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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disruptive behavior is an issue in at least 2 classrooms, unfortunately DC is in one of them. There is attention to the problem which is likely/hopefully to improve the issues. DC is not getting needed individual attention as the teachers run out of time for instruction, let alone being able to provide individual focus. Some differentiation happens, however, with more classroom resources, more could happen. Most classes seem to run well and parents seem happy in general. Its a warm environment and the administration is solution oriented. So, we're scratching our heads as to why these problems are continuing.

How did you find all this out? At a different school but because I work full time, I feel pretty out of the loop about what's happening in my elementary kid's classroom. I do hear the occassional rumor but that's about it. Asking my kid is little help, he just tells me school was "great" every time I ask. So maybe I don't need to worry. But how do you find out what's really going on?

I am not the pp, but it is a tight community. Parents and other relatives frequently volunteer, and there are a lot of meetings and interactions between parents. There is also a lot of interaction between the administration and parents generally, but for obvious reasons, the administration can't discuss particular behavioral issues. The school isn't perfect, but there is generally a lot of information available if you keep your eyes open at all.

[Anonymous]

We are going to MV next year and both current parents I talked to (friends of friends) mentioned these behavior problems. It gave me real pause...

[Anonymous]

PP here who mentioned classroom issues. You have to volunteer in the classes and talk with other parents, be a part of the community. There are many fine features at MV that are important to our family, so we're sticking it out, having faith that problems will be solved.

Every single highly regarded public or public charter school has problems. They might not crop up on this forum and they do. 16:31: Just because you heard about 2 classes (out of what 16? 18?) doesn't mean there is a school-wide problem.

[Anonymous]

Another MV parent here-- it is not a school wide problem and like the PP you have to volunteer or talk to parents that can to really know what is happening in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another MV parent here-- it is not a school wide problem and like the PP you have to volunteer or talk to parents that can to really know what is happening in the classroom.

16:01 here. It really isn't a school wide problem. It is in two classrooms (not ones in which my children are in), and the school is addressing it and learning from it. I'm not discounting the fact that it is a problem, but it isn't an ignored problem. Hopefully they are on the way to a good solution.

[Anonymous]

What grade/or grades are the two classrooms? Have a top five WL for first grade.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What grade/or grades are the two classrooms? Have a top five WL for first grade.
Thanks

The current kindergarten classes are wonderfully behaved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another MV parent here-- it is not a school wide problem and like the PP you have to volunteer or talk to parents that can to really know what is happening in the classroom.

But if you work full time and have a job where it's hard to leave for a few hours during the day, how often can you realistically volunteer? Are the parents who volunteer a lot stay at home moms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another MV parent here-- it is not a school wide problem and like the PP you have to volunteer or talk to parents that can to really know what is happening in the classroom.

But if you work full time and have a job where it's hard to leave for a few hours during the day, how often can you realistically volunteer? Are the parents who volunteer a lot stay at home moms?

I am one of the other pp in this discussion, and nobody in my family has ever volunteered in the classroom, other than a field trip or two. There are a few parents who do, and a few grandparents who do on occasion. But the amount of additional activities that the community has, outside of work hours, makes it fairly easy for information to be known. There are also events where the children perform and the APTT meetings where the whole class of parents meets together periodically. You do not yourself have to volunteer, actually very few do.

[Anonymous]

I am curious too as to which classrooms have behavior issues. Details please.

[Anonymous]

What kind of behavioral problems?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am curious too as to which classrooms have behavior issues. Details please.

The issue is with 2 of the 4 classes in 1st grade. My child is not in the class but like PPs said, MV is a close community and the problem is known to other 1st grade families and the administration is addressing the issue. As I understand there are some highly disruptive kids that take the teachers' attention away from the majority of the kids and the teachers constantly have to address them. Again, my child is not in the class so I don't know first hand what the disruptive behaviors look like. Will this issue exist next year, who knows? Kids change, teachers learn to manage behaviors thru experience, kids change classrooms.... This is not a school-wide issue and I hope for the parents and kids in the affected classes, the issue is resolved as MV has a lot of positives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am curious too as to which classrooms have behavior issues. Details please.

The issue is with 2 of the 4 classes in 1st grade. My child is not in the class but like PPs said, MV is a close community and the problem is known to other 1st grade families and the administration is addressing the issue. As I understand there are some highly disruptive kids that take the teachers' attention away from the majority of the kids and the teachers constantly have to address them. Again, my child is not in the class so I don't know first hand what the disruptive behaviors look like. Will this issue exist next year, who knows? Kids change, teachers learn to manage behaviors thru experience, kids change classrooms.... This is not a school-wide issue and I hope for the parents and kids in the affected classes, the issue is resolved as MV has a lot of positives.

Their is also issues in at least one of the 2nd grade class. My sisters child is in the class. so I hear about several of the issues of bullying, writing on tables, spraying the fire extinguisher and a few more instances.

[Anonymous]

This happens is every school. It happens at every school. Do the kids have ieps? Does the school have separate staff to deal with kids with severe issues?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens is every school. It happens at every school. Do the kids have ieps? Does the school have separate staff to deal with kids with severe issues?

Does have an inclusion team. I suspect some of the kids have ieps but that can't be confirmed for confidentiality reasons.