Lake Nona Middle School

"The students and faculty both suffer from poor administrative leadership and ability." I totally agree with what the reviewer stated. The faculty is the worst I have ever dealt with. Completely unfair, disorganized, and unprofessional. And the Assistant Principals have a lot to do with it, which falls back on the responsibility of the Principal. I believe the school board should complete some type of internal investigation at the school and closely examine the leadership of the staff school. Despite completing it's first year, it may already be time to clean house and bring in more competent staff. Do not send your child to this school.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is in desperate need of a principal who can at least make an attempt to provide even minimal leadership to both the faculty and the students. The students and faculty both suffer from poor administrative leadership and ability.
--Submitted by a parent

Very disappointed with the lack of communication by this school, whether during the "fight week" incident and now the drinking on campus incident. My older child had a great experience when the school was on campus with the high school, but since moving to the new location, everything has gone downhill. I was never as concerned for my child's overall safety and well-being as I am now. I hope these issues are addressed and resolved before something on a larger scale occurs.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the worst school my chldren have ever attended. 35 kids were just suspended from school for drinking liquor in the cafeteria over a two day period. The bottle was never recovered and no blood alcohol tests were ever obtained. They basically just suspended 35 kids because of a facebook posting and after coercing them to admit that they had a half gallon of liquor and were doing shots during lunch for two days. The Principal is incompetent and it reflects on the entire staff. Guidance counselors are inexperienced and administrators are apethetic. The guidance counselors are barely out of college and speak to parents in a condescending manner, as if they have more children and grandchildren that I do! Due to the lack of discipline and guidance from the school staff as a whole, the student body is littered disrespectful undisciplined students. Suspensions are handed out like apple juice & carrotts were in elementary. None of the kids care anymore because it is easier to just skip school for the day than it is to go to school and get kicked out by such an incompetent staff.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the first year of this school and I'm very happy with the results, I can't complain.. negative things happen as in other schools but they take care immediately and so far everything is going well. The communication with the teachers is excellent. Hopefully a lot better next year.
--Submitted by a parent

Very disappointed with this school. New to the area was told great things about the "New" school but nothing of the sort. Kids fighting. getting arrested. Come on. Crazy! We send our chiildren to school to learn plus learn social skills. Clearly niether one is happening in a positve way. Agree with prior comment on guidance councelors. Hoping to save my son by getting him out of this enviorment even if it means keeping him home.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is new since it is its first year,the staff is nice but it is really hard to get any information there especially from the person in the front office.Well the worst are the guidance councelors,they are worthless and can't inform the students or parents about anything ...My kid tried to get infos about future classes but received no cooperation.Why are we paying two people to do nothing.The principal is nice, very involved and active person .Overall the school is good,nice environment for the students .I hope for the upcoming year they will make some changes as far as their staff ...
--Submitted by a parent

Since school started all I have heard are very negative things when my kids come home. First a student not being able to talk in his native language because the Substitute teacher does not understand. Keep in mind she knows he does not speak english yet. Being laugh at when trying to speak english, not by the peers but by the teacher(sub..). Then having another Sub. teacher scream at a boy to speak like a man since he sounds like a girl... Why are we letting our kids be bully by their own teacher???
--Submitted by a parent

This the only school i will ever want to go!!!!!! Its with the high school for now but i would recommend it for anyone. We work even better with the high schoolers. The high schoolers respect the middle schoolers and the middle schoolers respect them.The middle school isn't finished building yet so the middle is with high. Its the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Submitted by a parent