This review reflects our family's personal experience during the four years our children attended…read moreLegacy Christian Academy. All of the concerns described here were communicated directly to the school during our time there, however, unfortunately we did not receive the responses we expected.
Initially, our elementary child had a wonderful experience, and we appreciated the structure and consistency of the elementary program. Unfortunately, our middle school child's experience was more difficult. Our child received multiple disciplinary infractions for incidents that, in our opinion, based on years of working with students ourselves, could have been addressed through conversation and redirection. I was informed that these infractions didn't "mean much" however all infractions get listed on your child's LMS. Eventually, he received a detention, and the detention notice and information was taped on his locker where other students could see it. He was extremely embarrassed by the experience. I was shocked by this action especially coming from this school as this type of public humiliation is considered the most basic of "no nos" in the education realm. We also found the volume of MS homework and studying across multiple subjects challenging for students balancing academics and athletics.
Additionally, the elementary, middle, and high school divisions often felt disconnected, with different spirit days and activities and limited overall cohesiveness.
Our concerns eventually extended beyond the student experience. My husband dedicated his career to Christian education and was hired to help build Legacy's high school athletic program. Initially, things seemed very positive. However, following the school's partnership with Grace Community Church and the increased involvement of The Master's University development team, we observed changes in the way athletic decisions were communicated and handled.
I completely agree with the review below by Joel, regarding the new affiliation with TMU development as we clearly saw this and directly experienced the effects of hiring a TMU friend.
Despite holding an administrative position and making repeated requests to be included in discussions, my husband experienced being left out of decisions affecting the athletic program he was hired to develop.
One particular incident that felt like the most egregious, involved a social media post by a wife of an incoming employee. The post stated that the employee had been offered my husband's position months earlier, while my husband held the position and was still awaiting clarity about his own contract for the upcoming school year. Learning this information publicly, rather than receiving direct communication from the school about his professional future, was deeply disturbing.
I also made repeated attempts to communicate concerns as a parent regarding decisions affecting the basketball program, which my husband also lead. Eventually, I was told by an admin, "You do not need to include me in further emails." I found this response discouraging after making multiple efforts to address my concerns directly.
Our family chose Legacy because of our strong belief in Christian education and our desire to raise our children in an environment grounded in biblical values. My husband dedicated years to teaching, coaching, mentoring students, and building athletic programs. The experiences he encountered here, which our children also witnessed, were shocking. Solid employees with zero bad evaluations should never be treated in this manner.
It is especially disappointing that, in our experience, the Christian values Legacy teaches were not consistently reflected throughout this athletic leadership decision-making process. We believe fairness, integrity, transparency, and respect-basically ethics, should be evident not only in what a school teaches its students, but also applied in how it treats a hard working faithful employee.
We recognize that Legacy has caring individuals and that our family experienced genuine positives, particularly in elementary school and before the partnership with GCC/TMU. However, prospective families deserve an honest account of both the positive experiences and the challenges we encountered.
We sincerely hope the school genuinely reflects on these concerns and is consistent between its stated mission and its actions toward a concerned employee.