Moving to Cap Hill from out of state, tell me about Brent elementary
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
* The language program is in turmoil at the moment. |
Anonymous
| Can someone elaborate on behavioral issues at school? How do teachers currently address? |
Anonymous
Also: http://www.hineschool.com Even if they cut PS3 there will be a capacity issue soon! |
Anonymous
Hine won't bring new family household because it's mostly small apartments and it's not likely to attract families. Maples is only about a dozen townhomes and the rest apartments. Neither are close to being done anytime soon. The IGU and E St. projects near Watkins are bother much larger in scale fwiw (also years away) |
Anonymous
The Brent principal decided to move from Mandarin to Spanish next year for a variety of reasons which have been explained to parents. Some parents were unhappy with the process and the principal more generally, in part, because he originally hoped to offer Latin imstruction only to grades 2-5. This would have permitted reallocation about $50,000 in funds to hire additional staff to support the new strategic plan. DCPS turned down the request and language instruction will continue to be offered to all grades. Sorry, a handful of unhappy parents does not equate to turmoil. |
Anonymous
Brent follows the Responsive Classroom model: http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/ As with any school, there are some kids who present behavioral challenges on a regular basis. Among other things, Brent will be hiring a Behavior Technician later this year to help teachers address issues caused by a few kids in terms of any classroom disruptions. Overall, Brent is a very positive learning environment and serious bullying or fights are quite out of the norm. No doubt that having only a dozen or so 5th Graders on campus helps in this regard. |
Anonymous
. 
|
Anonymous
Don"t lose sight of the fact that Brent is still 40 percent OOB and that any long-term capacity issues can be dealt with by redrawing boundaries. The Maples aren't that far off from delivery. |
Anonymous
I know this has nothing to do with Brent, but what are the IGU and E St. projects? (Curious since I own a home inbound to Watkins.) |
Anonymous
http://capitolhillcorner.org/2015/04/22/first-look-at-plans-for-development-of-capitol-hills-buchanan-schooligu-site/ |
Anonymous
http://brentelementary.org/about/responsive-classroom/ |
Anonymous
|
Asking this question in a vacuum is kind of pointless. What are your alternatives? If you must be on the Hill, and private is not an option, then sure, Brent is your best public school option. If you are not tied to the Hill, then Brent is not going to be your best option (but still a good one). You also need to look toward the future. The Hill has no viable middle schools, so your rolling the dice on getting into a charter.
|
Anonymous
| Stuart Hobson is more than viable unless you're an utter snob. |
Anonymous
| Except Brent --which is the subject of this thread -- doesn't feed into SH. In any event, we as a Brent family aspire to something much better than viable. It's not a matter of snobbery. It's about pursuing what we perceive as the best options for our children in the short and long term. Those do not include SH, EH or Jefferson for MS. We are not alone in our thinking. Don't pass judgement on our choices and we won't pass judgement on yours. |
Anonymous
And Eastern High School as the high school it feeds too. Same thing? Only utter snobs go elsewhere? Then what does that a make hundreds of families who go private or to selective high schools from Stueart Hobson? Geez |