Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences

My daughter is in her first year at SSAS and we couldn't be happier. The challenging academic environment is really helping her to excel. The teachers are easy to communicate with and the processes they have in place make it easy to see what my child is doing in school. The amount of homework every night is steep at appx 3 hours each night plus weekend homework, this would be the only negative that I would mention.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has helped my son exceed his own expectations. For the first time in his educational career, he was able to attain straight A's because he found the work interesting and connected with the teachers.
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My daughter is a sixth grader this year. She loves the school she feells that she can hang out with anyone and everyone she loves that there are so many club that arer interesting to her she has made alot of new friends and there isnt one thing wrong about this school. We love the school.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a former student of SSAS and I think it was a great school. SSAS is a charter school that is located in downtown sarasota. It is an amazing place where the teachers are great and students can learn in a fun and educational way. I loved SSAS so much that words can't describe how much I missed it on the first day at my new high school. From my first day at SSAS to my 8th grade graduation trip I loved it.

I find the school to be exceptional, however, it also seems that the teachers are expected to do too much. At times, they seem tired and stressed out. I wanted my son in a safe school and this is certainly it. He is a challenged and happy 6th grader.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my sons second year at SSAS and we are over all pleased with the school staff and teachers.They require all parents to come to the PTSS meetings by monthly and all parents must put in volunteer hours.they keep parents well informed on school functions,as well as things affecting the school and our children.They have edline reports which are wonderful to keep up with where your childs grades are between report cards.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter is a 6th grader at SSAS and our whole family loves the school. The rules and systems by which the school is run should be emulated by the rest of the schools in our county. The teachers teach in a way that encourage free thinking while staying in the boundaries of the curriculum. They do not squash individualism but the code of dress and coduct is paramount. SSAS provides specialty courses like Op Org (Operation Organization) where the students learn life skills as well as book work. I could not be happier and look forward to the next 2 years.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is great! I'm a seventh grader at SSAS and I love it! The teachers make class fun and exciting. The after school activities and field trips are awesome as well as interesting. I took band last year and I loved it! The teacher was great and I had lots of fun. If I had to go to another school, I'd be pretty disappointed!
--Submitted by a student

My daughter is a 7th grader at SSA+S and she loves it! This year, she is participated in band, basketball, volleyball, soccor, honor society, band and jazz band. The music department is awesome. The curriculum is tough! But, I have heard that if you can survive SSAS, you can make it anywhere! Thank, Georgia
--Submitted by Georgia Plath, a parent

SSA&S is a good school with a variety of extracurricular activities for students. My one conplaint would be that the teachers are not attentive enough to the students at times and could prevent problems that occur when the teacher become lax in supervision.
--Submitted by a parent