2113 Devonshire Ct
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

The teachers at Murwood are phenomenal. They are exactly how you hope educators to be - engaged, caring, bright and wonderful with the kids. While the teachers are top notch, the district is the bottom of the barrel. They are poorly organized and create unnecessarily barriers to education. District policies are written without regard for parents or students. They completely disregard data and research related to education. It is unfortunate given the resources available (both financially and in the wonderful teachers) to the district that it is lead by individuals who oppose any efforts to ensure education is available to the children. By way of example, on Friday, April 19, 2024 they informed parents they needed to appear, in person, the next week on Monday (4/20), Tuesday (4/21), or Wednesday (4/22) to prove they reside in the district. Another example is that while they are mandated to include parent input if a child has an IEP, they will completely disregard parental concerns. They will, of course, check the box and say, "I heard what you said," and then impose district policies written without regard to the student. The actions show that the input was heard, and ignored. The problems with the administration create a cloud over the wonderful teachers on the ground level. If you have the option, avoid this district until the voters are able to replace the board with individuals who are more interested in the students.

Sadly, I went to the school and when I went to the school, it was not how it currently is. They fired the most amazing teacher to ever step foot on the campus a couple years ago and I knew I shouldn’t send my daughter there when that happened. But I sent her anyway hoping for a good experience. The principal is woke spineless solace and so is a superintendent. They have chosen to put children in danger by supporting protest against ice and allowing these children to leave the school campus even though it is breaking a Supreme Court law, the principal blamed the superintendent and the superintendent blamed the principal there is no responsibility or acknowledgment of wrongdoing here I have not been called back emailed back or responded to no questions of mine wherever answered, and they both were completely dumbfounded by my inquires of safety. The teachers have no control over the students and my daughter has let me know that multiple times the teachers have to call in the principal and vice principal to have control over their kids. Don’t you think that means that these teachers are not equipped to work with children? It’s been an awful experience and we’re not even done with the first year. My daughter will be finishing this year out and then leaving for a private school. There is no way I’m putting my child in harms way for another year.

Not very good and explains and easily engaging Vice principals like to find any reason to be mad at a student no student safety feels like the don’t want connection with students