Nottingham Elementary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve been very happy with Nottingham. My kids don’t have IEPs, but they both have 504s and we’ve never had a problem getting them the accommodations they need. The current principal (whose been there for 2.5 years now) has a special education background and has done a lot to improve special education services at the school. Happy to answer any other questions you have.

If your kids' needs change and they need an IEP; you'll see her true colors. Her special education background is a farce. I too have one and she misquotes the scientific literature during SpEd meetings all the time. Well, in all of the many I was in with her. I ended up having to bring citations with me to counter her false claims. She should have her doctorate revoked.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

[Anonymous]

OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

No kidding. I’ve actually found her to be quite helpful during Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

Of course I know her name but if I posted it here, my posts would be deleted. I do not have a grudge but think she should not impact the daily lives of kids with special needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Well, it's good to see that the formal complaints lodged against her had an impact.

Good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Well, it's good to see that the formal complaints lodged against her had an impact.

Good luck OP.

I think you may be confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

I wouldn’t say Nottingham has the toughest parents, I think this could be said of any of the more affluent schools (which also includes Tuckahoe, Discovery and Jamestown). Each of them has a contingent of parents who are entitled and demanding, with unrealistic expectations of a public school. Each of them also has a lot of really nice, reasonable parents. Focus on the latter rather than the former and you’ll find a good community within the school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

I wouldn’t say Nottingham has the toughest parents, I think this could be said of any of the more affluent schools (which also includes Tuckahoe, Discovery and Jamestown). Each of them has a contingent of parents who are entitled and demanding, with unrealistic expectations of a public school. Each of them also has a lot of really nice, reasonable parents. Focus on the latter rather than the former and you’ll find a good community within the school.

Question. Taylor draws from some very wealthy areas, but I never hear much about the school one way or the other (in general, not necessarily IEP related), and I'm just curious what seems to set them apart, or at least keep them out of the fray. They just never seem to come up in any thread one way or the other, it's interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

You're pretty uninformed to make such a judgmental comment. Not the PP but this PP clearly knows who Dr G is bc she knows about the name change and you don't.

FYI, her name changed due to a divorce - was Dr W now Dr G.

and yes Dr. G is awful for kids with IEPs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Well, it's good to see that the formal complaints lodged against her had an impact.

Good luck OP.

I would love to hear more about these complaints. Can you tell us more?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Nottingham is famous for having some of the toughest parents in the county...lots of vocal complainers in our community. If you are a reasonable person who knows how to partner with others, you will be happy with Nottingham! Dr Gardner is great and she does know her stuff. We have been very happy with our child's IEP team and we love Nottingham. There is also a new SLP this year and she is fantastic. She used to be in private practice and has a stellar reputation. Welcome to the neighborhood!

I wouldn’t say Nottingham has the toughest parents, I think this could be said of any of the more affluent schools (which also includes Tuckahoe, Discovery and Jamestown). Each of them has a contingent of parents who are entitled and demanding, with unrealistic expectations of a public school. Each of them also has a lot of really nice, reasonable parents. Focus on the latter rather than the former and you’ll find a good community within the school.

Nope sorry. Dr G is legitimately awful for kids with IEPs, infamous in the circles of those who know. This started back when she was asst principal at McKinley. Or do you want to blame the parents there too?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t say Nottingham has the toughest parents, I think this could be said of any of the more affluent schools (which also includes Tuckahoe, Discovery and Jamestown). Each of them has a contingent of parents who are entitled and demanding, with unrealistic expectations of a public school. Each of them also has a lot of really nice, reasonable parents. Focus on the latter rather than the former and you’ll find a good community within the school.

I've had kids in one of the mentioned schools and in a lower income APS elementary school. There are jerks/tough parents in both. My student's 504 was handled great in both schools. I did notice a huge focus on lobbying for "gifted" in the above mentioned schools by parents, and in fact more than 60% of kids in the school are deemed gifted. How can that be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

You're pretty uninformed to make such a judgmental comment. Not the PP but this PP clearly knows who Dr G is bc she knows about the name change and you don't.

FYI, her name changed due to a divorce - was Dr W now Dr G.

and yes Dr. G is awful for kids with IEPs.

I'm personally stunned to read this. We've been quite happy. I would recommend Nottingham!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved here and trying to decide whether to enroll. How are things going? Both my kids have IEPs for speech and reading.

Run. Run away fast. Dr. G or Dr. W or whatever she calls herself I think, hates kids with IEPs. She will deny as much as she can. even if you come with a good iep, she'll slow play implementation or say they are doing things they are not doing.

You have quite a grudge for someone who doesn’t even know her name.

You're pretty uninformed to make such a judgmental comment. Not the PP but this PP clearly knows who Dr G is bc she knows about the name change and you don't.

FYI, her name changed due to a divorce - was Dr W now Dr G.

and yes Dr. G is awful for kids with IEPs.

I'm personally stunned to read this. We've been quite happy. I would recommend Nottingham!

with an IEP? Interesting. I do know of a very few with IEPs who are happy.. she seemed to cater to a select few (for PR????) and gave nothing to the rest.