My son was a student at Crossroads Center For Children, and I could not say enough how great this…read moreschool is. Staff is very loving, professional and caring, and they helped us on so many occasions and really made a big differene in my son's life. I highly recommend this school to all families who have children on autism spectrum.

From the owner: Crossroads School's mission is to provide each student with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary…read moreeducational program founded in the principles of applied behavior analysis. Crossroads School is dedicated to helping children with autism acquire the academic, social, vocational, and skills of daily living necessary to achieve their highest level of independence possible as adults, as well as to make available support and education to their families. Crossroads School is an option for students with severely challenging behaviors that may preclude them from inclusion in public school environments.

It's a tragedy school. I went for 6 years. Each time hoping to get the education written about in…read moretheir guidebook and pamphlets. Never materialized

This school was pitched to us by our advisor as "up and coming" in the ISL; not quite in the…read morecategory of Middlesex, Roxbury Latin or BB&N, but small enough to provide a lot of independent attention to students, and trying hard to improve their standardized tests results and matriculation over time. Coming from a very good public school system, and with a lot of experience with some of the other private schools, I think my expectations were set too high. First, the pros: The kids are great. I never saw any bullying or harassment, and everyone seemed very pleasant and supportive. The facilities are reasonably nice for a small school, and some of the teachers were very good as well. The food was excellent, and for this reason alone our child still remembers his time at Rivers fondly. Next the cons: Frankly, some of the teachers were not great, possibly because of rapid turnover. Some seemed to have little or no teaching credentials or experience, and many would not have been able to get a job in a public school. There are no grades in the middle school, and the prose evaluations were useless for trying to figure out where extra work was needed. The student population is creepily monotonous in both race/ethnicity and in appearance. Also, the focus on athletics was frustrating. I initially thought that mandatory participation in athletics would be a good thing, building leadership and teamwork skills. I was not bothered by the fact that they have very few teams that could be consider "winning" because they are such a small school, but it is something that seems to really bother the administration, perhaps because this is an issue for enrollment and development. As a result, for many of the teams there seems to be enormous pressure on the kids to push harder and harder until they are exhausted and miserable. Most frustrating, however, was the rigid, paternalistic manner of the administration when there was any sort of concern or conflict about the curriculum. It was a sort of arrogance out of proportion to the quality of the school that was really irritating. We really had the impression that our child's welfare was solidly a second priority after the "way things are done at Rivers." I guess this is more of a rant than a review. Perhaps there will be some balancing opinions.

this is the worst school I've ever been to I learned absolutely nothing most of the teachers are…read morereally rude and they don't really Teach that much and the teachers make up stuff all the time

My old review got taken down so I'm writing this again. This school is bad. Genuinely the worst…read moreschool ever. Teachers don't care if you are being bullied. Disgusting bathrooms. One time someone looked over the bathroom stall and spread a rumor about me that lasted years and the principal barely punished him at all. Lunch tables basically never cleaned so it's always sticky and gross. There is a rule that if it's the block after lunch you aren't allowed to go to the bathroom, which is a dumb rule. You have basically no freedom to do anything. You can't even wear a hat or hood. Overall, this school sucks.

Pretty good middle school food is okay had a lot of fun and had a new playground PLUS they do care…read moreabout mental health and health in general but my only question is why do we have to learn about reproductive systems in 7TH grade but overall its pretty good the teachers and nice and good and you can have a lot of fun!

I only came here to attend a concert in the auditorium…read more The bathrooms were disgusting. Soiled feminine products sitting on the TP dispenser - since there was no place in the stall to dispose of it. Sinks clogged. It was so gross I decided to hold it.

My son went to Curtis middle school. He brought some paper clips straightened out with erasers on…read morethe ends. He was 10. He called them his swords. The class bully tried to take the away from him at lunch. He ended up scratching the kids hand. The teacher took the paper clips to the principle and they decided they were weapons. They called the police and suspended him for a day. With all the talk about how they are all about the kids this was a pretty sociologically damaging to a 10yr old child that had no previous bad behavior. I thought they had non bullying policey?? My Daughters cell phone was stolen. She was at gym class. They gave no place to lock up her belongings. They blamed her for it being stolen. Is this what we want our kids to learn? If somone steals from you it's your fault. You are a bad kid for bringing paper clips to school. Iam glad my kids are out of there.

