Deep Creek Middle

If your child requires minimal support, this school is fine. The general education experience seems to be decent for students who don’t need much extra help. However, if your child needs more personalized attention or additional services, I would advise looking into other options or being prepared to advocate strongly for their needs. Unfortunately, the special education department at this school is the worst I’ve encountered. Despite having a medical diagnosis, my child has been denied the basic support and services they need. Communication about my child’s progress has been minimal at best, with the department assuring me that everything is fine, even though standardized tests and grades tell a different story.If you have a child with special needs, I strongly recommend hiring an IEP advocate or attorney right from the start. Without one, it’s nearly impossible to get even the most basic services for your child. The IEP team often holds meetings before the actual IEP meetings, without parents present, which goes against proper procedures. To make matters worse, general education teachers are frequently not present for the entire meeting, even though they are required to be.There have also been troubling instances where special needs students were subjected to punitive measures for behaviors directly related to their diagnoses, which is completely unacceptable.No parent should have to fight so hard for their child’s basic rights. If you choose this school for your special needs child, be prepared to advocate fiercely and consider hiring a knowledgeable advocate or attorney who understands the law.On a positive note, there are a few exceptional general education teachers, such as Ms. Gersbach. She is a standout who truly loves teaching and creates a positive learning environment for her students.

My middle and upper school experience at Millwood was not what I was expecting, since the classes are so small there is more drama and it’s not handled well in my opinion and just stresses you out more. Millwood claims to be a college preparatory school but then again has easier work and barely any homework compared to public schools. The students in public schools are becoming so much smarter/advanced, the work given and taught at Millwood is at a lower level you can say even a grade level behind than public schools. I love all the teachers they are all very nice it’s just they aren’t the best at teaching, the amount of teachers I truly loved and learned a lot from left or got fired. We lose about 8-12 teachers per year, we have had a new math teacher every year, they just keep getting worse. All though my grades were very good, the time I spent at Millwood has absolutely ruined all of my education since I didn’t actually learn anything that was taught sadly. class disruptions, and lessons that are planned were very poor. The middle and upper school principal seems nice at first but doesn’t let the students give there input on anything, the Millwood moto is “ Be seen, Be heard, Be inspired”, they need to starting sticking to it because non of the students are ever heard and acknowledged. The principal usually ignores students request and acts like she’s concerned about their problems, but then doesn’t actually do anything and follow threw with it. They care more about the middle school compared to the upper school. The middle school is given so many more dances and socials while the high school experience is non existent. Our homecoming and prom was very boring since we have barely any students, Millwoods principal and head of the school need to use the students ideas and join another private schools hoco and prom. The sports at Millwood are very poor and we barely had any dances. It was a very sad high school experience and I feel horrible for the ones who have to stay. This is my reasoning why Millwood isn’t all that and is completely different from what they supposedly offer. Millwood wonders why so many kids leave each year, we went from having 25 in 8th to 10 and now 5 in 10th grade. I ended up leaving because public school offers so many more classes, experiences and sports. I can’t wait to meet more new people instead of being stuck with the same people for years not saying they’re bad or anything. It’s just too small of a school.