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Charter | PK-12 | 1198 students

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Posted April 1, 2013

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Terrible, unorganized, not supportive, lame teachers who never get you the materials promised. Two years we wasted using this program.
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Posted March 23, 2013

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We are very happy with the Gorman Learning Center in Santa Clarita for our high school daughter. We find the classes that she takes there straightforward, yet challenging. The teachers are excellent. The environment is positive. We find the combination of onsite Gorman class for the more "difficult" classes and homeschool for online/workbooks study along with the guidance of a Independent Study Teacher a great option for us. The classes are small like a private school, yet there is no tuition!
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Posted September 7, 2012

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We are starting our 4th year at Gorman. The teachers are great and helpful with getting the books you need. We love the flexibility with classes or staying at home to do the work. The government has cut back on many things and schools have to make the best of it, which Gorman does. I am grateful for the options that are available with Gorman.
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Posted September 3, 2012

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I have been with Gorman for 3 years now. My children are excited to start another year! The teachers at the learning center LOVE what they do and are hired for competence first (always a good thing). They've had short funds-like all schools in CA- so ordering books has taken longer than expected since there is only one person filling book orders for the entire school. More funds would help, but that's a government level complaint. Other than that, this school offers the best home-schooling option in the area. They pay for the books you would need to buy on your own! They also support you with curricula decisions and offer classes to get some socialization and core/supplemental support. If you are an active homeschooling parent, this is the school for you. If you are simply wanting a school that offers you money, maybe look elsewhere (though a lot of families are taking dance, etc, funded for part of the year by the school). Education and families come first with Gorman. I look forward to many more great years. =)
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Posted August 27, 2010

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We are starting our third year at GLC and it is great for our family. We get a variety of curriculum depending on the needs of the kids and the discretion to teach as we see fit. Our IST (teacher coordinator) is great and really works to see that we are happy with our child's education.
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Posted June 2, 2010

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My family attends Gorman Learning Center in the Antelope valley. They have classes that my children love. They take Art and music classes along with math and science. We love our teacher that we meet with once a month. The program works for our family and they have a lot to offer.
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Posted March 19, 2010

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I have two children at Gorman and absolutely love it. The Learning Center in Lancaster is K-12 and supplies supplemental instruction for the subjects that are harder for me to teach, which is great. My kids also get to take electives like art, guitar, and drama, and enjoy it so much. My IST is so helpful and goes the extra mile to make sure we have what we need for my children to succeed. I highly recommend Gorman to any parent who is looking for a program to homeschool their children, but need the support of a credentialed teacher, and also want the extra things available with the program.
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Posted January 5, 2009

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I recently took my children out of Upland Unified School District so that I could home school them. I am impressed and happy with Gorman's program. I am able to keep track of my childrens' progress and advance them in their curriculum.
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Posted February 9, 2008

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Two of my children went to Gorman and it was excellent at meeting their needs.
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Posted June 21, 2007

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My 2 kids went to the gorman learning center campus in Pomona and its principal and staff did not know what they were doing.The office people were very rude. And the school bathrooms were dirty.
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Posted May 2, 2007

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Everything about the school is great in general the program is very good. I recomend these school 100% . If you want to register your kids don't tink twice. You making a good desicion for your child future the quality of education is very high. -Quality of academic programs 100% -Availability of music,art,sports and other extracurricular activities 100% -Level of parent involvement100%
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Posted September 21, 2006

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I think the teachers are outstanding. The kids have experienced a great PE class which included many sports. My daughter participated in a school play and now she takes recorder and art. We are very happy with our ISP and this school.
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Posted September 9, 2006

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As a parent notes in a previous review, this program is good in theory, but not in practice. The program is very disorganized, and no one seems to know what is going on. We have used this program for a number of years, but every year the program gets worse. More assessment, more tests, more bureaucracy, more paperwork, but less concern for individual styles of learning and less support for parent homeschooling.
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Posted May 7, 2006

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Good in theory, but not in practice. We have been with Gorman for two years now. Pros -- 1) You don't have to worry about truancy laws. 2) There aren't any fees. It's totally free. 3) Our facilitator is low-key. He isn't a control freak. But this feature would vary depending on who your facilitator is. The biggest downside -- we don't get even close to the standard $2000 discretionary income. We received maybe $200 worth of materials a year, if we're lucky. Very, very frustrating. Even more frustrating is that the facilitator collects all the materials at the end of the year. I can't hang on to them and reuse them for the next child. So I essentially have to start over every year. I wish I could find a parent-run independent study charter school. I think there would be a lot less beaurocracy.
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Posted August 26, 2003

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This school has a charter homeschool program that allows me to teach my children. My son is going into his 3rd year at this school (6th grade) and my daughter her first. The program provises materials that I can choose to meet my childrens unique learning styles and still be taught to at least the state standards, I am actually provided with copies of those standards (unlike most public school parents).
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Females	50%
Males	38%
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Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	44%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	44%
Economically disadvantaged	34%
Non-economically disadvantaged	50%
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Students with no reported disability	44%
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Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
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Parent education - college graduate	52%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	80%
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Males	25%
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All Students	53%
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Males	26%
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Females	63%
Males	58%
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Females	10%
Males	9%
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Males	20%
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Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	20%
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Parent education - high school graduate	20%
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All Students	35%
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Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
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All Students	79%
Females	83%
Males	74%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	82%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	70%
Non-economically disadvantaged	86%
Economic Status Unknown	84%
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	n/a
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a

All Students	68%
Females	68%
Males	67%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	56%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	74%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Non-economically disadvantaged	75%
Economic Status Unknown	80%
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	n/a
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	52%	28%
Hispanic or Latino	21%	49%
Multiple or No Response	11%	3%
African American	7%	7%
Asian	6%	8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1%	1%
Filipino	1%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	0%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	22%	N/A	52%

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	6	N/A	11
Average years teaching	11	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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