Montessori School 31

I am happy with the Montessori learning,My childrens are doing well and reading above theirs grade levels. My concern is that since 2009 I see the school state test scores going down. I really hope Montessori 31 can pull up their state test scores levels back up. If not they will have to take a good look and see what went wrong and fix the problems.
--Submitted by a parent

I am very happy with this school. I am pleased with my childs progress and the way that he is taught. I love the Montessori way and highly recommend this school.
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I sent my child to Montessori School 31 for prek and k and I felt that my child excelled in these classes. However, the school does need improvements in the higher grades. They need to bring in more qualified teachers that can teach the upper classes; so, the children could have a good education which is lacking at this time. I did hear that the school will be going through changes in September with a new administration. I would hate to see the school not improve. They do have some great teachers that give their time to the children.
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Do not send your child to this school!! The problems with the non-teaching staff are too great to numerate. The principal does not understand the younger children
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This school used to be rated as an 8 by great schools and was downgraded to a 4 based on one years bad exam results. Makes no sense to me. Out son has flourished in this school. Teachers are very committed. The school appears to use a 'hybrid' Montessori system with a focus on the 3 Rs over and above the creativity and independence instilled by the Montessori system. Our son used to go to a Montessori private school. When he recently attended a kids birthday from that school I was able to observe that he was way ahead of those kids. All in all, a great school.
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This is a great school. The teacher's are more than 100% committed. The PTA is fabulous, they provide great activities and assemblies fort he children.
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We are thrilled with our daughters education at 31 she has learned so much and is so confident...she is in Kinder now but loves it....the Principal, teachers, aids, and Parents are very well involved... Love it.
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My daughter started Pre-k in September and I love the school, the teachers are great too. She has a teacher and a full time aide in a class of 25. Music, art, gym and library are visited at least once a week. She's really getting a great start, starting to read and write and she's 4!
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For Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children this is not a very good school, my son was in a pre-k clas of 25 children with one teacher and one part time teachers aide. The teacher may have been a good teacher (I could not tell she was extremely overwhelmed) but this school has too many strikes against it. Do not even think of sending your child to this school.
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My son attended Montessori 31 s pre-k last year. I thought he would be learning at his own pace and thus chose that school. I found my son being rushed to meet other children s skills and abilities. I found that the quality of instruction and even the classroom appearance were not the same for bilinguals.
--Submitted by a parent