3802 Shellman Bluff Dr
Douglasville, GA 30135

Mount Carmel elementary is a school where every child is encouraged to grow and succeed. The staff is caring and dedicated and consistently goes above and beyond to support students academically, socially and emotionally. Teachers take the time to build meaningful relationships with every student. The school is an excellent choice for families looking for a supportive and encouraging school community.

I am writing to express my serious concerns regarding my daughter’s experience at this school. Unfortunately, her time here has been very negative and has impacted her emotionally.The pace of instruction feels overwhelming, as teachers often assign a large volume of work and move on too quickly without ensuring that students fully understand the material. This has made it difficult for students to keep up and succeed.Additionally, there appears to be a significant issue with bullying among students, with limited intervention or counseling support available. This has had a noticeable impact on my daughter’s self-esteem and overall well-being, even leading to situations involving unnecessary conflict.I am also concerned about the lack of communication between the school and parents. Important updates and information are not consistently shared, making it difficult to stay informed and involved in my child’s education.Furthermore, I find it extremely inappropriate and unacceptable that teachers are using unprofessional language, including cursing, when addressing students. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL!!!!

I am a former student here and graduated in 2024. I was part of the choir in the FAME magnet program, and my little sister, who graduates in a week, is part of the band in the FAME magnet program. I would like to preface that everything that I am today is because of this program and I wouldn't change a thing, because it got me to where I am today and I am extremely proud of everything I have accomplished. Trey Giddens and Ashley Cleavland changed my life, and I would do it all over again if I meant I got to work with them. My little sister has been granted the opportunity to attend Berklee the School of Music because of this program and helped prepare her when applying. This program offers amazing things. However, to say the least, I am extremely disappointed in this school's administrative team that runs it. To make an extremely long story short, when I first joined the program, it was explained to me that once I became a senior, any leftover balance, in the positive, due to fundraising or excess payment, would be returned to me as a scholarship at the annual FAME awards. Granted, this could have been a different policy for the choir program than the band program. However, my little sister had $208 in excess funds that suddenly got transferred to the program's personal finances while my family was still under the impression they would receive it to help fund her future education. There have been several administrative changes since I was a freshman there, including a different magnet director every year for the past 6 years. The lack of documentation regarding finances and student expectation or accolades has been extremely neglected and needs serious attention. I know this review will do nothing to fix the situation my family is dealing in regards to the program, so my only hope is that this post will ring in someone’s ear and draw some attention towards the fact that Moffett shouldn’t be in charge of the programs finances and outside help may be warranted. Thank you for your time if you finished reading this. I'd like to reiterate that this program built me as a human and it's good for those who live for the fine arts. It just needs serious administrative reconsiderations.