ms hamm is a genuine verbal abuser and it has impacted me so much that i had to take the time out…read moreof my day to type out this review. ma hamm is a demonic being and needs to seek help, although being possibly far past this point, due to her lack of emotional control and incompetence when working with children in fifth grade. she had yelled at me for forgetting a whiteboard marker for out math practices and i usually have one handy, but that day i had forgotten that i had thrown out the marker because it was dried out and didn't buy another one. this whole problem could've been easily solved if she had let me borrow a marker from her stash of at least 10. i had also been accused as being in the wrong in a situation. my ex-friend had been coloring with me and i was using a yellow marker, and hers a blue. i then decided that it would be a little funny if i put a little dot on her paper. i proceeded to make a small dot on the corner of her paper, started giggling a little, and got my paper forcefully ripped apart and brutally slapped on the leg. she then speedwalked to the teacher, fake crying, and got us both pulled into the hallway. the friend told her that i had scribbled all over her paper and that she "kindly" told me that she didn't like that. i then tried to tell my part of the story, which resulted in me getting cut off by my own teacher and me receiving punishment; lunch detention. the next year, my grade was assigned a homeroom to visit so that we could answer questions from the lower grade about how the next grade would be like. she then went on to yell at the class to be quiet and that they are being disrespectful and disruptive when they had been completely silent already and did not deserve being verbally abused. someone please get this fucking teacher fired for all i care. she can burn in the deepest pits of hell for all of eternity. one other teacher i must critique is ms morgan. she makes her lessons unclear and talks for the whole entire class, leaving no time for students to complete assignments that are, usually, due the next day. as an example, she talked about the "do now" for about 10-20 minutes and then finally moved on to her actual lesson plan, which took about 30 minutes. about a project that we had to present the next day. however, we had no prior knowledge about it and had to create the entire presentation in that one class after she stopped talking, which left us with 10 minutes left in the class. this teacher can join ms hamm. fuck you michelle and mackenzie. you both shouldn't be in tha same building as other children that are already having a hard time.

fuck ms. hamm she verbally assaults her students and tried to get me kicked out of class constantly…read morefor doing nothing. i have graduated high school and am still scarred by some of the things that woman said to me. even my mother, during parent teacher meetings, would notice she would degrade and talk shit about me. not cool, michelle, not cool.

I'm currently a senior at CSW, and I have been here for all of my four years of high school. With…read morethat being said, I can confidently say that choosing CSW was the right choice for me. I am a first generation woman of color, and I grew up in a small town in Texas. Boarding at CSW was a very dramatic change for me, but it has also given me opportunities that I would have never imagined experiencing. I have had nothing but the most supportive and passionate teachers who are completely dedicated to my success. I have been given opportunities to travel and experience the world alongside my peers, and those memories are something that come once in a lifetime. I have made lifelong friends, and I watched our community grow alongside me. CSW has some of the most welcoming and passionate students, and that's because of the staff and faculty that mentor us.

I like it. The teachers and faculty are very kind and the majority have been very proficient in…read morewhat they teach and CSW is a school constantly trying to be better.

The new school is beautiful and completely different from the old one. They completely replaced the…read moreadministration. If you have any issues, check in with the assistant principal and they'll take care of it.

Fuller Middle School is one of the three middle schools in Framingham. Walsh and Cameron are the…read moretwo others and all three move up and into Framingham High or you can select Keefe Tech. There are other private middle schools available and the McAuliffe Charter School as well. Fuller is a very big school since it once was a High School. That said, there is plenty of room for all of the students. They offer lots of activities including recreation, clubs, fitness, drama, music and so much more. They group the children by grades into colors and each team of colors has a team of teachers. So although the space seems large the students are usually in the same area for their classes. They have a 6 day rotating weekly schedule and a rotating daily schedule. It may seems confusing at first but the students do get use to it very quickly and move about the day and the week quite smoothly. This is a wonderful option since they won't have the same class each day at the same time. As we all know we can all be worn out at the end of the day so this rotation gives each class some morning and afternoon time. They offer French and Spanish for language and do some very cool projects (in all their classes). Many of the teachers have a variety of electronic resources to help teach the students during class and help you as a parent follow their work, projects, tests etc. Emailing the teachers, the guidance office, staff, and/or principal is helpful since it is a direct line for more info and/or clarification. The morning starts early since the buses transport all the kids in town so the HS students are first out, then the middle school, and lastly the elementary kids are dropped off. With Middle school out goes scheduled parent teacher conference. This can make it a bit tough when working schedules don't mess. If you want to meet with your child's team of teachers. There is no particular day or time so if you need or want to then call the office to set up an appointment. They will set up a time when the team is not in class to meet with you. School begins in August and ends mid to late June (depending on snow days) Don't buy any supplies as each student will be given a list of items to get in the first week (or so). They coordinate an orientation for new students coming from the elementary school and those going to either Keefe and/or Framingham High School. They are only offered at particular times of the year so if you happen to miss it you can all any of the schools for a tour and some information. Middle school can be a tough time for parents and students. We've had our ups and downs as do many parents with teens so be proactive and get involved with the school, class, with the teachers, staff, and find out how you can help and support your child as they transition into young adults.

Weston has made substantial progress for special needs students, and the director of schools knows…read morewhat she's doing and cares. That said, there is still significant work to be done. I have heard nothing good above 5th grade, and the core challenge of the program is not having enough special needs kids to make a peer group for them socially. The teachers themselves are highly motivated and capable, mostly. If you want to know more and have a special needs child, I would be happy to talk more.