The faculty and administration at Millikan Middle School are striving so hard to accommodate all the different needs of their students, while absorbing huge cuts and faculty lay-offs
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
Millikan creates amazing programs for students such as Dance academy, drama academy, science academy, civics academy and more. Millikan provides a safe environment where the students are encouraged to become self-reliant and disciplined citizens. Millikan also promotes academic and character development
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
This school was terrible. Many parents say it might be good, and me being a parent disagrees. I worked a lot with the school and I usually was a teachers helper. The teachers were rude, disrespectful, and took the students as idiots. The people in the offices were terrible. Honestly do not send your
... Read more kids here, she had a horrible time, and I hated her being there. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/02/09
Our son just culminated from Millikan. He began in Drama, but quickly found his heart in the Civics Academy. While teachers did have to fight the chatter of adolescents in the classroom (something I blame on parents not teaching their children how to behave), they demanded the best from him as did
... Read more his other teachers. Result - he tested into Honors Biology and Geometry classes at his soon to be high school. This school earns its API scores and the California Schools to Watch distinction. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/30/09
This first year at Millikan has been a great experience for my child. However, I feel that there is a bit too much leniency in terms of following appropriate policy and procedures. The teachers seem to be able to do things their way instead of following a protcol. Curriculum and classroom policies seem
... Read more to vary greatly depending on the teacher. Some teachers assign a great deal of homework while others, teaching the same subject, assign very little. Some teachers respond very quickly to parent questions and concerns,others do not respond at all. Therein lies the problem. There needs to be clear and consistent policies and procedures that teachers are expected to follow, and administartion enforces, with regard to classroom policies, appropriate parent follow up, etc. This would make things easier for all in the long run. PS. My child was indeed given 8 projects to complete in one month during testing. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/08/09
My kids are getting a superlative education at Millikan after having uneven experiences in both public and independent schools. Communication is terrific, the administration is extremely supportive, there are plenty of fun after school activities and the parents that I know are very involved. Bullying
... Read more is well-managed, not brushed under the rug. The teachers and other staff seem to honestly care about our kids. The school doesn't feel as big as it is. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/05/09
My daughter is in 6th grade @ Millikan. She has had a wonderful experience this year.Her academic scores are high and her Performing Arts Academy experience has been great.The curriculum has been challenging and my daughter as well has had several reports/projects due duing the school year.However,I
... Read more would find it hard to believe that a teacher would assign 8 projects for 1 student to turn in within the same 1 month or assign 8 projects amongst the 4 core cirriculum subjects to be due within the same month especially during state testing. Testing being done mid May, most reports/projects had already been assigned previously and are now coming upon their due dates being that school ends June 19.Communication has never been an issue.I have received email responses,phone calls,have sent notes in with my child and received responses w/out taking time off from work.These kids are the same as all their ages! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/02/09
Yes, Millikan may be a good performance arts magnet, yet I had trouble with getting some teachers to respond to my concerns in a timely manner. I never got a call back from one of my daughters teachers. I would have to agree with the last parent review. My daughter also was assigned about 8 projects
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Posted by a parent on 06/01/09
Though there are some amazingly talented teachers here, the overall problem of communication is not being addressed. After being frustrated and talking to parent friends of kids in each grade, I learned that it is very difficult to get many teachers to respond to questions or concerns, even if you follow
... Read more the protocol they list on their syllabi in the Fall. It seems very common to not get a question responded to-ever- unless you take time off from work and show up in an administrator's office asking for help to contact the teacher. While this is not true for some excellent teachers, I'd put the rate of response to parents at about 50%. They absolutely do not follow the 48 hour LAUSD rule. Quality of teaching varies: many are stars. Teachers do their own thing (one of my child's friends got 8 take-home history projects due in 1 month!). Grade: B Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/31/09
To be honest, Millikan is only good performing arts-wise. Education-wise, you can barely learn a thing since none of the teachers are able to properly control their class, which is normally overcrowded and filled with unfriendly students. I say this an former student; there may be few worthwhile teachers
... Read more there, but you really shouldn't bother with this school. Read less
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Sherman Oaks schools — Millikan Middle School is located at 5041 Sunnyslope Ave, Sherman Oaks CA 91423. 5041 Sunnyslope Ave is in the 91423 ZIP code in Sherman Oaks, CA The school district for Millikan Middle School is the Los Angeles Unified School District. Millikan Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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