Al-Huda Islamic School

This school is caught between the parents who don't want to pay for quality education until they see more qualified teachers, and the need for such money in order to attract more qualified teachers. Community members complain, but the PTA is mainly one sister, may Allah bless her. Until the parents takes a real stake in monitoring this school and making demands, I think it will continue to struggle. The faculty as a whole consists mainly of foreign-born Muslims, which results in a curriculum that emphasizes Arabic and Quran heavily, but not so much the skills of how to negotiate healthy relationships with other non-Muslim students once they graduate Alhuda and go to a public middle school. Administration can improve in terms of how to speak to parents and how to take criticism less personally. There is no transportation for students, which is problematic for many parents. Based on my understanding, the lack of proper faculty planning during the summertime (when administration travels overseas) causes a lot of disorganization and loose ends during the start of the school year (insufficient staff).