Our daughter is attending Accelerated Schools. She has had the most WONDERFUL experience there as have we as her parents. This is the first positive school experience she has ever had. She is accelerating in every way and she has friends so many friends there! It is the most accepting environment. The entire staff has such a passion for what they do and sincerely want to help your child achieve their goals (whatever they may be). They meet your child where they are socially, academically, etc. Our daughter is neurodivergent and the entire staff is absolutely excellent at meeting the needs of neurodivergent children our opinion. They are ALL so warm, friendly and patient. Each and every staff member. They are also incredible at accommodating academically for each and every child's needs whether they are above grade level or below grade level. Some kids are above grade level in certain subjects and below in others. They recognize that and meet each and every child's individual needs per subject. They take the time to get to know each child and what they need extensively in every way. Our child's needs are accommodated for daily, she is accepted just as she is and is encouraged each and every day. It is such an accepting environment and provides the structure that she needs to excel. She is encouraged to become the best version of herself every single day, loves school and even wants to go on the weekends sometimes. We are overjoyed! Also, the school regularly provides many off-campus field trips as well which we feel is so important to practice social skills outside of the home and school setting. We have seen such a difference in our daughter due to these experiences. I don't know what more you could want for your child! We moved here from out of state for better services for her and we are so glad that we chose Accelerated Schools for her. The teachers are incredible. They sincerely care about each individual child very much. It is very apparent. The school is small enough that they are able to be provide the attention needed to each child which we feel is so important. I a former public school teacher and have taught in three different schools, three different grade levels and in two states. My degree is in Early Childhood Education. I have taught second, third and fifth grades. Needless to say, I am difficult to impress when it comes to education. Also, they encourage arts, music, cooking and other interests your child may have. They recently added "wheels" which has been wonderful for our daughter as they ride bikes, skateboards, etc. so they are getting exercise while spending time outdoors. They spend quite a bit of time outdoors when weather permits and have plenty of room to run around and a playground. It's just a wonderful, beautiful setting both inside and out. Also, the historic buildings are beautiful. The school also has recently had many areas organized by a professional organizer, and they are in the process of adding a beautiful new sensory room! It should be finished soon. If you are looking for an alternative for your child, please consider Accelerated Schools. The warm, friendly staff would be happy to speak with you and give you a tour to share more. We LOVE Accelerated Schools and feel so fortunate to have found it! read more

Our kiddo is engaged, progressing, and happy to be learning, which is a nice change from the past few years. This is an absolute incredible school and I am grateful we found it! I was not sure a school existed that was a good mix of a small class size and homeschool feel (meeting the child where they are at educationally) as well as challenging them to excel to grade level and beyond. Before coming to Accelerated Schools, we experienced ongoing concerns for the long-term educational needs of our child in a traditional public school classroom. We no longer have that concern. We considered switching to Accelerated Schools last spring when our child needed a change in their educational trajectory. The public school program they previously attended was no longer a good fit and we needed to support our child's neurodiversity as well as cognitive educational needs differently than a traditional public school classroom is capable of. We decided to begin at Accelerated Schools this fall and are thrilled with the environment and the support of the staff, who meet students up front, welcomes them by name, and genuinely care about the student as an individual. I hope this helps others who are seeking an amazing school for their child with differing needs. The environment also provides support for emotional and cognitive difficulties across age ranges of students. I have repeatedly experienced students being supported at varying levels of needs to be able to re-engage the child and continue their educational journey. The teachers go above and beyond to be support the kids and meet the child where they are every single day. I am most impressed by the patience of each teacher, no matter the difficulty a student is having each day. Thanks to the team of educators and professionals who are helping our amazing kids learn and supporting them to thrive to their greatest potential! read more

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Accelerated Schools is an amazing environment where the teachers support my son's neurodivergence while also challenging and engaging him academically with personalized attention and an individualized learning plan. The teachers and staff are caring and responsive to our family's needs and concerns. We were so fortunate to discover Accelerated Schools and highly recommend it to anyone else seeking a neurodivergent-supportive environment with an emphasis on academic excellence. read more

I am grateful that we were able to find a school to support our daughter with all of her unique needs. They have been instrumental in giving her a safe space to learn, grow and feel like a teenager who is excited about her future. Due to Accelerated Schools being able to meet her where she was she is on track to finish high school and is looking forward to college and her future. I could not recommend a school any more than Accelerated School! Thank you!!! read more

The staff are not trained for what students needs are be trained for because it is such a small school and the teachers are immature they don't have a social worker there or anything read more

Absoultely terrible. I went to this school last year and experienced awful bullying, sexual harassment that wasn't taken care of or seen as a serious issue. Not only this but a fair amount of the time student were blatantly saying slurs and making inappropriate comments. This disgusts me and months in when I decided I wanted to switch schools and blatantly said it and mentioned the teachers had the geniune audacity to completely disregard my trust of them and tell a professional that they didn't know about any of this or that that they didn't know my want to leave or nothing else i'd stated many times which felt manipulative and rehearsed because they had an example student they wanted to keep. This is not a lie, this a school that helped be achieve my goals but didn't do anything about the mental state of their students. never will I lie and tell people it's a good school because it isn't. read more

So you have a shuttle driver operating a 25ft shuttle that has the exhaust pipe hanging off, not to mention speeding through traffic at over 50mph in a 30mph zone, no use of signals, and the license plate being expired since 2/23!? I wouldn't even trust you with a sewer rat let alone my kids read more

