Research Pleasant Ridge Montessori public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio

“My prek daughter started in 2007. I wasn't familar with Montessori but wanted her to be in a prek class and figured I'd try it out. The teachers are wonderful, the parents/community are very activiely involved to make sure the school is a success, and best of all my daughter absolutely loves it. Just went to the preview tour last week and the school is beautiful. I can't wait till her first day of school. I have also been very impressed with the new principal Maria Lagdameo (formerly assistant vice principal) @ Clarks Montessori.”

“My daughter started preschool in the 2006 school year. She absolutely loves it and we've been very happy with her development. There is a lot of parent involvement to ensure that this school becomes successful. We are very excited about the new school and look forward to the next year.”

“I am a parent of 2 children at Pleasant Ridge Montessori, one in preschool and one in kindergarten. We have chosen this school because we want our children to be educated in a diverse environment. We have been very pleased with the teachers, the Montessori materials and curriculum and the sense of community that surrounds us everyday as we attend our neighborhood school. CPS is a big district, with well-known financial challenges, but they listen to parents who care about their children's education. Pleasant Ridge Montessori is a work in progress, well on its way to success despite its test scores and well worth the support of every member of this community. It will be a wonderful school for every child that enters its doors if we give it a chance, have high expectations, and encourage greatness by being involved parents, and demanding the best from CPS!”

“I believe this will be wonderful school and a great asset to the neighborhood. My child has had much academic improvement since starting here. Teachers re excellent. Great afterschool program. Would love more diversity and parental involvement.”

“Pleasant Ridge Montessori is a different school this year than the school which is reviewed in 2006 and before. This is the first full year of implementation of the new Montessori program with new staff, unprecedented parental and community involvement and a new principal. Although still new in its implementation and struggling in an interim facility while the new building is being completed, the educational experience has been transformed. This is becoming a true, high quality neighborhood school which is bringing the public back to public education.”

“This is the second year my daughter has been at the school - Kindergarten last year and now in the 6-9 group. The quality of the teaching has been excellent, and she has grown personally in a diverse social culture. The new Principal has made a big difference in the overall effectiveness of the school. There are still administrative challenges, but my daughter is thriving .”

“I am a parent of two children who attend the Pleasant Ridge Montessori School. One child is in Kindergarten, and the other in her second year of preschool. Their experiences have been above average by far. The teachers are fabulous, and the materials are so inviting and interesting. There are so many involved parents. The school is trying to change in a such a positive direction. If it continues, and parents continue to send their children there, then it will be so wonderful for our community. It is up to us to make it work. So far, it has been wonderful for my children. I think it is great that Amberley finally has a neighborhood school. The school could be what we make it to be. Let's use it!”

“The school is a Montessori school and they will have a brand new building in August 2008. Our child is in kindergarten and loves it. Her teacher is very good and the teacher she will have next year is very good as well. The school is becoming more racially and economically diverse, which is very important to us as we cherish diversity. There are a variety of neighborhoods that send children to this school. We have met several parents who are very involved in the school. This school has a way to go, but it has great potential. My wife and I are professionals and middle class and we are giving the school a try and suggest you consider it as well.”

“My daughter attended this school from 2001-2003. Some of the teachers that I experienced were not attentive of student's needs. I was forced on several occasions to plea for my daughter to receive extra help.”

“This is our neighborhood school, and we unknowingly sent our daughter there this year. We will not be returning next year. There are income restrictions, so we will probably have to pay for the tutoring out-of-pocket. Next year I would prefer to spend my money on tuition for a different school! There is absolutely NO incentive for a middle/upper-class family to send their child here. They are posturing to be a Montessori program next year, but they will still be a neighborhood school, so count us out.”