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Well AA-GP has its good and its NOT so good, my son has been here since kindergarten now 2nd grade and he does great, my daughter has only been here 5th and now 6th grade, she too also does great. The administration staff could be better when it comes to us parents we should be on the same page when it comes to ANY matter my child has to be out of class from having to go to nurse, getting any disciplinary action and especially when you are asking my child to sign and date an attendance for credit loss of recovery plan form that a.goes in your school record folder and b.requires parent signatures
I'm a student that is currently attending this school. Do not send your kid here. This school gets rid of teachers a lot. Right now I have a long term subs in two of my classes. Some of the teachers are good but other teachers are super rude. The lunch here is terrible and expensive. There aren't any fun classes like art or something. They don't have gym for high school. The elementary and jr high are allowed in the gym after school but not the high school students; even on a cold day. The kids don't care about their grades and talk or do what they want and most of the time when the teacher tries to make them be quiet, they don't listen. So it's a hard environment to learn in. Some of the teachers teach quickly. Thus making the students not retaining the subject. I tried talking to the principal about something and he brushed me off instead of taking it serious. I asked the counselor about my STAAR test results before spring break. She never told me them. So the staff is very coordinated. There are many bad things about this school so I don't recommend this school.
This school is led by inept and abusive administrators-nepotism at its best. The founder was put out to pasture by a temperamental, temper throwing daughter who is now the superintendent. Certifications are lacking, high teacher turnovers, no value placed on loyal employees. There are much better choices out there. Stay away from this one. I was associated with this circus for over 8 years. It's a money making machine for one family. Where is TEA? They won't make AYP for the third year in a row.
I as a parent have been pleased so far with the GP location. This is our third year, we have had some issues but they where all corrected to my satisfactory. I am very involved with my child's education and i believe he/she is succeeding well. This year has been our best year so far, we have better administration than the previous years. I believe advantage academy is getting better.
Advantage Academy an amazingly inept administration. They have no concept of how to treat employees. Their typical process for firing people is not fair to the employee and often is based on their understanding of the "facts", which once refuted are ignored. They have abusive policies for requiring teachers, school administrators and central office staff to abide by insane requirements that are not only unproductive, but are totally counterproductive. I am ashamed to have my child associated with this school and would urge anyone to investigate before moving to this school. Also, it would be worth the effort to investigate by talking to teachers to determine their level of satisfaction with the outcomes in the classroom and the rules they must follow.
AT ROWLETT LOCATION OFFICE STAFF NOT FREINDLYAND OUT GOING MY CHILD TOLD ME TEACHER IS YELLING AT CLASS TELLING CLASS THEY ARE MAKING VERY VERY ANGRY.SCHOOL LUNCH WAS DELIVERED LATE TWICE ONE TIME ALMOST TWO HOURS LATE. YOUR CHILD REALLY HAS TO BE THERE AT 7:55 NOT 8 BECOUSE IF THEY ARRIVE AT 7:59 THEN THEY GIVE THEM A TARDY SLIP NO GRACE ON THAT NOT EVEN 5 SEC. CHILD IS FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS DO TO BORDEM. NOT ALOUND TO WATCH TEACHERS WITH OUT THEM KNOWING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BEEING NICE TO THEIR CLASS OF 5 AND 6 YEAR OLD THAT CAN NOT STAND UP FOR THERE SELFS.
I sent two kids to North Duncanville last year. My mistake was not pulling them out mid year. I support experimentation like Advantage's Metakogs, but in this case they simply don't work. Textbooks were not available to students, no way to learn material at home, or for parents to know what's going on. Even the "megakogs" were photocopies with small print. Everything we saw was poorly implemented. One math class had a 50%+ failure rate on tests! To their credit, they did post the results on the bulletin board, but obviously this teacher needed help and the principal did not provide. (poor performance continued) The school should be shut down, but if it's not, I don't recommend sending your students there. As far as parental involvement, it was nil. Good luck even trying to get a syllabus to give to a tutor so she could be taught before tests!
I am a student at Advantage academy. From my experience being there as a student i would tell parents DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL. It is possibly the worst school in GP. As far as education, you will barely get any education. Every other school is far more advanced than we are and we are way behind in what we need to be in, I will be a junior this August and I am in desperate need of finding a new school. This is far most the worst school to ever put your child in. No type of well education. Students treat teachers badly, some. A lot of GREAT teachers get fired for absolutely no reason and hire teachers that can't teach for nothing. So far 6 teachers were fired so basically we learned nothing while they were being fired and some had no type of experience Never go back there. GP Advantage Academy. I promise you, you will regret it.
I worked at this school in 2010. It was a horrible experience. A new administration building was opened that one can tell cost a lot of money, however the students had no library, gym, playground. Students could not talk to each other during lunch.Teachers were overworked with no lunch break, little pay and demanding schedules. When testing is going on, even if it is only one grade testing they force the other grades to stay in a class room the entire day without talking and working on packets (no isd does that). We were forced to teach Caroline Leaf's strategies for education, but no other school uses that. Students were completely disrespectful and the administration did nothing to moniter it. Many teachers did not have degrees or credentials. I would not send my child to this school because they most likely will not learn. Teacher turnover is high because the work enviornment is horrible.
