Vanguard Academy

Vanguard is great! Every aspect of this school is ten times better than any other school. It takes a good leader to have a great school and that is obvious at Vanguard. We have been a part of the Vanguard family for over five years and never have experienced anything remotely close to what upset parent is posting (Dec. 14.) There are two sides to every story....makes me wonder. LOVE VANGUARD:)
--Submitted by a parent

The principal is terrible - she lets her teachers mouth off during parent teacher conferences when she should be training them to be respectful, professional and mindful of who they're speaking to. Without the parents, there would be no students for their precious school.
--Submitted by a parent

Principal leadership is horrible. The principal doesn't hold herself nor her staff accountable. She is quick to suspend children as young as 4yrs old for ridiculous things. There is no counselor at this school because they cannot afford one. There is a major lack of understanding and professionalism with much of the staff - administration mostly. They claim to not tolerate bullying, but my child has been bullied repeatedly and when I complained to both Teacher and principal about it, nothing was done. I was pretty much made to feel by the teacher that my child was lying about these incidents because she didn't witness them herself. If you are truly considering sending your child here, I would reconsider - it's not what it appears to be. I will be withdrawing my child next semester. This is not a federally funded school, so be prepared to pay for everything - there will be a barrage of fund raisers and if you choose not to participate, you will still be held responsible for events such as field trips for $50 worth. When school supply shopping, you'll be asked to provide OFFICE SUPPLIES as well.
--Submitted by a parent

I once was a student here and all I have to say is that if you son/daughter isn't charismatic they wont use them for any thing.

I was once a student there. And I believe that it is the most spontaneous academic school I have attended. It will keep your child fully enjoyed with the academic lessons and events that occur in that academic school. I guarentee to all you parents out there, you will be blown away by how much your child/children will achieve in just days by just attending Vanguard Academy.

I'm sorry to hear that the parent of the review posted february 16, 2011 doesn't feel that the students in Vanguard are not challenged academically. However, I have to disagree. My children attended Vanguard. My daughter who is a special needs child, was challegened academically, and being a junior in high school (at the time vanguard did not have upper high school grades) is now enrolled in AP classes. My son, who is dyslexic, was also challegened academically, and being a freshman, he also has AP classes. So, yes, VACS does challege all students to exceed academically. Also, the charter school does not teach to test as most public schools do.
--Submitted by Becky Sanchez, a parent

My children LOVE VANGUARD ACADEMY!! I was very unhappy with the public school atmosphere and all I can say is I am so Blessed to have them here.. I recommened this school 100%.. ; )
--Submitted by a parent

Vanguard Academy is the most AWESOME school ever. I have four children and they all are a part of VACS. We are so blessed with all the faculty and staff of Vanguard Academy. The school has come a very long way and I am very satisfied with what they have accomplished with what they have been given.
--Submitted by a parent

I have to say that this school is definately better than a public school. My child has attended VA for 3 years. Prayer is still accepted and the principal is very curteous, however I feel that she lacks the leadership skills and tact when dealing with issues. She is quick to brush off the responsibility and hold her staff directly accountable when the miscommunication tends to be on her behalf. All the teachers my daughter has had were very respectful and available when I needed to meet with them, but there never fails to be obvious favoritism toward students. Issues among student peers tend to go unnoticed and I fear it may be due to lack of observation on the teachers part or lack of supervision. If your child is advanced they will not excell here as classes are not divided by academic abilities. Creatively the children are challenged and exposed to the arts including drawing, painting, music, gymnastics, karate etc, but I feel they should be challenged just as much academically.
--Submitted by a parent

(Previous Poster) PS I guess I should also mention that my child LOVES Vanguard. I've asked my son if he misses his old private school, where he had all his friends and was a student for 4 years. His answer? Not at all. "They were all spoiled rich kids, these kids are more down to earth" So if my child is happy in his enviroment, he is more apt to learn and retain!!! Which makes one happy mom! We as parents want to know that our children are happy and learning and safe. After all, their teachers have them alot more than we do during school months.
--Submitted by a parent