:30am-6:30pm. Closed Nov. 11. Holiday shopping - Quality hardcovers & paperbacks for children & adults - Gifts & Craft kits, too. All purchases benefit our school library.

Very strong parent community and parent participation. Good…read moreteaches, nice, safe environment. I gave a 4 star rating instead of 5 because the school administration is not up for a 5 star rating (IMHO). But overall, good school.

My experience was actually horrible I had a third grade teacher named Lily Chang but everybody…read morecalled her Ms Chang she would purposely not give me food in the mornings always had a rude attitude and never let me participate in any birthday parties and made me watch students eat cupcakes on their parties while I'm the only student without one and mind you this school allows bullying and let any bad kid get a pass and cuss I also had a teacher ms Rodriguez who wouldn't do anything but cry shows you how shitty this school truly is a lot of kids would leave the school because of the bullying that nobody did nothing about I had to write this review because I'm older and this part of my school life was fucked up if I were to come in today I would walk up to ms chang and say fuck you bitch for being a shitty teacher she couldve got in trouble for not feeding a kid in the third grade

I went to this school and it was a fantastic school and teachers care and help u all the time the…read moreprincipal super nice and respectful, he's just amazing I am really sad because I want to keep going to that school, but sadly I can't, but it is an amazing school I used to have a bad grade and by the end of the year I had a 4 and it is crazy I went to a 1 to a 4

I was a student at Warner. Something about myself is that I…read morewould constantly switch elementary schools. For kindergarten and most of my first grade year, I remember I went to Sherman Oaks Elementary. That school was fine, nothing special. For a few days I went to another school which I have forgotten the name of. But I remember - when I was a kid and joined Warner, my life changed for the better. The teachers were SO NICE TO ME AND MY PARENTS. The buildings here are much better than in any other public school. It's located in a great, safe neighbourhood too. I'm honestly starting to think that the negative reviews on this place were written by people who DIDN'T EVEN GO HERE... because my family experienced NONE of those bad things. This truly was a great experience, and as I move on to graduating high school soon, Warner will always be in my mind.

My son really enjoys going to school here. The staff is wonderful, very friendly and welcoming. The…read morecampus is well-maintained and the teachers are well educated. This is a great public school, highly recommended!