I worked at another Charter School for 7 years before coming to Advantage Academy. I feel like the staff and administration really care about the students. I thought after leaving my last job that Charter Schools were worse than Public Schools, but I was wrong. Every school goes through periods of restructuring. I think the changes that have been made in the last year are all positive and I believe that Advantage Academy is headed in a great direction.
I worked at the North Duncanville location 2 years ago, and it was terrible then. From what my friends who are still there tell me, it is way worse, and everyone has either quit or been fired. Unless you are desperate, I'd find another place to work. Teaching is hard enough without all the extra stress they add. Go find a real school to work at.
This is a terrible school. It has consistently disappointed me with the quality of its academics, and has one of the highest turn-over rates for teachers I have ever seen. The administration is failing both the students and the teachers, and its only virtue is the crypto-Christian values it tries to push on its campus. When this school began it was desperate for students and so offered busing from our Dallas location to its campus in Grand Prairie. My wife and I were concerned with the quality of public schools in our area, but almost immediately I noticed that the standards were much lower academically than my child's previous school. This last year was the end, however, with a combination of chaos during enrollment and now the cancellation of the bus route now that they feel secure with the number of students enrolled. I am happily looking for a new school to enroll my children and will not miss Advantage Academy in the least.
I am a former teacher who was fired for reporting irregularities concerning No Child Left Behind. Seems this school is not interested in education children, but only in the money that they generate upon enrollment. Many good teachers have been fired due to Mrs McDonald's wild temper flares. The scary part is that, as many on this blog have written, many of the administrators and teachers are not certified or even have college degrees. This school brags on being an alternative to public education, but DON'T believe them! There are plenty of other good charter schools to send your children to without exposing them to this non-Christian environment. A parent shouldn't have to ask whether their child will be educated at this school. It is generally understood. However, many students are left to linger in the classroom with no direction. Writers are correct when they state that TEA should shut this school down.
ROWLETT, My child has attended Advantage Rowlett for the last 4 yrs. The Rowlett location is K-8th grade. Our overall experience have been good. We are looking forward to the new school year.
ROWLETT, My child has attended Advantage Rowlett for the last 4 yrs. The Rowlett location is K-8th grade. Our overall experience have been good. We are looking forward to the new school year.
WOW!!! I readed parent's concerns. I was going to put my kids in GP location for HS. WHERE is TEA to monitor? Education is very important for our Future. Why would the Teachers allow this- if you sign up to Educate. Please Teachers Speak up, Parent get involved and stay involved NO SCHOOL should tell parents to stay OUT........ MAybe they should get the STATE involved and shut down all AA! It happen in Wilmer, Texas, it can happen in Grand Prairie, Texas SHAME SHAME MR BECK,Central Office, and Principals, Directors, SHAME SHAME!
I am wondering what campus these reviews are referring to? I am looking into the Rowlett campas. I was pretty excited at first, but after reading these I am a little skeptical. Need to know about Rowlett campas? Any info would be great.
This school has the good teachers. There is alot of drama here. But as a parent I really care about how my child is doing in class. Yes I am concern about the lunch room. All parents should be concern about that. I don't know what goes on behind close doors with all of them. That is why they work there and I don't. I only care about what goes on with the kids. The grown ups can be just like kids them self. There is alot of good about this school, but there is also room for improvement as with any other place. We just need to stay out of the drama in the school and place our concern on the kids. This is how I feel. The kids has to be the up most concern. Has any child really been hurt here. I don't mean the deal with the lunch room. Has any teacher or office staff hurt any of our kids? Other schools are alot worse than this school. I can name some real quick. The teachers there don't step in on anything. Here they do the best they can. We need to think of our kids. I am not telling anyone where to place their kids. But look at other schools before you make any move. Thats all I have to say.
This place has hit Rock Bottom. I have three children that have been there from yhe begining. At first it was a GREAT school!! The past year has been a total disappointment. The other reviews are correct, what kind of school does not I repeat DOES NOT want parents involved in their childrens education?? Answer a school that has many things to hide. I have first hand info of the administration making the teachers change failing grades to passing ones. There is a video of the 6 7 and 8 grades being made stand nose to the wall with their hands behind their backs. And then they fired the teacher of the child that made the video. COVER-UP!!!!!!! Do not get me wrong we have a GREAT group of teachers, too bad the are getting fired and the others will not return next year. Any potential Parents Of Students You Have Been Warned.
THIS SCHOOL HAS FAILED OUR KIDS. We got letters today that 5th and 8th grade did not meet state standards on the Math and Reading Taks. They took them a few weeks ago. They did offer tutoring but on several occasions they called an emergency staff meeting so tutoring had to be cancelled. Advantage Academy is not up to par on their teaching at all. You have straight A students barely making B's now. I do not recomend this school to anyone.I personally know people who have left and their kids are repeating grades. That is not fair.
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