Brittan Acres Elementary School

3 principals in 3 years. Currently programs like maker space, bugs being reduced or nonexistent even though they are funded. No programs for gifted education. Several non-teacher parent volunteers are teaching my kid at least 3 days a week. While in office one day, principal was talking with secretary with a "don't care" attitude about the school and upcoming school functions as if she was being inconvenienced. She did not even know what some programs on her calendar were.

Some lovely people here. Involved parents and lots of opportunities and exposure through the school garden, art, artist in residency, and music. They also have a teacher that comes in and talks about social and emotional support. Unfortunately, most of my child's teachers have seemed too burned out deal with any child that doesn't easily conform to traditional school structures. If your child is independent, creative, curious, energetic, or needs a bit more support than usual, don't get your hopes up. There is not a lot of bandwidth for real, progressive problem solving. I think they are trying to keep up with innovative best practices, but it's slow going and just hard to get a fresh perspective from faculty that have been doing this for a long time. Your child will likely be fine here and will make some good friends. But I'm not convinced that "fine" is good enough when it comes to who my child spends the majority of their time with.

Just a couple months into Kindergarten and our child is reading to us. We couldn't be happier with Brittan Acres. Wonderful campus, terrific library and a nice blend of nature and gardens, and skilled and dedicated teachers and administrative staff. They always seem a step ahead. Reasonable level of parent involvement too, which makes it feel like a strong community. On top of that, our child looks forward to school every day.

The teachers and staff at BA are absolutely amazing. I am extremely grateful for their level of dedication to providing a positive and nurturing learning environment. The parents leave much to be desired though, especially the entitled PTA moms who think they get special privileges from the dozen cookies they baked. Expect 3-4 altercations per year from those that have lost track of why we're here in the first place.