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I was happy with the school and feel that my children received and excellent foundation. I did not send my children back this year. They have lost about 25% of the student body. I am sure that there are differing reasons for this but mine were the cost and the amount of pressure put on the students and parents to 'fit in'. The school is losing students for more reasons than the economy and they really need to look at that and consider their approach to retaining the students they do have.
I have 2 boys that have attended Dayspring since 1st graqde and am very happy with the academics. Both of them have excelled and have had teachers that were a perfect fit for them and motivatged them do do well. Having tried public school for 1 month, we returned because of the pace of the academics here was needed to keep them challenged. The adminstrator is doing a great job to make the changes needed to keep the school moving forward, and while no school is perfect, he tries to make the necessary adjustments. This school has allowed my kids to develop a love of learniong that will carry them klong after they have graduated.
My daughter has been at DCA since 2003. While there has been a significant increase in the number of students at DCA since she started, she still has had no more than 16 students in her class in a year. The teachers have been wonderful and caring. While the level of eductaion used to decrease for the middle school ages, the curriculum has been re-worked over the past few years and has greatly improved. I researched other middle schools in the MA/RI vacininty and found none that were above the DCA level. Perhaps the curriculum may seem easier to the students once they reach middle school, but that is only because they had been so well prepared in the lower grades. Niether of us have ever experienced any issues with fitting in or 'clicks' as parent or student . DCA is a wonderful school that I would highly recomend to all!
Dayspring has become more about numbers, it is true. Also, achievement scores show that the students perform well above the national average (average of 2.2 years), and yet they promise even higher scores through curriculum changes. You can not make such promises--it is naive. Leadership of the principal is lacking. The principal is only concerned about numbers--and this shows up in the bathrooms and classrooms. Both are overcrowded. Spiritual climate is not even distinguishable as 'christian'--especailly amongst the teachers. Dayspring is not the place for your kids.
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