Hickman Mills C-1 School District

My son is 6 but has been in early intervention special education since he was 2. The first school he attended was horrific on every level. Freda markley was the second school he attended and I could not say more positive things about the school, the staff, our experience, the way they took care of my son, how far out of their way they went to know their students and families, they held so many events that included parents and grandparents. My son loved it. I love it. He learned so much so fast. He aged out in kindergarten. I can’t find another school as good as Freda markley. It’s quite demoralizing. Genuinely the best school I’ve ever seen. Ms Multer was the best teacher we could have asked for and if I could have her as his teacher for the rest of his school career I wouldn’t even think twice about it. Even Ms Kimberly at the front desk was actively involved and always on top of everything. Made my life so much easier. The principal, the therapists, everybody from the top down knew my son and cared about my son. Every single accommodation that he needed or even that I needed was made available to us. All of his needs were met. Again, I cannot express how good this school is ESPECIALLY in comparison to many other schools in the state, not just the district. After Freda markley he went to another Hickman mills school for kindergarten until his teacher quit and informed me she was the only teacher for all of the SPED classes in the building due to budget cuts and understaffing. We made an unfortunate move for 1st grade to Benton county and found out the budget was cut so severely that the school near us doesn’t even have a special education department. They want to put my son in a gen ed classroom with no para. After experiencing a school as good as Freda markley, the contrast is depressingly stark. This review is both a heartfelt thank you to the staff for blessing us with a wonderful experience, and a plea to the state of Missouri to get it the hell together because the parents and the kids are suffering, schools like Freda markley should be the standard.

If your kids struggle with behaivor issues or any type of ADHD OR ODD do not take them here. They will humiliate you and your child, call your child names like (bully) etc. Their teacher are not trained to deal with kids with these issues. They will provoke your kids and make them have a bad day. The family liaison doesn't like me, My child shut her fingers in the car door and she hotlined us because they were red! These teachers should not have the ability to hotline your family because they dont like you!

The teachers and staff are friendly and attentive. My son has become more excited about learning since he started at Freda Markley ! Would recommend for your pre-schooler !!

My kid likes coming here which is a pro but there's a con I've emailed about various times and nothing is getting done about it. There's supposed to be a single file car line at pickup but several cars repeatedly choose to create a second line, cutting off those who've taken time out of their day to follow the rules and be there on time for pickup. For like 2 days they started putting traffic cones to keep and enforce the line we all should be using but they've since stopped doing that and cars are back to lining up however they want and cutting others off cause they're too lazy to drive a little more and line up where they should be.

Top notch in every way! From the custodial staff to the front desk, LINC, teachers, and principal - ALL adults working within this building demonstrated kindness & extended their love and energy to the children they serve. We are proud to have called Freda Markley our pre-K home! This is where the love of learning really began for our daughter.