Taylor Exemplar Academy

Please do not send your child to this school. My daughter has attended TEA for four years, and it wasn't until 3rd and 4th grade that the truth became impossible to ignore: the administration is shockingly incompetent, dismissive, and disturbingly willing to cover up serious issues.

I have personally caught the administration hiding camera footage of other students assaulting my daughter. Today, they went so far as to tell her that if she told me about another incident, she would be the one suspended. Let that sink in--threatening a child with suspension for reporting mistreatment to her own parent.

I have emailed, called, and physically gone to the school multiple times to address these ongoing problems. Every single time, the administration has done everything in their power to minimize, deflect, or bury the situation. The Upper Elementary Dean even shrugged off a physical assault with the dismissive line, "Well, kids hit," as if that somehow excuses violence or absolves them of responsibility.

The level of negligence, dishonesty, and outright disregard for student safety is staggering. "Disgusted" doesn't begin to cover how I feel about the so‑called adults running this school. They have repeatedly failed my daughter, and I would not trust them with any child's well‑being.

I was very impressed with all the positive things I heard from students and parents while looking into this school for my two children. After enrollment, the staff and administration just enforced everything I have heard. My children and I enjoy the school. Teachers are some of the best. They really care about my child and their future.

This is the first year my children have attended Taylor Exemplar Academy and I must say it has been a great year. The curriculum is challenging my children to perform at a higher level and the school offers diversity which is important in today's society. I have found their teachers and the principal to be warm, engaging and dedicated to ensuring my children's educational needs are met. Again, this was our first year with T.E.A. and both my son and daughter are Honor Roll students who LOVE this school!

I enrolled my daughter in this school when it first opened. Compared to the Taylor public schools this school was amazing. Now my daughter is in 3rd grade and has attended TEA for 4 years and I am less than thrilled. This school is more like a prison for the kids than a school. The staff is constantly moving around, my daughter has now had 3 different teachers for her math class from Sept to Dec. Unless your child scores low enough for the school to get special ed funding, don't even try to ask for tutoring or after school help from the teachers. And the principle, well unless you are the same color as him, don't expect even a friendly 'hello' when you walk into this school, he will talk down to you like you are a piece of trash, so how does he talk to the kids then?? He will talk down to the teachers in from of the students and parents. Makes me wonder. I am all for an exceptional education for my daughter but I am not sure that this is the right environment anymore. Oh and on an extra note, I love when you walk into the school office this year, there are brand new leather couches, table lamps, pillows, curtains, rugs ect. Please tell me why though there is never enough folding chairs for the parents at school functions......
The only reason that my daughter still attends here is because she is comfortable for now, I want to make sure that the next school we enroll her in doesn't end up with the same issues, I am carefully checking out my other options.