Aventura City of Excellence School

Excellence ? at what cost ? well I will just give you an example of a FACT that just happened to my child and you can conclude the rest. On Thanksgiving , the classroom has plans to have what they call a feast and order food from Boston Market. I am aware of this, and my child has been going there for about 3 years and has always participates, unfortunately, this time, when it was time to pay for the feast, I gave him the $11,00 to pay for his food ONE DAY LATE. The teacher did not accept it , and also did not communicate with me any other option. I naively and hoping that compassion and kindness and love was something that would still be expressed didn't worry about it. Luckly, my gut feeling told me : "pack his lunch anyways", so I did. Sure enough, my son told me that him and another child that paid late could not eat. The kids had seconds, there was left over, and they were not offered not even one single piece of bread. THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN AVENTURA THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE , THE CITY OF THE HEARTLESS, RUDE AND SELFISH !
—Submitted by a parent

Is not an Excellence School at all, principal and directors are very far away from parents, very hard to reach them, do not accept suggestions, poor sports activities if any, and they have the worst lunches in Miami Dade.
—Submitted by a parent

This year my daughter started to struggle in class and once it became a concern the teachers and administration immediately starting working with her and in a very short time her grades started to improve. The teachers at ACES really do care and only want the best for each student. I am so lucky that both of my daughters attend ACES!
—Submitted by a parent

The school is good and I am happy with the environment and the communication with the teachers. But I noticed that the students are taking too many tests (my daughter is in second grade and she has had more tests so far than I had in my whole elementary school. The homework is too much too and sometimes confusing with too many papers. Other problem I see is that the school is mainly focused in jewish culture, even the lunch menu is kosher only(and of course expensive) giving the non-jewish parents no other option than packing lunch for our kids.
—Submitted by a parent

Less rigid demands om homework (mainly at 3rd grade) is requested so that children have more time to play and develop their creativity and entrepreneurship independently. Please note that the playing of children is built in by evolution. It is an activity to develop skills for survival in e very efficient way.
—Submitted by a parent

School is smoothly run. There are some teachers who do not belong in the profession. It just appears that they do not care about the students. The students put up with these teachers because they know it will be a one time shot, but it is ashame that the students have to waste that time learning, well nothing. It always amazes me how a student can get all A's and B's and one D. Is it the student or the teacher?
—Submitted by a parent

ACES is an amazing school where the administration and the faculty are dedicated to the children. There is a focus on safety that makes me feel safe sending my child to school. The fact that it's a charter school and the number of students per grade is limited, makes for a "family" environment..
—Submitted by a parent

Focused on Values through and through for students and parents.

The strength of this school's leadership is greatly overstated. The vast majority of policies and programs practiced today at the school were put in place by previous principal, Dr. Katherine Murphy. While not all programs ran as smoothly as intended over the first few years, the previous administration had a bold vision for ACES which the current leadership seems to lack. Today, creativity and innovation have been sacrificed for short term success and values such as conformity and complacency have become the norm.
—Submitted by a teacher

this is an amazing school with a good learning enviroment and there are great and lovable teachers.
—Submitted by a parent

I think this is a great school.The principal is really involved and knows everytrhing about the students. My son's teachers love what they do and are really involved in the educational process.They try to help,if the child has a certain difficulty.I think this is an excellent school.Living values are really something important in the educational process of this school.
—Submitted by a parent

You definitely cannot find a better school that ACES. ACES is not your typical public school, not at all. In fact, at first glance, most people mistake the school for being a private school. A warm, nurturing environment, an administration that truly cares and listens to parents' concerns and suggestions, excellent teachers, a SAFE, clean and beautiful campus, small classes, state of the art technology, plenty of extracurricular activities and all the opportunities a parent could want to become involved----this is ACES. I truly believe that it is a privilege to have my children at ACES.
—Submitted by Jackie Perczek, a parent

ACES has an excellent academic program that targets all level of learners. The teachers and administration show wonderful professionalism and are always open to suggestions. The school just recently changed administration and the school is running much more smoothly and the teachers and students seem happy to be there. The school has several extracurricular activites. There is basketball, volleyball, after school a sports study, After art program and many others. The parents are very involved in the school and must complete 20 volunteer hours per year per child. There are also parent workshops that are held every early release that correlate with the schools Character education program 'Living Values'. This is a great school and my children love it here!
—Submitted by a parent

This school has done a big turnaround since the new administration took over! The school is now living up to it's name...Aventura City of Excellence is truly excellent! The new principal is doing an outstanding job of keeping the students on track because the teachers now want to work there because of her and the students. Hiring the right teachers is what makes a school a great school. Along with the administration, the teachers work long, hard hours because they care about their students. Safety is outstanding as well. They now have volleyball, basketball, and tennis as extracurricular activities...and all of the Friday clubs for elementary students are outstanding. Parent support and the support of the city is also exceptional. Way to go ACES!
—Submitted by a parent

We have been part of the school since it opened, and I have to say it is very disappointing. The administration and staff don't care, and don't receive constructive criticism in a very 'nice' manner. My son is receiving extra help from a private setting so that he can better master skills. This is our last year there.
—Submitted by a parent

We are very happy in this school! It feels like a private school. The teachers are great, they are always very helpful. My daughter is really happy here and cant think of another place to go to school at. I would like to see more extracurricular activities though. They dont have enough. Other than that, they are great.
—Submitted by a parent

I was very disappointed in the quality of education in this school. The ESE program is still in its infancy and children who have special needs are not helped appropriately. I believe that parents could do better for their children by enrolling them in the excellent public schools in this area.
—Submitted by a parent

academic programs are good they need more extracurricular activities
—Submitted by a parent

I consider ACES a great school for my child. The teachers have a high qualified academic level, they treat children with respect and discipline and at the same time are very concerned about teaching values which is very important. From our point of view ACES is an A school.
—Submitted by a parent

This is a wonderful school. difficult to get into because everyone want to have their child at this school, but well worth living in the area to get a better chance at entering.
—Submitted by a parent