5801 Rocky Trail Way
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

This school has drastically changed over the years for the worse. My oldest child attended in 2013 thru 5th grade and it wasn't as bad as it is now. The teachers currently seem very dismissive in responding to complaints about safety and don't care. You wont find out about anything serious that requires a phone call unless your child tells you themselves when they arrive home which is clearly unacceptable and unprofessional. They don't teach much of anything and the progress of your child's academics seems to be left in your hands exclusively so your'e better off home schooling or removing your child to another school where the teachers actually teach and care about their students safety. The past two years both of my child's teachers left in the middle of the school year without notice to the parents. Both seemed very uninterested in teaching and didn't love their jobs while they were present so essentially my child didn't loose anything by their departure. My child doesn't seem as motivated to want to be at this school so I'm making other plans because the staff at this school seems to be failing their students. My child's best year was in Kindergarten. My child was always excited to wake up early to see Mrs. Copeland's smiling face where she made learning inviting , fun and enjoyable. Each morning she greeted each child with a hello and a smile and made every child in her class feel special, excited and ready to learn. My child loved every moment of kindergarten because of Mrs. Copeland's love for her career and kindness and care for her students. I cant praise and thank Mrs. Briona Copeland and Cheryl Ramsey enough for being exceptional and kind teachers. My child learned more virtually through a computer screen than in person when students had to return. Everything went downhill after kindergarten and my child has been disinterested with being at this school since. I miss the days in which teachers actually cared for the safety and academic progress of their students. Thank you Mrs. Copeland and Mrs. Ramsey. Your great presence at Marlton is a gift to every child you teach.

If you don't want your child to be bullied if you want a teacher to listen to you and your concerns about your kids safety do not send them to James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro Maryland possible is horrible they lie and hide thing nurse is horrible security horrible please as a parent do not send your kids to the school it's in your School boundary do not send them there get a special transfer I had five kids go to this school horrible experience

The new Administrators need to be replaced with very good experienced and customer oriented staff. You supposed lead by example, so it not surprising how rude the school personnel are because the Principal, Assistant Principals, Security Sargent and staff. They were supposed be engaging with the parents (only if you agree with them) and students. If you don’t agree with them then they don’t help the parents or students. If you don’t help make their job easy by agreeing with them you get no help and they strategically do everything in their power even use students to go after other students to create a false narrative to have the student forced out of the school. I know this review is falling on deaf ears because but it need to stated and hopefully something will be done for the better. Every child not perfect but before you condemn a student really understand a student perspective. The school is run like a clique, if you not apart of their sorority or fraternity then you will not be helped by the Principal and Assistant Principals and staffs. This school need better caring, respectable, student and parent engaging leaders not who is who, and being bullied by the people who supposed to manage school and take of the students.