Pros
The only pro for how excellence does things is children pass the state exam at high rates. But at what cost? as the tests approach they force children to have working lunches and do test prep from the morning to the afternoon with no breaks.
Cons
Excellence took over our network and ruined everything we worked hard for. They brazenly and openly admit to breaking the law including telling students with certain IEPs they can’t enroll there and kicking kids out for poor attendance. While the network is run by black leadership, don’t let that fool you. Their practices are as anti-black as a place like success academy. They don’t actually care about the staff as human beings, just the scores you get them. Their culture is extremely catty and they not only will talk about colleagues to other employees but they literally encourage people to spread rumors. In all my years in education I’ve never seen people with so many credentials be so terrible at communication, planning, or people skills. They get off on being shady and putting people down. Their takeover of public prep led to a mass exodus of students and families and staff because the community didn’t want to be part of their system that treats kids like just numbers.