Cornerstone Academy Community

I have 2 children at Cornerstone and LOVE the school. I have no complaints at all with the school and the teachers are GREAT!! I volunteer in the school and see how they treat the children with love and respect. I wish I had found the school sooner!!!
--Submitted by a parent

I was looking forward to sending my son to this school last fall. However, I quickly found that the staff was unable to help my son achieve academically. The teachers were inadequately trained to help a child that had attention problems. I met with the behaviorist regularly and she developed a chart for the teachers to follow to help him understand expectations. It was my idea to see the behaviorist, my idea to spend a day in the class and the behaviorist came up with the plan for the teachers. Even after all this the teachers lack compassion for my son. I decided to remove him from the school in October. The last day I left in tears, I was so frustrated by the lack of compassion. This is a great school for the average well behaved child. My daughter would have had an entirely different experience. She is a straight A student at Blendon Middle School who needs little help from her teachers. So while I am not saying this school is wrong for everyone, I do not believe this is the school for students with learning problems. At least that was my experience with the Kindergarten class. I will be sending my son to Oakstone this coming fall.
--Submitted by a parent

Cornerstone is a great place to be! The class sizes are below the average in our area and our children are making more than a year's worth of growth. We want our parents to be involved in their child's or children's education. This year, we moved into the new building and it is wonderful. It has allowed us to have tons of curriculum-based evening activities this year. Come by and see for yourself.
--Submitted by a teacher

The teachers are wonderful! The kids have an opportunity to learn spanish and my child's skills in reading and math have really developed beyond what I expected. My child is excited about learning and enjoyed going to school. If parents take and ACTIVE role and PARTNER with the teachers and the school's administrators in the education of their child/children they will also have an experience that is positive and be excited about growth and knowledge their child/children have gained.
--Submitted by a parent

Teacher very involved and caring. Curriculum strong and ahead of pace. School ground equipment being purchased by student and parent activities.

My daughter attended this school last year and I was not impressed at all by the academics, staff or teachers. The academics are not challenging and the class sizes are too large, and the staff does not know how to handle behavioral issues. My child was behind in math and reading. When considering a charter school, I would suggest one at least 5+ years established to truly know the dynamics of the school and curriculum. BEWARE!
--Submitted by a parent

My child is so happy at Cornerstone and the quality of what she is learning is excellent. I feel she is learning at a much higher level than public schools.
--Submitted by a parent

I would recommend the school because of the teachers, however, the administration is terrible. The teachers have no support from the principal and they are constantly under scrutiny by the principal. The teacher turnover rate is outrageous. In two years 13 teachers have left the school. I do not see the principal at arrival and dismissal times, however, I do see the secretary who greets our children with warmth and a welcoming smile each and every morning. At dismissal, it is the secretary who wishes farewell to the children at the end of the day. There is an obvious problem that needs to be resolved with the administration and lack of communication by the administration. Imagine if your child has had more than 4 teachers in one year? How would you feel about that?
--Submitted by a parent

We recently relocated from another estate, for our surprice we found out the problem with Columbus Public School. Our son attended a public school for a few weeks, he will come crying every day from school and refussing to go back at the next day. Searching for a good solution, we find CornerStone Academy; our son had improved so much in his writing and reading, now we see a happy child coming for school every single day! We are so please with the school and the staff. We are very impress with their curriculum, it's amaze to see how those kids are getting the best education. We highly recomend the CornerStone Academy to any parent.
--Submitted by a parent

I think many of the teacher changes have been for the best. I'm glad that the principal has made these changes. My child is in one of these classes and is doing wonderful now that there is more structure in the classroom. I don't think that people take the time to actually think about how hard it really is to run a school. Not only is she running our current location but also overseeing the new building. Let's not forget she's only human! We're lucky that she is so willing to be outside everyday. At our last school we seen the principal at special events and that was pretty much it.
--Submitted by a parent