The staff at this school have enabled my son to succeed in his education far beyond what we told by his earle learning educators. Not only has he closed the gap in his age- to -grade abilities, but he LOVES school. The staff truly care for the students, and they never give up on them, even when they refuse to cooperate. ( My son tested all of them the entire first year!). So very grateful for Accelerated School. Lorri read more

My kid went to Accelerated for a year about 2 years ago. It was disappointing. She starting calling it "Teenage Daycare" , which felt like an accurate nick name. If you have the money for the tuition and need to get your kid out of their current situation it is worth considering. But the promises made at the tour will not be kept. The half the teachers were good, some were just OK, one or two were terrible. Not an easy situation for teachers, having many levels in one class. read more

Cons - No warnings - get written up the first time you mess up or the first time they tell you that you've messed up. No feedback until weeks or months later - you could be making a mistake and they won't tell you until they pull you in their office and hand you a four package packet of things that you've done "wrong" even though you're new and still learning. No training - They expect for you to know their system and never make a mistake Not a positive working environment - Whenever you're pulled in the admins office it's usually bad. Hostile work environment and unprofessional atmosphere. Some admin members talk about drinking with the students and their personal relationships. Getting angry about small things - Head of the school doesn't understand what the word Gossip means, so if you think you can talk to someone about the fact that she yelled at you like you were a child or how your co-worker isn't helping and you don't know what to do then don't because it's "gossip" Admin Team is a mess- unorganized, mismanaged, toxic, opposing views of what you're supposed to be doing so you're always "in trouble" unless you've been there for 1 or more years then you can do whatever you want. The head of the school yells and points at staff and overreacts at situations, she talks down to everyone like they are children. Time off - Michelle will probably lie and tell you that you get 5 days off but they have "red" out dates when the students aren't at the school that you can take those off without being penalized, and that staff take 2 months off in the summer. Well even though it's in your contract if you take time off you'll get in trouble no matter what, unless you've been there for 1 or more years. I took a total of 1 week off over the course of 4 months for surgery and appointments and was written up even though I was told beforehand it was okay, and even though most of the dates were in the red out dates. No trust - If you have a degree in something other than what your job entails then they don't care. They won't trust you until you've earned their trust, and even then you'll always get reprimanded. Work Environment - As a new staff member you won't be trusted and you'll be treated MUCH differently than the other employees. If someone else wears dark dark black jeans you can't wear them, and even though a co-worker wears yoga pants and t-shirts you still can't wear dark dark pants, you HAVE to wear work pants.. If someone parks on one street and you see them parking there and you park there too for 3 months, they'll wait 3 months to tell you you're wrong and you'll get written up but that person won't. Food - You DON'T get a lunch break and you can't order food or go get food even if all of the students are gone. Also if you have allergies and they order pizza for the entire staff during "training days" don't expect for them to order you anything because "if we do it for you we have to do it for everyone" even though Domino's has Gluten and dairy free and that's where they order from. Students with behavioral issues - When you're hired they'll try to tell you that they don't take students with behavioral issues but that couldn't be further from the truth. They have violent students. Pro- They have a fragrance free environment that they sometimes enforce. Basically while working here I was bullied, pushed around, and underappreciated. During my last week I had to physically put myself between two students because one of them was trying to hit the other. They have a student in their school who has pulled a knife on his teacher in the past but because his family has money he is allowed to stay. They also have a student that if you ask him if he needs help because he isn't working he will start shaking and balling up his fists like he wants to punch you. My preschool students are easier to manage than the majority of the kids they have at this school. The lesson plans are laughable and thrown together without much thought and the students couldn't care less about the material that they are partially learning. There is even a teacher who has an "I don't give a fuck" meter who tells the kids that he doesn't care about the grading system, or their grades, or how they act. As far as the fragrance free policy goes.. If you are deathly allergic to fragrances or you can't be around them and you're asked to sit in a room with a child who is wearing so much cologne that it trails through the entire school and you ask if someone else can sit there for the 15 minutes you're needed but if not then you'll gladly do it.. They consider that "refusal" and you'll get in trouble because "it's up to the admin team to determine if a student is wearing cologne or not" even if part of that admin team actually agreed that he was. read more

This is a stellar school! Both students and staff are highly specialized. It is also school that caters to kids with special needs; it saves lives. What is more important? Money or your kids live? read more

Jane Queen and Michelle Tuengel of Accelerated Schools lack integrity and credibility, and their goal appears to be selling as many families as possible on lies of a great school culture and sound educational experience. My advice would be to do your homework, and ask for current and former parent references. If they aren't immediately provided obviously that's the first red flag. If you choose this school make sure you do frequent parent/provider observations. You will see Accelerated is not truthful about their student to teacher ratios, student and teacher turnover, teacher experience, curriculum/programs, student support, etc. Ask questions and ask for documentation of their claims. It sounds great to go skiing and go on field trips one day a week for our unique kiddos, but if the rest of the time isn't valuable and if the place is a revolving door it's just not a great place to send your child. Accelerated truly misled us and our school district on the soundness of their program, and their staff capabilities. Jane and Michelle truly were dishonest in our situation and a group of us parents exposed the lies and issues. I can't suggest enough to do your homework and have them prove with documentation their claims. I wish I had and that my child didn't have to go through an unnecessary placement and a terrible experience at Accelerated. read more