APS : Kenmore MS on the rise or further into abyss?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

The 'Bussing Brown Lids North' program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Key, science Focus or Long Branch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Key, science Focus or Long Branch.

Oops. I'm not saying those are t good, but that those are where you might end up if you live in Clarendon, as does the OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Key, science Focus or Long Branch.

Oops. I'm not saying those are t good, but that those are where you might end up if you live in Clarendon, as does the OP.

Right, but again, the question is which one is “not good.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Curious about this too. ASFS or Key? Please share. Others are trying to make informed decisions too. Thanks.

I'm a DP but I live in Clarendon too. I'm going to assume that OP is at ASFS because most people would switch out of Key to ASFS before moving if they don't like Key. Though maybe they were looking for a bigger place anyways.
Many of my neighbors have moved because they don't like ASFS. The school is great on paper but its a lot of homework/stress for some kids. There's bullying and the field sucks. A lot of people don't like the principal or the approach to discipline.
This year especially, the environment has gotten toxic with the school boundary changes and the administration having a very vocal opinion about who belongs at the school and who doesn't. For parents who don't live in the "chosen" neighborhoods that the administration thinks should be zoned for the school, its not that welcoming an environment anymore. I'm sure its great if you live in LV or the walk zone around the school though.

But if, as you say, that is the environment there, why would it be great if you live in a particular neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

We are still waiting but it will probably teach honors micro aggression, virtue signaling and how to grow up to be a SAHM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

We are still waiting but it will probably teach honors micro aggression, virtue signaling and how to grow up to be a SAHM.

And petition writing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

We are still waiting but it will probably teach honors micro aggression, virtue signaling and how to grow up to be a SAHM.

And petition writing

I heard there may be an advanced track in "How to Become a Social Justice Warrior."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Curious about this too. ASFS or Key? Please share. Others are trying to make informed decisions too. Thanks.

I'm a DP but I live in Clarendon too. I'm going to assume that OP is at ASFS because most people would switch out of Key to ASFS before moving if they don't like Key. Though maybe they were looking for a bigger place anyways.
Many of my neighbors have moved because they don't like ASFS. The school is great on paper but its a lot of homework/stress for some kids. There's bullying and the field sucks. A lot of people don't like the principal or the approach to discipline.
This year especially, the environment has gotten toxic with the school boundary changes and the administration having a very vocal opinion about who belongs at the school and who doesn't. For parents who don't live in the "chosen" neighborhoods that the administration thinks should be zoned for the school, its not that welcoming an environment anymore. I'm sure its great if you live in LV or the walk zone around the school though.

But if, as you say, that is the environment there, why would it be great if you live in a particular neighborhood?

Not either of the PPs but someone with kids at Science Focus. The principal has indicated repeatedly that she wants a walk zone created around the school and that she wants specific neighborhoods to stay zoned for the school and other ones zoned out. She wants to keep Lyon Village and Cherrydale and get rid of Rosslyn and to a lesser extent Courthouse/Clarendon.
She shows clear favoritism to children from those neighborhoods. Those kids get the most respected teachers, they get the solos in music concerts, they get to be part of the robotics club and tech crew, you get the idea. It's always been this way in the 7+ years I've had kids at the school, but its gotten kind of ridiculous this year. There is a very vocal group of parents from the walk zone who have bullied other parents at the school. You can't make this stuff up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which ES is not good?

Curious about this too. ASFS or Key? Please share. Others are trying to make informed decisions too. Thanks.

I'm a DP but I live in Clarendon too. I'm going to assume that OP is at ASFS because most people would switch out of Key to ASFS before moving if they don't like Key. Though maybe they were looking for a bigger place anyways.
Many of my neighbors have moved because they don't like ASFS. The school is great on paper but its a lot of homework/stress for some kids. There's bullying and the field sucks. A lot of people don't like the principal or the approach to discipline.
This year especially, the environment has gotten toxic with the school boundary changes and the administration having a very vocal opinion about who belongs at the school and who doesn't. For parents who don't live in the "chosen" neighborhoods that the administration thinks should be zoned for the school, its not that welcoming an environment anymore. I'm sure its great if you live in LV or the walk zone around the school though.

But if, as you say, that is the environment there, why would it be great if you live in a particular neighborhood?

Not either of the PPs but someone with kids at Science Focus. The principal has indicated repeatedly that she wants a walk zone created around the school and that she wants specific neighborhoods to stay zoned for the school and other ones zoned out. She wants to keep Lyon Village and Cherrydale and get rid of Rosslyn and to a lesser extent Courthouse/Clarendon.
She shows clear favoritism to children from those neighborhoods. Those kids get the most respected teachers, they get the solos in music concerts, they get to be part of the robotics club and tech crew, you get the idea. It's always been this way in the 7+ years I've had kids at the school, but its gotten kind of ridiculous this year. There is a very vocal group of parents from the walk zone who have bullied other parents at the school. You can't make this stuff up.

Robotics Club, Tech Crew? How do we get these at other Arlington ES?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenmore is going to be quite over crowded soon based on the new boundaries. I hear it is a nice facility though, and I have some friends with kids who have special needs and the school has been very responsive to the kids' needs. We are zoned for Kenmore and I am on the fence.

All MS, except Williamsburg, will be overcrowded with the new boundaries thanks to the school board.

Kenmore facility is extremely nice. The school does have higher low income population than others, which I think can (unfairly) deter people. Our neighborhood feeds into Kenmore, and the experience of many families has ranged from the "ok" above to "good." We also have close friends at Jefferson and Swanson with similar reports (ok to good), though I hear more facilities complaints from those folks.

APS Staff are working on a program/option at Williamburg that will help fill it to capacity and provide relief to the other Middle Schools

Any clue as to what that program will be?

We are still waiting but it will probably teach honors micro aggression, virtue signaling and how to grow up to be a SAHM.

And petition writing

I heard there may be an advanced track in "How to Become a Social Justice Warrior."

I hope the program can address issues like - is it time to wear Spanx? Everyday Yoga pants finding the right fit.

[Anonymous]

Those schools have robotics clubs etc because they have lots of parents with time to dedicate. Poorer schools do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those schools have robotics clubs etc because they have lots of parents with time to dedicate. Poorer schools do not.

Are these after school enrichment or during the school day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those schools have robotics clubs etc because they have lots of parents with time to dedicate. Poorer schools do not.

Are these after school enrichment or during the school day?

After school clubs, like girls on the run except you have to write an essay to get into it.