Primoris continues to be a failed experiment. While initially conceived as a gifted (smart, explicitly NOT 2E) school, their model of teaching to the kid rather than the grade level has been stretched beyond the "smart" kids because, "all children can benefit from our approach". Apparently, in the name of helping more kids, they are failing the kids they were created to serve.
Simple realities:
- The number of former staff members is far greater than the number of current staff members, the school is only 9 years old opening in 2013. This number is about to get a lot higher too as they are shuttering their attempt at a high school program. There was an exodus of teachers after 2018 and/or 2019, we suspect due to a fundamental shift of direction, no longer focusing on gifted/smart kids. (They are explicitly NOT a 2E school nor do they wish to provide the emotional support required of even the most average of students let alone the additional efforts required for 2E).
- To date, Primoris has lost 25% of it's 2021/2022 first grade class due to behavior issues, some of which were secondary to unaddressed willful negligence by administration. When you lose that many kids due to separate incidents, the issue is not with the kids.
- There was an alleged sexual assault that, like most other things, most people have no awareness because they don't communicate issues. There was no administrative action taken against the alleged assailant from this incident.
- There was a student expelled for parental misconduct in violation of a COVID policy that was then written. The student was expelled against recommendation of the medical advisory committee, because the policies are for administrative convenience and regularly subject to exceptions.
- "Five, six, and seven year olds are incapable of bullying." Katie Kim, executive director and owner.
- There is no longer a school counselor/phych.
- All problems originate with the kids, the teachers, or the lack of parental support of the teachers. It is never a fundamental issue with administration, the executive director, or the schools direction.
- They still market based on the achievements of the testing and competition results of the kids accepted when they were still trying to be a gifted school. Because somehow that equates to what they will be able to turn your perfectly normal child into, it's nonsense. They have eliminated the IQ testing.
The only constant with Primoris is a history of constant infighting. From punches being thrown during a teacher appreciation dinner to passive aggressive comments between class parents about how your kid doesn't notice a particular teacher (whom they had it out for) yelling, but her kid does, because they don't hear yelling at home. Teachers leaving or not being invited to return because they raise uncomfortable issues that violate the sensibilities of the director. It is sadly a school without direction, a shifting market segment, and a director displaying narcissistic traits.
We recomend looking up the schools 990 form on propublica and attending to their listed board members. This is a dictatorship and they admit to it in their filings with the IRS.
We recommend searching for prior employees on linkedin and searching for open positions at Primoris prior to matriculation.
Note that the original posted review is from the initial marketing push, he was gone within a year. Also, google reviews are out of date.
While some classes, students, and families continue to have a very positive experience, many others do not. I am not saying you should put all your stock in this review over others, just that we can affirm the validity of every single review on google, the good and the bad. read more
