Pros
Access to resources was the best compared to other schools I've worked in. Team of teachers was great and committed to helping students to be successful.
Cons
It was very difficult to walk into the building every day. Children were screaming and crying all day. Adults were regularly physically moving students against their own will. Long hours. I doubt that school leaders would enroll their students in the school. I felt that leaders believed that these students are different and "need more structure" which made the school culture and policies feel like textbook "Prison-to-Pipeline" . It felt like this place was not for experienced teachers. They prefer new to teaching staff that could be molded to agree with their policies. Teachers who shared differing opinions were not asked back. Special education services didn't appear to be well developed. I'm not sure that students were receiving services on their IEPS.