Some of the teachers here are diamonds hidden in the rough. The administration, however, has a lot of growing pains to go through.The lack of supervision, especially for the younger children, is truly appalling.
I had one of my children attend this school for a couple of years. I had no frame of reference since I grew up in Los Angeles and hadn't been in school for many, many years. Some things did strike me as odd- when my child would get hurt or interact with some of the older kids, where were the adults?? How qualified were these attendants during lunch and recess? It always seemed my kid was getting hurt and I wouldn't find out until he told me about it (which is frustrating because a 4-5 year old won't always remember to tell everything).
Other things I noticed were a lack of music programs- no kindergarten graduation or music performance at the end of the year. The campus has cameras, but they don't work! No kindergarten field trips. Where is the funding going?
It wasn't until I transferred my son to another school in the district that I truly saw the difference in quality. So many programs for my child to participate in, real involvement and care by the principal, great attention and guidance for the younger children on campus. It felt like we finally found the right fit. I would take the horrendous parking situation and sit in my car an extra hour for pickup and drop off at the new school over having my son attend Northmont which is just 5 min from our home.
Do your research! I wish I had regarded all the negative reviews more seriously. It IS as bad as they say. read more