Dave Thomas Education Center

Dave Thomas Educational Center was a hundred times better than I expected it to be. My sons transferred from Monarch & Boyd Anderson High Schools. Neither was stupid but they just didn't care very much for school. At Dave Thomas they were able to work at their own pace to meet their graduation requirements. One has finished in one is still attending. As a matter of fact I am sitting at graduation rehearsal for one of my sons right now. As far as this being a teaching school, NO it is not a teaching school per se. It's more like if you want it Come & Get It because we're not here to teach you but we will give you the work you need to move forward. The non teaching factor was the biggest disappointment at Dave Thomas Educational Center. Otherwise, the staff is warm and engaging. They take the time to help the parents as well as the students. As a teacher, I can clearly see that the staff genuinely cares about their students. Anyone saying differently, must have come with the wrong attitude from jump. The communication is excellent. They're a little bit over-the-top with making students pay $5 for ID cards every single time they forget it even though they know that these students come to school every single day. There should be a better system in place for those who forget their ID cards but attend school on a regular basis. It is a rip-off and it is unfair to the students as well as the parents. Many days we are rushing out and forgot the stupid ID card and didn't always have $5 to give up to purchase yet another ID card. It often resulted in us turning around and going back home to drop the boys off which was a big waste of time, energy, gas and valuable "instruction" time as well as making me late for work and causing them to miss a day of school. But other than that issue of robbing the students and their parents of the multiple $5.00, the school is what it's supposed to be. It is an alternative school setting to get students back on course towards a rapid graduation. The students are well-behaved and respectful. The campus was well-run and more or less organized. I would recommend more trips and activities for the students because the best learning doesn't take place in a classroom it takes place going places and visiting sites that you would not normally go visit. I would not hesitate to send my students here nor any other children of mine here for the middle school or for the high school. On a scale of 1 to 5 I would give it an easy 4 which is approximately 80% or a B.
Signed by a mother who also happens to be a seasoned teacher. V. J. WILSON

Awesome Staff who cares for the students and their well-beings. :)