Millis Road Elementary School

There is little to no parent updates or involvement. No idea what your kid is learning or how they are learning it is impossible to help with homework, WHICH THEY HAVE EVERY WEEKDAY! 5th grade teachers do not update parents in any way shape or form. Then you get a report card and finally have an update but then it is too late to address the issue. The 5th grade teachers also do not handle discipline, bullying, or discrimination well. Parents have to keep emailing/texting to get results. Punishment is running laps. Gym teacher is awful not willing to listen and sympathize with some without an athletic body or abilities. The school does not keep the kids safe from COVID. They do not sanitize desks or cafeteria before new students come in to use them. The school is very poor with leaking roofs, broken bathroom doors, and broken air conditioners. We actually got a recording from the principal saying the broken AC is because taxpayers didn't vote for money to go to the school. There is always a "not our fault" attitude when so.many things are within their control! You also get so many public announcements calling your phone from the county and it is usually nothing to do with Jamestown or your child. The school itself is old and needs to be updated. Having to put kids in trailers is rediculous. Do not send your child here unless you want no updates and don't care how your kids is doing. I have overheard teachers talking about other parents, just as the other post stated. There is also someone who smokes pot in the driveline. Rediculous!

One daughter had a decent experience and the other absolutely hated school and cried and begged not to be sent. I did not feel safe with my kids in this school as one student threatened to kill my daughter and her family. I didn't feel my children were emotionally safe there either due to the level of bullying. The place looks pretty nice though from the front side, when they pick up the trash. I had litterally picked up the trash outside myself though and I have seem vulgar words written on the side walk. When I asked for them to be washed away the staff did nothing. I went back a second time and firmly stated that if they did nothing I would take care of it myself and I finally returned the next day to clean sidewalks - it took 4 days. I cannot give this school more than a 3/5. There are a few good teacher, but most are disappointing and the administration is awful.