We feel incredibly grateful to be part of such a warm, welcoming, and enriching school community…read more From the very beginning, our family has felt supported not just academically, but personally as well. The teachers and staff truly go above and beyond to create an environment where each child feels seen, valued, and encouraged to grow. We currently have three children at the school, and each of them has had such a positive and unique experience. The balance between strong academics and character development is something we deeply appreciate. It's clear that the school is focused on nurturing the whole child, building confidence, kindness, and a genuine love for learning. One of the highlights for our family has been the musical program. Our daughters have been involved in the school musical, and it has been such a meaningful experience for them. Not only have they grown in confidence and creativity, but they've also formed friendships across different grade levels, which has been so special to see. The sense of community that comes from these programs is truly something unique. We couldn't be happier with our experience and feel lucky every day to be part of this amazing school. It's a place where children are encouraged to thrive, friendships flourish, and families feel genuinely connected.

My daughter has been attending MHA middle school since 6th grade. I will say the first two years we…read morewere not that happy with a lot of the staff, the non disciplinary action of other students that would misbehave and have no consequences. Even the inside of the middle school was a disappointment because there were no walls separating the different classrooms. Fast forward to present day, my daughter is in 8th grade and I am so sad she is now leaving MHA to go off to high school. Mrs Robertson is now the director at the middle school, there have been major staff changes, they even spent all summer redoing the entire inside of the school! There are walls, student lounge areas, amazing new staff, Mrs Robertson's office is right there so she can oversee everything, and there is even a counselor that comes once a week that will meet with any student or parent that might have any issues or concerns that they want to discuss, they have monthly meetings with the entire middle school about mental health as well. My daughter is thriving and loving school! We feel so confident and comfortable with her there. We love the new/returning staff, new programs, building updates, etc. I wish they had an MHA high school!! We have a younger daughter that will be at the middle school next year and we are so happy that she will be at MHA. She has some learning disabilities and the staff has been so accommodating to her. We really appreciate all the positive changes that MHA has made for this school year. Not only are the students more happy this year, you can tell the staff are excited to be there as well. Thank you MHA!!

Vince explains things in a way that actually makes sense and gives honest, straightforward advice…read moreinstead of just telling people what they want to hear! He's professional, works well with districts, and knows how to communicate effectively to get things done without creating unnecessary conflict. You can tell he has real experience and understands how these processes actually work behind the scenes. Overall he is a knowledgeable person to have in your corner if you're trying to better understand the system and navigate it the right way.

Vince is an incredibly knowledgeable and caring person. He took the time to answer all of the…read morequestions I had about my son, and even though I had a lot, he never once made me feel like I was asking too much. He helped me understand things I otherwise would have never known. He is an absolute delight to be around, and you can truly tell he is genuine and passionate about helping others. I would highly recommend him to any friend or family member in need.

Currently closed. My client used to attend and was fine with the program which had its ups and…read moredowns.

Excellent school!…read more This is one of the much needed schools for the special education that does not exist in the current school districts around San Diego. The school's program is carefully crafted to help students with many different learning disabilities. The staff is very dedicated, and they treat all students with much kindness and respect. The students are happy and comfortable in this school environment. These are the students who would have been bullied in public schools for just being who they are. Excelsior Academy provides a safe haven to these students; therefore, they are able to focus on their academic and becoming a responsible individuals. Their graduation speech is a testimony of the school's amazing support for the students and a great achievement by the students. (Yes, every graduating student speaks at the ceremony. Very impressive!) If you are a parent and feel alone in the mainstream world, you will find a parent support group at this school. Excelsior Academy Parent Association is not only a parent group to help creating a fun social events for the students, we are each other's designated support members. I feel that I can always talk about anything to other parents who would understand and would not judge me. I highly recommend this school.

Our Family is so grateful for Dave, Sharonda and the entire team. L.E.T.S. Grow was exactly what…read moreour family needed for our two children with special needs. The techniques and approach they use are sound, measurable and most of all produces positive outcome!! They are professional and friendly. I also appreciate how flexible they are with our family and our household needs. Lastly, our experience has been a great one as they are accessible, approachable and everyone is so compassionate!! One kiddo graduated and looking forward to our second kiddo to reach that huge accomplishment!!

L.E.T.S. Grow was our first ABA company that I worked with after my son was diagnosed and they were…read morewonderful. They took the time to get to know us personally in order to find the best way to help our family. The supervisors and therapists at L.E.T.S Grow were there for us in the beginning when it was the hardest and they really helped me feel comfortable in a new world I was just learning about. I have since moved out of their service area and have had to find a different company and so far I haven't found one that I like nearly as much as L.E.T.S Grow. My son has recently tested out of special services at school and I believe it is in large part do to the early intervention program put in place by Dave, Joe and the L.E.T.S Grow team!

This is a private education center that works with students with Autism. It's for ages 5-18, and…read morethey have a transition program for ages 18-22. They help students with difficulties learn in the classroom, as well as helping them with behaviors.

If you are reading this, you are probably on #teamnosleep and it's midnight, you just ate dinner…read moreand sat down for the first time since 5 a.m... Right? Hello autism moms and dads this review is for you. I get it, I was where you are, in October we celebrated 2 years at Stein and never looked back. My son was in a "resource room" at his prior school which was a converted closet and alone most of the time. Autism is hard and public schools cannot serve your child. Guess what? Stein is your saving grace. My son jumped 3 grade levels in math and 2 in reading, but more than that, he is celebrated. He is loved. He is ACCEPTED. Chayo Chavez is the director of Stein and she is the most amazing woman I have ever met. She has dedicated her life to helping our special kids. Go tour Stein a.s.a.p!

