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My son has been with Perkins for 4 years and is thriving, getting the best education possible while also learning character. Every teacher knows every student! The school went through a disgruntled period 4 years ago when its new Head of School brought into effect more curriculum guidelines. Teachers who had previously done things loosely banned together to attempt unionizing, but failed. Many bad feelings ran deeply, and there was/is a concentrated effort to discredit Perkins. Notice how negative comments always focus on the administration - the Head of School? There was and continues to be deep resentment among those teachers who wanted to do it their way but no longer could with the new Head of School. With those teachers gone, we've witnessed how high the standards are now - teachers know every child's individual needs and they work as a team.
Our family was disappointed with the manner in which the administration handled many behavior issues at Perkins. We felt the administration was not consistent in addressing violent or disruptive behavior and students continually received mixed messages about consequences. We often saw a great deal of stress among students and our son's teacher struggled to achieve balance in the classroom. We feel the administration could have done more to support our son's teacher and felt as though the approach was simply to look the other way. We chose Perkins because of the small size and the prospects for differentiated learning. I have so say that our son loved several of his teachers and we definitely enjoyed being part of a smaller school community. We were very disappointed with the school's follow through with respect to plans for differentiated learning, however. We have strong reservations about the leadership of this school.
I would like to write in strong support of Perkins School. Our child has been there for the last couple of years and we have another child starting next year. When we arrived at Perkins in the 2007-08 school year we became aware that many changes had been made and many families were not happy with the changes. However, as in any school, new administrations bring in their own ideas and thoughts. Since we were not at the school prior to this administration we cannot comment on how it was. However, we can comment on how it is now. We love it. Every teacher and staff knows our child, not just by name but by likes, dislikes, etc. She is in a safe, secure nurturing environment and has grown tremendously academicaly and socially. We highly recommend Perkins that is getting better every year.
Our child has attended Perkins for the past two years and will not be returning for a third. Sadly, Perkins has not been the school we thought it would be. We wanted the small school community that really supported each other. But, the head of school lacks professionalism and the ability to work with parents. The school is trying to get their act together, but the curriculum and classroom structure is still unstable. They are running on a shoestring and that is really catching up with them. Good luck Perkins - but you've got a lot of work ahead of you and no leadership.
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