Hillside Elementary School

My son LOVES Tillicum, his teacher, and most especially Addy. They have been above and beyond when it comes to not only his academic growth, but our home situation as well. The staff here has gone above and beyond for my son and myself, and out of his *few* years in school, this team is by far our favorite.

I have two kids who attend this school. One has special needs and I am always fighting for my child to receive the services he needs ...They have an IEP meeting every year. basically they just run you over at those meetings and try to scale back on speech or providing anything...They are good about covering up what is required by law on the IEP paperwork so they don't get in legal trouble. My advice if you have a child with special needs is to bring a professional advocate with you to these meetings that knows exactly what is required of the district by law for your child and knows their rights and to make notes ahead of time so you don't forget anything. My child struggles so bad with school and The communication with this school is terrible...I can e-mail or call and be polite and it gets us no where. Also we had trouble with my kid being bullied before... one of the times He was hit in the head with a rock came home with a huge bump on his head and nothing was really done about it and they were really sketchy on the details. Also my special needs kid is lactose intolerant and they constantly give him snacks or drinks that cause him terrible stomach issues and then they wonder why he is absent sometimes... They also lose important paperwork like shot records I still wonder if my kids personal information is out there somewhere ... I can write a book about my attempts to work with them and it getting no where. I am just glad we are moving soon.

Our daughter attended this school for two years and we are so happy that she started her education here. Her teachers were so kind and supportive and helped her to learn and grow in confidence. A military move forces our leaving and we are all unhappy about it. Thank you Carter Lake for a great two years.

When I was there in 2016 for my prek and kindergarten the teachers were actually caring and not making everything about themselves and teaching it properly so the a students can remember it and use it. Would recommend this school.

This school just keeps disappointing me. They really aren't there to protect your kids, they care more about the staff then anything. I've seen staff shove kids at this school and reported it, but nothing got done. But once you bark at that specific staff member you are a problem and they threaten to kick you off campas and trespass you. It's ridiculous, the crap this staff gets away with and they don't punish the staff, the kids get punished because the staff gets away with it. OH and they DO NOT know how to handle children with mental disabilities, I'm getting calls EVERY DAY from them because my child did something, they always want me to come fix it. Or they complain the next day to me that she did something, I have straight up given up on this place. I would pull my kid out if she wasn't so good with her current teacher and I know a change would upset and cause more issues.

my little brother loves this school and has made countless friends and will always come home with good stories and positive things to say about this fantastic place to learn even though he has only been here for one year.