Brent parents: Give me the lowdown on the school
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Anonymous
Easy for you to say when you pretty clearly weren't among the excluded. Some rising parents have in fact already peeled off to other schools. No big deal to be sure, but not a pretty picture either. Brent pretended to solicit community input on reconfiguring the early childhood classes after the decision had already been made. Parents remember these things. I know many of those rising parents, and every one of them not taking a HRCS spot has said they'll be back at Brent at K. Your post would make more sense if people were leaving Brent altogether, but that doesn't seem to be the case. At all. |
Anonymous
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Oh my goodness, not this conversation again! I'm over it. We'll be there in Kindergarten. Just hope those who have been there the whole time will be inclusive of our newbies.
- Parent of a kid waitlisted for PS3 and PK4 |
Anonymous
I know many of those rising parents, and every one of them not taking a HRCS spot has said they'll be back at Brent at K. Your post would make more sense if people were leaving Brent altogether, but that doesn't seem to be the case. At all. How can we know until we see who turns up for K? Parents say this and that. I know of in-boundary families in PreK at Tyler SI, YuYing, Mundo Verde, Lamb, St, Peter and CHD. I expect some to be back at Brent for K, some not. |
Anonymous
We will be! There are new kids every year in every class and that's great! |
Anonymous
Easy for you to say when you pretty clearly weren't among the excluded. Some rising parents have in fact already peeled off to other schools. No big deal to be sure, but not a pretty picture either. Brent pretended to solicit community input on reconfiguring the early childhood classes after the decision had already been made. Parents remember these things. The universe does not revolve around you and your precious child. I too disagree with some recent decisions handed down at Brent, but you can hardly criticize the Administration and LSAT just because you didn't get what you wanted in the end. There was no clear consensus regarding the structure of the ECE program (full disclosure: I was in favor of dropping PS3 so that more IB families could have been enrolled in PK, as were many families with whom I had spoken). Based on what i heard while attending LSAT and other meetings, and discussions with staff, I truly believe that the Administration and LSAT were open to input from the public, even if Mr. Young may have leaning in favor of the blended age ECE structure implemented for this year. There was a well-publicized and attended meeting open to the community at which a variety of viewpoints were offered. In hindsight, that was probably a mistake because it gave a ray of hope to families shut out of PS in the 2013 lottery. You also need to remember that the process was short-tracked as the result of a DCPS decision requiring schools to submit lottery numbers by early November. If you can't get past sour grapes then try to find a greener pasture. The school community doesn't need or benefit from people with nothing better to do than spend the past two two years stewing in their own bile. The school also could do without more assholes threatening to not make a meaningful contribution to the PTA because of some perceived slight. After all, these parent contributions go a long way toward making Brent the great school it has become. It's called cutting off your nose despite your face. |
Anonymous
How can we know until we see who turns up for K? Parents say this and that. I know of in-boundary families in PreK at Tyler SI, YuYing, Mundo Verde, Lamb, St, Peter and CHD. I expect some to be back at Brent for K, some not. As far as I can tell, many of these families did little to help make Brent better prior to not getting a lottery space and are content to continue to do the same ever since. The petulance and sense of entitlement are astonishing and wont be missed if they stay at Tyler, Yu Ying, Appletree or anywhere else. But none of this has anything to do with the question posed by OP. |
Anonymous
As far as I can tell, many of these families did little to help make Brent better prior to not getting a lottery space and are content to continue to do the same ever since. The petulance and sense of entitlement are astonishing and wont be missed if they stay at Tyler, Yu Ying, Appletree or anywhere else. But none of this has anything to do with the question posed by OP. So you're saying that IB parents who struck out in the lottery at Brent and are at Tyler et al should be working to make BRENT better? Not the school where their children ACTUALLY ATTEND? Talk about a sense of entitlement…. SMH. |
Anonymous
| If the plan is to return to Brent for K, then, yes, you should support your neighborhood school knowing that it will inure to the benefit your family in a year or two at most. However, you are content to stay at Tyler past PK--- ROTFLMAO --- then by all means keep trying to make it work for you. I'm sure your smug, bitchy attitude has worked,agc on the Potomac Gardens folk. |
Anonymous
The universe does not revolve around you and your precious child. I too disagree with some recent decisions handed down at Brent, but you can hardly criticize the Administration and LSAT just because you didn't get what you wanted in the end. There was no clear consensus regarding the structure of the ECE program (full disclosure: I was in favor of dropping PS3 so that more IB families could have been enrolled in PK, as were many families with whom I had spoken). Based on what i heard while attending LSAT and other meetings, and discussions with staff, I truly believe that the Administration and LSAT were open to input from the public, even if Mr. Young may have leaning in favor of the blended age ECE structure implemented for this year. There was a well-publicized and attended meeting open to the community at which a variety of viewpoints were offered. In hindsight, that was probably a mistake because it gave a ray of hope to families shut out of PS in the 2013 lottery. You also need to remember that the process was short-tracked as the result of a DCPS decision requiring schools to submit lottery numbers by early November. If you can't get past sour grapes then try to find a greener pasture. The school community doesn't need or benefit from people with nothing better to do than spend the past two two years stewing in their own bile. The school also could do without more assholes threatening to not make a meaningful contribution to the PTA because of some perceived slight. After all, these parent contributions go a long way toward making Brent the great school it has become. It's called cutting off your nose despite your face. We're happy where we've landed for PS3 and PK4 and don't see ourselves as part of the sour grapes bunch. I make a point of attending both Brent general PTA meetings and those at our current school. I'm not sure what you mean about assholes threatening not to contribute but the school community would benefit from efforts to heal rifts and prevent new ones from developing. Friends tell me that the mixed-age classes didn't get off on the right foot because the early childhood teachers were allowed to openly cherry pick the PS3 kids they wanted back for their own classes, with about half the kids rejected. Predictably parents of the rejected were up in arms. Some of these processes could be handled better. School communities benefit when stakeholders feel included and valued. |
Anonymous
| what do you mean half the kids were rejected? They weren't kicked out of Brent, right? they just went to a different teacher then they had the year before? What is the problem with that? If the teacher thinks the kid would be better served with a different teacher, why take offense? |
Anonymous
| My goodness. "Rejected"? The helicopter traffic over Brent is awfully heavy. |
Anonymous
Yes-this is true. Early Childhood teachers essentially "draft" pick the students they want in their class. It's ridiculous and yet again, another example of how principal is pushed around by teachers/parents. We got a teacher that we like but it still should not be allowed. We're happy where we've landed for PS3 and PK4 and don't see ourselves as part of the sour grapes bunch. I make a point of attending both Brent general PTA meetings and those at our current school. I'm not sure what you mean about assholes threatening not to contribute but the school community would benefit from efforts to heal rifts and prevent new ones from developing. Friends tell me that the mixed-age classes didn't get off on the right foot because the early childhood teachers were allowed to openly cherry pick the PS3 kids they wanted back for their own classes, with about half the kids rejected. Predictably parents of the rejected were up in arms. Some of these processes could be handled better. School communities benefit when stakeholders feel included and valued. |
Anonymous
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Telling multiple parents that their feelings/concerns about what goes on in a school community are ridiculous, and calling them names (assholes, sour grapes, helicopter parents etc.) after they politely assert themselves, doesn't solve mounting problems.
Some of us aren't crazy about the trend of parents and teachers making unreasonable demands of Principal Young, with the man giving in. The LSAT and PTA leadership finally seem to be taking notice. Good. |
Anonymous
Well said. |
Anonymous
| The IB waitlist for PK3 and PK4 and the Principal allowing his teachers OOB kids to enroll in PK3 has divided the community. |