Bridgeprep Academy of Arts and Minds

The Academy of Arts and Minds was the first performing-arts charter school in the Miami-Dade County school district. It was founded in 2003 by Manuel Alonso-Poch, a real-estate lawyer, and is housed in a former shopping mall. By 2011, enrollment had expanded to 450 students, but gaps in staffing and resources were noted, In 2010 In 2014 US News & World Report ranked BAAM 32nd in Florida. == Closure and Campus Vandalism ==

After 2014, the school declined in quality. Many students and parents complained about the lack of textbooks, lack of teachers, bullying that went unaccounted for, terrible lunches, and nonexistent clubs that the school originally advertised. == Negative Criticism of BAAM ==

According to Yelp, Academy of the Arts & Minds Charter High School has a rating of 2 1/2 stars. The negative reviews of the school dating back to 2016. Many parents reported the school would harass households with phone calls to convince students to enroll at Academy of the Arts and Minds. Some students reported that a few teachers were racist and let students use the "N word" against African-American students. These teachers (their identity is unknown) claimed the students were "overreacting" and told them to "not be so sensitive". Additional reviews from parents cited that they felt their children weren't getting the quality education the school advertised heavily. School lunches were virtually inedible and "served halfway frozen. A parent was sent pictures of the lunch and quoted how it resembled "jail food". Many parents also described how the school itself, along with its bathrooms, were rundown and dirty. ==References==