APS- Nottingham

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"one kid with an IEP"

Stay far away. the princi-not-pal resents IEP kids and their parents.

That has not been our experience at all.

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

What’s that supposed to mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

My kids don’t. Rude comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

Fortunately, that data can be found very easily on the Virginia school quality site. Last year, about 12.3% of students were deemed to have some form of disability.

Perhaps next time you will educate yourself before trying to impress us with ignorant snark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

Fortunately, that data can be found very easily on the Virginia school quality site. Last year, about 12.3% of students were deemed to have some form of disability.

Perhaps next time you will educate yourself before trying to impress us with ignorant snark.

I'm just trying to get a sense of what the experience has been for that other 87.7% of the population as apparently the 12.3% is well represented on this board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

Fortunately, that data can be found very easily on the Virginia school quality site. Last year, about 12.3% of students were deemed to have some form of disability.

Perhaps next time you will educate yourself before trying to impress us with ignorant snark.

I'm just trying to get a sense of what the experience has been for that other 87.7% of the population as apparently the 12.3% is well represented on this board.

Sure you are. Luckily, you can scroll back because a few of us have already commented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

Fortunately, that data can be found very easily on the Virginia school quality site. Last year, about 12.3% of students were deemed to have some form of disability.

Perhaps next time you will educate yourself before trying to impress us with ignorant snark.

I'm just trying to get a sense of what the experience has been for that other 87.7% of the population as apparently the 12.3% is well represented on this board.

I have had two kids at Nottingham. One just graduated from NES, the other is in 5th. One has an IEP and the other doesn’t. Both have had very positive experiences there.

[Anonymous]

I mean, you’re not going to do much better than Nottingham. it’s a wealthy, upper middle class school with involved parents and a responsive administration. Count your blessings.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'd avoid this school with a kid with an IEP. The principal sets the tone and she's not supportive of kids with IEPs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone at the school that doesn't have an IEP?

What’s that supposed to mean?

Its a north Arlington norm to get IEP or whatever for your kid just so she gets 1:1 attention. Have a neighbor here in S.Arl who is teacher but works in N.Arl. She says parents there beg for IEP while S.Arl fight it due to label.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the iep. If dyslexia, go private. If autistic or something more serious, then you’ll get a 1:1 aide. It was terrible for one of my kids (lots of long term subs) and ok so far for another. A bunch of really great teachers left after last school year. Not sure why. 2 second grade teachers actually quit teaching entirely. Another teacher went to Jamestown which seemed odd to me. Another went to Swanson. They have much higher teacher turnover than Williamsburg.

fWIW, tenured senior teachers seek Jamestown because it's easier student population. It's reflected all the way through budget - it's one of more expensive ES per pupil but because of salaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the iep. If dyslexia, go private. If autistic or something more serious, then you’ll get a 1:1 aide. It was terrible for one of my kids (lots of long term subs) and ok so far for another. A bunch of really great teachers left after last school year. Not sure why. 2 second grade teachers actually quit teaching entirely. Another teacher went to Jamestown which seemed odd to me. Another went to Swanson. They have much higher teacher turnover than Williamsburg.

fWIW, tenured senior teachers seek Jamestown because it's easier student population. It's reflected all the way through budget - it's one of more expensive ES per pupil but because of salaries.

APS employee. This is disinformation. Salaries are not determined by school placement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'd avoid this school with a kid with an IEP. The principal sets the tone and she's not supportive of kids with IEPs.

I never post on this hellscape. But this has driven me to it. What on earth are you talking about?! We have two kids at NES and the current principal (along with the VP, by the way, who is also amazing) has been an absolute godsend for our IEP child. They are devoted, attentive, compassionate, and highly communicative. It really bothers me that someone would come here to anonymously trash them without any explanation whatsoever. I’d guess that anyone inclined to do so is fundamentally an a$$hole and probably needs to look in the mirror.

NES is an amazing school. Parents are super engaged. The community is very close… we play soccer and basketball and do swim team and go trick or treating and on and on with the same group of awesome kids and mostly awesome parents. True it’s full of wealthy mostly white kids, in a wealthy mostly white neighborhood. If you want to gripe on those grounds, OK I guess. But you are 100% wrong about IEP kids.

[Anonymous]

Percentage of students with IEP has more to do with what programs are offered at each campus than the zoned area. Some APS schools house countywide programs like MIPA and special education preK classrooms, so naturally those schools have a higher proportion of IEPs. It has nothing to do with the neighborhood.