Great school my daughter loved it here . Good Learning…read morestrategies and good teacher Highly recommend this school

Great school. I love the curriculum. The teachers and staff go above and beyond for the students.read more

Excellent School and Staff, security guard is always really friendly and helpful. Mr. Woodbury…read morealways welcomes the children and the lady by the MPR room always hugs them and makes them feel welcome as well. She's my favorite.

Great School!! Staff very nice and helpful! My kindergarten loves it. Love that they have to use…read moreuniforms. The curriculum in this school awesome!

Attention Parents Do you know Sitting Bull Academy?…read moreDid you know that when new employees are employed, there is no drug test? Did you know some show up to work drunk or high? Did you know these individuals watch your kids during school hours? Did you know that the ones who advocate for your kids are being targeted and destroyed by HR and Administration? Did you know that Sitting Bull has had a high number of good teachers who have left or are already gone? Did you know a proctor hit a child a few years ago and was allowed to continue to work with students? Did you know the children are not being supported in academics? Did you know that they are not being supervised? Do you know how filthy the bathrooms and water fountains are? Did you know how cramped the students are at the cafeteria tables while eating? Did you know that the school district is so financially strained that it cannot afford to hire more staff to support the students? Did you know administrators will tell you they will handle a situation with your student, but will not? Listen to your children when they tell you stuff about what is happening at school. Don't have any doubt about what they are saying; help them resolve the issue. Tell me, how well do you know Sitting Bull Academy or the district? The district has some explaining to do to us parents, and we need to demand some answers and solutions to correct this.

I am a mom of a high functioning special needs child, I was so nervous about her starting junior…read morehigh this year at Sitting Bull- but I did not need to be! The staff at Sitting Bull Academy have gone above and beyond my expectations to help my daughter have a smooth transition. My daughter loves school and gives me a hard time on the weekends because she wants to be there. I feel like she is safe and the school has accommodated all of her needs. I couldn't be more grateful. Autism Mom

Love this school! The teachers, staff and the Principal...just awesome!read more

The schools drop off and pick up are poorly planned and lead to aggressive drivers. The principle…read morelacks the knowledge to be able to keep the flow of traffic moving thereby making the experience a long and trying one. Academics appear to be average but the drop off and pick up are so atrocious that the school warranted a average rating.

Some people say this school is good, others say it is awful. To be honest, I am disappointed. The…read morekids here are rude, and the staff barely listen. I had a sister who was beat up in the bathroom, and she said the staff did nothing. I think it could be better.

I have a fourth grader here and he actually enjoys going to school. He loves riding the bus and has…read morea ton of friends on the bus. The kids he plays with are older and that doesn't bother me because they all have been very respectful. The neighborhood kids at the bus stop are all very well behaved and the parents are very involved. Every morning you will see many parents at the bus stop keeping an eye on the entire group of kids. The teachers have been great so far and I have always felt welcomed when I visit the school. The office staff is helpful and friendly. Nobody is rude or uncaring. My kindergarten son loves school but that is expected because of him age. He loves his teacher and I enjoy volunteering in both of my kids classes. The PTA has been great and has a ton of fun activities for families and the kids.

My 2 year old has been attending for 3 months now and absolutely loves it here! All the teachers…read moreare amazing, loving and very involved with all the kids. The place is very clean, meals are homemade, playground is well staffed and safe (is was a concern of mine as it's close to street) I couldn't be happier with the decision to enroll my son here!!!

Smart Start Academy does NOT care about the children. Initially, I really enjoyed their atmosphere…read moreand cleanliness, but quickly realized that is really all that they had to offer... a clean looking environment. There is absolutely no communication between staff/management/owner to parent and NO CONCERN for the child's emotional needs. Furthermore, the disciplinary practices including, but not limited to, the "sad chair" or "relaxing chair" (time out), is not mentioned in the parent handbook, much like the teachers using their cell phones as televisions to play cartoons like cocomelon, is not. Having open lines of communication, with a team working alongside me to care for my child, is something I take very seriously. They lacked severely in this area. It was nonexistent. On a specific occasion, I was checking in with my daughter via the cameras the school gives parents to access... which most of the time aren't working properly. I didn't see my child anywhere, and got concerned, so I messaged the teacher... no response. So, I called the front desk. They then proceeded to tell me that my daughter had a potty accident and a big emotion ensued from this (lots of tears and vocal frustration), that they claim was "inconsolable." They proceeded to put my daughter in a chair, by herself, surrounded by her peers, isolated and shamed... while she "calmed down" alone. This didn't work, understandably, because in such a vulnerable and embarrassing moment for my 3 year old, she needed connection and empathy more than anything. Instead she got sent to another classroom where she knew no one. To sit, alone, in another chair. The fact that a 3 year old is expected to have to have the tools to deal with such new and complex emotions speaks volumes to this establishments lack of real and valuable child education training and knowledge. The lack of compassion, connection and empathy for my child was appalling, to say the least. I picked my child up early that day and politely emailed the school several times, for a week, requesting an IDT meeting to discuss my concerns. I never heard from them. Again, no communication, care or respect. I had to walk in and speak with the owner, Chad. Although he didn't give me the courtesy to speak privately, I was able to voice my concerns and at least get more information on the occurrences of that day. However, after leaving that meeting, I received an email from his wife, Melissa, whom was not present for my conversation with Chad... That they were proceeding with removing my child from the school. That they can't meet my "requests" they assumed I had, considering no one met with me to ever hear them. I was given no courtesy in being involved in this decision... no meeting, no discussion or involvement. It really hurt me for my daughter. She didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to her friends. How abrupt and sad. With this new understanding I now know that a school that is not willing to work with parents in raising children is not one that I want my child in. It appears that Smart Start has a hard structure and care not about each individual child's needs-which says a lot when child care professionals KNOW (should know) how unique each child's temperament is and that each child may require something slightly different from the standard practice. Also including occurrences that don't regularly happen that may require the same flexibility in care. Clearly their priority isn't the "whole child" as they have expressed they are not staffed enough to foster arguably the most important developmental domain- social emotional, needs of each child individually and specifically. For these reasons, I do NOT support SmartStart Academy. I hope parents think twice before enrolling their child here.

My daughter is in rolled in virtual learning and she loves it they are super helpful in…read moreaccommodating our needs.

We came here to sign up my son for school when we moved from Columbus in the middle of the school…read moreyear. They were already really helpful on the phone and have a great website, but in person even better. We filled out all the forms and he got to start the next day! I was told some of the schools were too full and they don't always get the closest school but they managed to place my son in a good school about 5 minutes from home. All is good here, your kids will be in good hands, they genuinly care, which is hard to find these days.

I remember when I went here, the principal's son (Mr. Skinner's son) Zane would keep making fun of…read moreand hurting my little brother. Another thing is that he even called me fat just because I was letting his class go first. I'm sorry, but I don't know what would ALWAYS be expected to have your son go to a school where you're supposed to discipline them. Not keep them spoiled. Sometimes, this school will need to check on other students because not everything would be okay because bullying has been becoming more common than usual.

Some good teachers and staff made our daughters experience her wonderful. She still to this day…read moresays her favorite teacher is Ms. Lopez.

Do not recommend this school if you have special needs children. Special education teachers here…read moredon't have their credential and don't follow the IEPs. They violate fape and idea.

i hate the staff they're so annoying and so are the teachers there are some that are nice but the…read morestudents are so annoying and basically i don't recommend it the lunch tastes like shit too