San Francisco Flex Academy

My daughter is in the 9th grade. This is her first year attending. Flex Academy has improved greatly in January, 2012, with a new principal and staffing. The environment for learning and studying is much more positive with new rules in place.
--Submitted by a parent

San Francisco Flex Academy is AWESOME!! This is a high school that expects the best of each individual student. Every opportunity is available for every student and if they "get stuck" all they have to do is ask. The floor is staffed with coaches whom are ready to help and teachers are available as well as on-line teachers if needed. S.F. Flex is geared towards the student who is self motivated and willing to move forward on their own (like an adult). If you want your child to be "babied" and pushed along then please put them in a regular public school. San Francisco Flex Academy is PERFECT for the student that wants to move ahead and is able to do so by on their own. If there are ANY obstacles, the staff and counselors will certainly step in to help. SF FLEX ACADEMY IS A GREAT SCHOOL!!
--Submitted by a parent

When i first heard of this school i thought it would be this corny good school that would help prepare me for college. This school is not what i thought it would be at all, i haven't been able to do my Spanish work for 2 days now due to technical difficulties and after telling the staff, i don't see that anything is being done to resolve the issue. We have also been missing a history teacher since finals and no one is there to answer my questions about the work. The teachers there are great, but it hard for them to teach 200 students as there are only 4 of them. This school has a lot of potential, but i don't feel like it is being "unlocked" yet.
--Submitted by a student

The school is very different from the last year... But I am planning on graduating from it. I still love the curriculum, and am really attached to many staff members. So with all the concerns and downs, still GO FLEX.
--Submitted by a student

S.F. Flex has been awesome for my son! He has made new friends and stayed on track with his work load. The staff is very supportive and wants all students to do well. I read some complaints about the school and it just seems unreasonable. This is a self paced school and the students need to be self-motivated to move along with the course schedule. I've never heard of not being able to get a "password" to complete an exam! Never a problem for my child. Also, a freshman wrote in that the class had to write an essay on the first day of school. This is high school!! What should the students be doing? The Head of School and all staff members are very supportive if the student or parents need any help at all. Just ask! This is a school where the student needs to be responsible for him/herself and for their own grades. The students are treated as young adults; not as babies. This is a very good school for the student who is able to work independently and ask for help when needed. I LOVE IT!!!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is a nightmare, stay away! Our daughter is a bright girl and was hoping for a self-paced respectful environment in which to thrive academically. Instead she puts up with abrasiveness and inefficiency to put it mildly. The internet connections are often down, her computer was given to someone else and we spent 3 weeks with her getting a "loaner" each day after waiting/wasting an hour after she arrived, currently her desk space has been assigned to someone else so she goes in there and has to negotiate for a place to get her work done. She has to wait for passwords to take tests and quizzes so there is no self-pacing involved for the students hoping to move ahead. This school clearly caters to the kids falling thru the cracks at other institutions. It pushes the bright kids thru the cracks. Major misrepresentation at the "tours".
--Submitted by a parent

This school is nothing they promised it would be. As a student I feel as if I am teaching myself. Teachers do nothing about out of control kids and it is hard to concentrate due to the constant chatter among students that goes unaddressed.
--Submitted by a student

It is really hard to learn. Whenever I need a question asked, it wont get answered. The teachers and staff there aren't there to answer your questions. All they do is make sure you have work to do. And the head of school is nothing but a business man. I still believe this is the future of education, but this school could really use an improvement. (The 5 star reviews below especially the one by the "student" seem suspicious. I don't know any student that would use Hands-On unless they are adults trying to appeal to parents.)
--Submitted by a student

Hello i am a New Parent to Flex and my son and i have had a great reception. My son's concerns were that is non-traditional, I said Yes and that is what I was looking for a place that will take him from the normal and prayerfully help to turn on the light for education.Because i am a teacher i do understand that all children learn differently and with all of today's challenges I needed to find a way to make SURE my son get's what he needs to be prepared for next level learning. So as a new parent to Flex i am excited! And yes i do believe that it takes a Village " we should not give our children to the village" but be in the Village with the schools to insure a great education.
--Submitted by a parent

A large increase of students, constant internet problems, and unecessary workloads. By larger workload, I mean very pointless work. First day of high school, and they make us freshman write a college application essay in an hour. I don't know who came up with that idea, but that does NOT teach us students anything. I thought this school would be great, but it isn't really.
--Submitted by a student