New Principal at Miner Elementary, Should I enroll my child ???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Steer clear of Miner. The staff and parents are fractured over the loss of a popular principal with no explanation from the Chancellor.

The new interim principal is a temporary fix that is not guaranteed to work. The interim principal was previously at Savoy ES and has no record of student achievement. (DCCAS Reading at Savoy in 2011 was 20.40% Proficient and Advanced. Math was 15.38% Proficient and Advanced. DCCAS Reading in 2010 was 22.01% Prof. and Advanced. Math was 21.38% Prof. and Advanced). The assistant principal holdover at Miner is no more than a glorified clerk with very little experience in instruction.

You might want to read the following articles:

http://www.change.org/petitions/dcps-chancellor-kaya-henderson-explain-decision-not-to-reappoint-mrs-bunch-and-or-reverse-decision

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-parents-rally-to-save-miner-elementary-principals-job/2013/06/26/62fc962a-daa8-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html

WOW!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Miner back up to a housing project? My kids were in a camp at miner and we go to a public pool near there. I've noticed poverty, but I didn't see an obvious housing project. I would call Potomac gardens near Tyler obvious.

To the OP, I would definitely go to miner for preK. We were at a similar ward 6 school for preschool and it was great.

Yes, drive down 16th Street. It's not fenced like Potomac Gardens, but it's pretty clearly a housing project.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maury and Miner have been discussed soooo many times here. The OP has clear knowledge of the what is going on and you can't be IB for both. You can be in one and proximity for another but not both. So it is troll bait.

As the OP, I apologize for asking about a repetitive topic. Like I said, I am new to the neighborhood and new to this board. I have "clear knowledge" because I have done my research, I just wanted a personal opinions of people who knew more than what a numbers can tell. I realize there is more to a school than a test score. I am closer to Maury, however as mentioned before, they have a wait list for the grade I need, PreK4, where as Miner does not. I don't see why you felt the need to respond, if you weren't going to be helpful. But I guess thanks to you I'm also learning why some view people in Capitol Hill as a bunch of obnoxious assholes.

Thank you to the other two, informative, responses.

Not sure why you moved to a place where you have such contempt for the people who live there... but um.... welcome to the neighborhood?, I guess?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Miner back up to a housing project? My kids were in a camp at miner and we go to a public pool near there. I've noticed poverty, but I didn't see an obvious housing project. I would call Potomac gardens near Tyler obvious.

To the OP, I would definitely go to miner for preK. We were at a similar ward 6 school for preschool and it was great.

the pentacle is the name of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Miner back up to a housing project? My kids were in a camp at miner and we go to a public pool near there. I've noticed poverty, but I didn't see an obvious housing project. I would call Potomac gardens near Tyler obvious.

To the OP, I would definitely go to miner for preK. We were at a similar ward 6 school for preschool and it was great.

the pentacle is the name of it.

The Pentacle is not a public housing project. It's subsidized housing, affordable housing, whatever you want to call it, but not the same as Potomac Gardens. Some whip smart kids live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Miner back up to a housing project? My kids were in a camp at miner and we go to a public pool near there. I've noticed poverty, but I didn't see an obvious housing project. I would call Potomac gardens near Tyler obvious.

To the OP, I would definitely go to miner for preK. We were at a similar ward 6 school for preschool and it was great.

the pentacle is the name of it.

The Pentacle is not a public housing project. It's subsidized housing, affordable housing, whatever you want to call it, but not the same as Potomac Gardens. Some whip smart kids live there.

No one said that "whip smart" kids couldn't live in a housing project.

[Anonymous]

Crimes that occurred within 1500 feet of 601 15TH STREET NE between 08/21/2012 and 08/21/2013.
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Number of Crimes that Occurred Between
Crime Type 8/21/2011 to 8/21/2012 08/21/2012 to 08/21/2013 % Change
Homicide 2 1 [view map]
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Sex Abuse 1 2 [view map]
decrease 100
Robbery Excluding Gun 27 28 [view map]
decrease 4
Robbery With Gun 14 27 [view map]
decrease 93
Assault Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Excluding Gun 31 31 [view map] No Change
Assault Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Gun 13 14 [view map]
decrease 8
Total Violent Crime 88 103 [view map]
decrease 17
Burglary 35 33 [view map]
decrease 6
Theft 173 195 [view map]
decrease 13
Theft F/Auto 100 94 [view map]
decrease 6
Stolen Auto 37 27 [view map]
decrease 27
Arson 0 0 [view map] N/A
Total Property Crime 345 349 [view map]
decrease 1
Total Crime 433 452 [view map]
decrease 4

[Anonymous]

Ugh, sorry, that came out much more garbled than I thought.

http://crimemap.dc.gov/

[Anonymous]

Miner is in a rougher area than Maury just by virtue of being just that much closer to Options, which is a real problem or the neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Miner is in a rougher area than Maury just by virtue of being just that much closer to Options, which is a real problem or the neighbors.

By about 2 blocks. I think you're really reaching here...

[Anonymous]

No idiot, it is not the Pentacle. Azee-Bates is closer and some wondee why whites are looked upon as pains in the asses.

Know what you're talking about because "Google" is not always a correct point of reference. Sheesh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Miner is in a rougher area than Maury just by virtue of being just that much closer to Options, which is a real problem or the neighbors.

By about 2 blocks. I think you're really reaching here...

Not reaching -- people in bounds for Maury rarely have to cross past Options, whereas it's on the way for people coming from the west to Miner. The lack of security/order around Options does Miner no favors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No idiot, it is not the Pentacle. Azee-Bates is closer and some wondee why whites are looked upon as pains in the asses.

Know what you're talking about because "Google" is not always a correct point of reference. Sheesh

You are splitting hairs. They are basically the same damn thing.

http://www.horningbrothers.com/Pentacle-Group-Apartments.htm

[Anonymous]

9:29 just hush and go back to your Troll hole of being such insiginifcant point of reference.

Talking about being the basically the same damn thing, you're the poster-child for that image. PWT and PITA same difference.

See tomorrow at the March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9:29 just hush and go back to your Troll hole of being such insiginifcant point of reference.

Talking about being the basically the same damn thing, you're the poster-child for that image. PWT and PITA same difference.

See tomorrow at the March.

I have no idea what any of this means.