I do NOT like this school. I went here a couple of years ago and let me start off with talking…read moreabout the primetime staff. The old supervisor sucked balls and was a very sh1tty person she would always yell at kids and not care about them. The supervisor would always make up lies about children and even talk sh1t about them when all of them left which is why I had to drop out because of how careless they were to kids. Let me also talk about the music teacher she was racist,disrespectful and judged kids about how they would play with certain instruments that she provided us the p.e teacher is also a very careless person and I don't not like her at all she was very very bratty and had a bad attitude towards kids?

I've had 2 children attend McKinley Elementary School. One just graduated from there and one is…read moreentering 3rd grade. This school has been phenomenal and has gone above and beyond. We have experienced different teachers year, and each one has been more than exceptional. They have been absolutely lovely, caring, thoughtful, smart, and have the best interest of our kids, their classmates, and even their community in mind. They have been taught not only the basic academics, but also how to be a good human in this crazy world, and how to lean on community and their peers to grow and become educated. I have felt like the teachers have always kept the individual student in mind, and advocated it on their behalf for all of their needs. The school, the teachers, the staff, down to the janitors....Absolutely lovely. The community that is involved at Mckinley Elementry school is the absolute best. There is a constant fundraising happening by the parents and community to support Mckinley's vast programs. The jog-a-thon, Sono Fest, the Gala, etc. Programs like music, theater dance for, art, and Spanish, our kids have been getting a very well rounded experiences in elementary school.

T.A.S.K. Team of Advocates for Special Kids. It's an npo whose mission is to help individuals with…read moredisabilities and their families to reach their maximum potential. They do this in a number of ways. They offer advocacy services, resources, referrals, training for parents and professionals, support, community awareness programs, even technology centers with summer camps. Task originally started out with a focus on children ages 3-21, but they expanded to offer services from birth to 26 and essentially there really is no formal cut off age I'm told. They offer workshops in both English and Spanish. If you signup for their newsletter, they keep you informed of upcoming workshops. The schedule is also listed online on their website. Workshops are free for parents and $25 for professionals, which is a small amount of money considering the fantastic information you get in return. They are funded by grants, donations, and memberships. One of the best things they do at Task is offer parents support when they need it. Often this comes when a child may be first diagnosed with a disability or first enters the school system. It's a trying time for many parents and Task is a wonderful resource. Task advocates have firsthand experience with this and are exactly who I'd want on the other end of the phone if I was calling. I've been to three of their workshops over the years and they were all excellent. I'm looking for an excuse to attend one in Anaheim next :-)

Crystal Sanford was very helpful in assisting us with the IEP process with our son's school. Our…read moreson is 5 years old with autism and wasn't getting the attention he so desperately needed. His old IEP wasn't being followed, so we needed assistance to be aware of our rights and make sure the new IEP included everything he is entitled to. She reviewed the new IEP and proposed various changes and corrections to it, which the school accepted.

My husband and I decided to use Sanford Autism Consulting to help us with our son (5 years old)…read moreIEP. She offered us free initial interview where we sat down and voiced our concerns first. After our intial meeting we decided to use her service. We gave Crystal a copy of our son current IEP, she reviewed it and developed a proposal action plan/suggestions geared toward getting the best help for our son at his school. Crystal was very professional, well experienced and genuinely helpful. I will personally recommend Crystal to every parents of a child with IEP. Please consult with an advocate first before signing an IEP. She undertstand and helped us with our concerns that we don't know how to ask with school district, she gave us pointers and typed it all out for us to bring on the meeting. We are very thankful for her and definitely recommending her to other parents.

I received a ticket a while back (about 8 months) and used cleantickets.com to remove that ticket…read moreoff my record. The problem was that my insurance company contacted me regarding a point on my license and that my insurance was going to up. I contacted the court and they gave me cleantickets number. After a short conversation, a representative called the court, the dmv, and had everything back in order. After almost 40 minutes on the phone, and hearing the conversation between the court, the dmv, the representative made a joke about how some customers only leave negative feedback about a company when they receive a service they don't like, but when the service is top-notch, they fail to let people know with the same enthusiasm. We all expect to be treated like royalty, but this time it was my fault, and cleantickets didn't say that to the court, or to the dmv, they simply focused on helping me and went above and beyond to make that happen. I am very grateful to cleantickets and Sal, I was very relieved when I called the court and they said that cleantickets.com was goign to mail me a free duplicate certificate. cleantickets.com sent me an email saying that they upgraded my certificate delivery free of charge, all I did is pick it up the next day at a local fedex office. And I leave this comment of mine for whatever is worth to those who think that when we screw up, we are free to blame someone else. The court said they been on business for almost 10 years, that must mean something no? My fiance signed for the certificate but left it in a pile of mail and magazines...

I found the same things to be true with clean tickets, very disorganized, had incredible trouble…read moreprocessing my payment, took money from my account and then attempted to say they had "cancelled" my payment, even though the money had already been withdrawn. They were late on mailing me my certificate, and overall, they wasted my time and should not be hassled with as it will be a sincere disappointment. Also, they say they open at 8 am, but if you call them anytime before 9, they will refuse your phone call. What a frustrating waste.