Legacy Academy

Would not recommend this school. Teachers can teach or not teach whatever they want. Lots of bullying and favoritism. Am pulling my two kids out. I am not sure the board of directors really know what is going on in the classrooms.
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Legacy Academy is a huge disappointment!! They do not offer the Core Knowledge Curriculum anymore. Would not recommend this school.
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I am very impressed with the quality of teachers at Legacy Academy. They are still excited about being teachers which gets the students excited about learning. The one thing I am hoping will grow is the Middle School program. Adding more electives and possibly adding some"counselors" as Middle School children seem to need that guidance form time to time.
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We love Legacy! We have been here for 4 years and are very happy with the school. The teachers get the kids excited about learning, and our kids actually enjoy going to school. We like that they teach character virtues along with the academics. Overall, we are very happy here.
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This is our second year at Legacy and could not be happier! Funny how 2 experiences can be so different. I am amazed at the level of discipline and control the Kinder and first grade teachers exhibit (as this is my only experience). Absolutely no bullying is tollerated in the lower grades - I work in the classroom once a week and get to see a lot first hand. My child is leaps and bound ahead of other first grade friends (many of them in GT programs and mine is not). I love that they block the math groups so children can advance at their own pace. The teachers are outstanding! They know my child and what motivates her to succeed. The ipads are nice and they do enhance the learning environment, but don't go to Legacy because of them. Go to Legacy because of the teachers, administrators and staff! They take such great care of our children. . .we feel lucky to go to such an awesome school!
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Amazing place full of technology and inspiration. The best possible place to put my children.
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This site needs to add to the "highlights" section of this site for this school that it is an Ischool with each student having their own Ipad, and technology based education. This school has been reviewed internationally, supports the CORE curriculum, and emphasizes respectful behavior. They even have extra instruction in robotics, and flyfishing. It's a great school, my son has come a long way since enrolling here
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This will be our second year at Legacy Academy. Our children and us as parents had a fantastic school year. The principal, is an advocate for students and Teachers and believes in teaching to reach all learning styles. Our 5th grader loved her teacher last year, and our Kindergartner would race out of the car every day to get into school. He was so excited to learn! We have attended both public and private schools in different states, and this has been the best fit for our kids and our family. All of the academic subjects have a rigorous curriculum and the iPad learning engaged and supplemented what our kids learned. The kids cannot wait for school to start this year. Thank you, Legacy staff, teachers and our wonderful principal for making learning fun!
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hi im in the middle school at legacy and i have gone to legacy scince first grade. i can honestly say that if i didnt have my best friends in legacy that i would move in a heartbeat. im having issues with bullying not from the students but from the teachers. and it seems as though the principle doesnt really care about the middle school. in all the ipads didnt really change anything i mean our teacher will barely let us use them!!!

Teachers are great and the class sizes are great. each child has an I-pad to work on and the school is on the edge of Technology. Each child wears a uniform.
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Awesome new principal!. Big changes this year to improve the school and keep it on the cutting edge of technology with each student having IPADS and computers in each classroom. The teachers have a full time assistant to share between two classrooms and the teachers really care about the success of each student. This charter school is one of a kind with Core Knowledge and many updates and improvements!
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Maybe this school had issues in the past but I'm here to tell you that as a parent, I think this year has been wonderful. I have dealt with Douglas County public schools and moved my kids to Legacy Academy. I commute to go there! My kids have learned more in the past few months than they learned at a DC school for the past few years. The technology is AMAZING! Having individual lesson plans for each child really does work. My kids are no longer bored. Kids are engaged and my kids love school! I would highly recommend this school to anyone looking for a change. I wondered what my kids were doing all day at our prior school. Now I know they were sitting there doing nothing. As for bullying, I think they've handled every situation I've seen professionally and in a caring manner. Smaller class sizes capped at 28 and it's a charter school that treats your children like people and not just a number filling a seat. We will go here for years to come!
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What are you talking about? All the board did was dump a really bad principal. Same bad teachers, same bullies (some teachers), same arrogant office staff, same small town close minded parents and staff. Becoming an " I school "does not make you an "amazing" school! It just affords yoo a bigger, overblown attitude!
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In the process of moving to Colorsdo from overseas, we were highly cncerned with where our children went to school. We chose to move out to Elizabeth (despite the long commute for my husband) for the sake of a quality school. They both had straight A's. It was working in the classrooms that made me realize how inadequate the school was in every respect. No control, no disicpline, no structure to the curriculum. My son had items stolen from his desk while he was at the desk & the teachers did nothing. one semester in 4th grade & NO division in Maths class. He was doing that in his previous school in 2nd grade! No control at ANY time over the students which included safety issues. The school lost their high school accreditation the year after we left. THAT says a lot too! If this is level 9 of 10, God help the education system!
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There were some major issues in the past few years. There has been a huge turnaround, and this school is going to be one of the most amazing, vibrant schools in the state if not the nation. Look for cutting edge technology (here, promethean boards are outdated-- now every child will have an ipad) and teachers with passion to teach children. It's a new day!

My daughter has been a student at Legacy for 5 years. I am very pleased with the school. They have challenged her and she is above grade level in most subjects. The teachers and staff are all very caring and want what is best for the kids.
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We are new to Legacy Academy this year. Our impression is mixed. The communication from the teachers is vague and there is rarely enough detail to have any real sense of what the expectations are. There is clearly a problem with tolerating bad behavior and the Core Virtues program appears to exist in theory only. Bullying is a problem, as our children have experienced it and nothing has been done. In general, it seems that the school does not have a very high academic bar for the kids. We are somewhat disappointed.
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I happen to be a parent with a student who was in fifth grade last year. My daugher has been to two other elementary schools, but I can say without hesitation that Legacy Academy made my daughter shine. I spent my year in awe of the fifth grade teachers and what they taught her. The curriculum is rich and the teachers are so creative in their approach to the lessons. I was always shocked at what my fifth grader was learning at her age and how each teacher brought out the best in her academically. Even today my daughter talks about how much she learned and how fun learning was for her. I assume the last post from the fifth grade parent was disgruntled over something she did not agree with and took revenge on the teahers. I was blessed to have had these two wonderful teachers for my daughter, and I highly recommend Legacy Academy to anyone. It's a shame the last reviewer has such vitriol in her heart, and she was only bent on hateful rhetoric. That type of person shouldn't review anything - especially when it effects the lives of others.
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Our 8th grader had been at the school since kindergarten, and sadly we have watched the school go down hill. Some of the staff is great but there does need to be an administrator change. Lack of control has been demonstrated again and again. Then some of the best teachers and supports were let go; we can only ask why?????
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My son is in the kindergarten class at Legacy. Class started in September and he is already reading! The teacher-student ratio is perfect and most of the teachers are truly amazing! I feel Legacy is the best choice for an elementary school. For the older kiddos the sports program isn't the best, but the kids really enjoy playing and being involved.
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