APS Elementary Planning Mtg at Swanson - Option 1 in, Option 2 out, McKinley Moms out of contro

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

Major eyeroll at the idea that this is the expression of “principles.” Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

I know her. She has no principles she is just crazy. Will not listen to reason from fellow parents. She believes that she can shame APS (her words) into changing their path. She has strong feelings but not based in reason or sanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

I know her. She has no principles she is just crazy. Will not listen to reason from fellow parents. She believes that she can shame APS (her words) into changing their path. She has strong feelings but not based in reason or sanity.

Are you talking about EBH or someone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish I knew who the woman was at the end yelling about the staff wasn’t listening to them. She was hilarious. The staff acknowledged their points, explained the reasons why they went a different direction, and she threw a complete tantrum under the apparent delusion that the only reason she might not get exactly what she wants is because don’t understand what she’s asking for. Coping with disappointment doesn’t appear to be her strong suit.

The woman yelling sounded drunk.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why there are so many behavior problems in schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

Why do I care if she has principles and makes life miserable for staff with her aggressive and disruptive behavior? Because staff said afterwards it may go to the other way of doing boundary changes — making a decision and sending letters over the summer notifying your new school assignment. Remember all the times APS has gotten data and other facts completely wrong but were revealed in the community process? Or the McKinley debacle when staff forgot to include entire planning units in their calculations? Not a chance for the community to catch anything. No input when your one planning unit gets carved off for middle school or high school because they forgot to check that sort of thing.

[Anonymous]

McKrazies won’t have the McKinley they are hoping for if no moves take place. Watch that GS10 slide away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

Why do I care if she has principles and makes life miserable for staff with her aggressive and disruptive behavior? Because staff said afterwards it may go to the other way of doing boundary changes — making a decision and sending letters over the summer notifying your new school assignment. Remember all the times APS has gotten data and other facts completely wrong but were revealed in the community process? Or the McKinley debacle when staff forgot to include entire planning units in their calculations? Not a chance for the community to catch anything. No input when your one planning unit gets carved off for middle school or high school because they forgot to check that sort of thing.

+1. I think certain members of the community don’t appreciate the impact of their increasing levels of crazy on the community engagement process. Maybe they haven’t been in APS long enough (or at least not paying attention long enough) to see how APS has been pulling back on community engagement, reducing the data and tools they make available to the community, etc. Every time the community uses engagement as a weapon to abuse the staff, engagement gets a bit shallower (and rightly so, in my mind).

[Anonymous]

APS caved to The Orange Shirts, so they have themselves to blame for what's happening know.

[Anonymous]

If the McKinley parents want a neighborhood school they can walk to they should be more successful and move to the real North Arlington (Nottingham/Discovery/Jamestown/Tuckahoe). Wait till they hear they can’t go to Yorktown and have to go to Wakefield...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

I know her. She has no principles she is just crazy. Will not listen to reason from fellow parents. She believes that she can shame APS (her words) into changing their path. She has strong feelings but not based in reason or sanity.

Are you talking about EBH or someone else?

New poster here, but LOL yes I assume that’s who we’re talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Key to McK - screw em both ?

Tempting, but immersion can’t fill McK. Has to be ATS.

Make it grossly underenrolled and kids will come. If what others are saying is true there'll be many underenrolled schools in that quadrant anyway after boundary changes.

Not for screwing anybody but this returns Key's seats to the neighborhood and solves the only issue that can't be solved by the next boundary changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one thing that is for certain: APS has, wittingly or unwittingly, turned parents and school communities against one another. Calling your fellow McKinley parents crazy because they’re freaking out over what they perceive as a significant loss for their community? Referring to the Key supporters as the “Key crazies” because they have the nerve to express concern over the impact the move will have on the immersion program? You all have either too much time or too much anger for your own good. It’s elementary school!!!!! It will be ok regardless of where your kid ends up. And if opposition to the proposal bugs you, tune it out. Be nice to strangers. Meditate. Forgive parents who become a little unhinged when it feels like they’re getting screwed. This too shall pass ....

Listen to her comments! She screamed at one point to break up or blow up Tuckahoe. So she herself targeted other communities. She lack principles in her arguments other than nothing that impacts me.

Calling people mentally ill and crazy on an anonymous internet site isn’t exactly awesome either. Why do you care if some random woman at a school board meeting has principles? That was my only point. You can keep railing against whomever you please.

Why do I care if she has principles and makes life miserable for staff with her aggressive and disruptive behavior? Because staff said afterwards it may go to the other way of doing boundary changes — making a decision and sending letters over the summer notifying your new school assignment. Remember all the times APS has gotten data and other facts completely wrong but were revealed in the community process? Or the McKinley debacle when staff forgot to include entire planning units in their calculations? Not a chance for the community to catch anything. No input when your one planning unit gets carved off for middle school or high school because they forgot to check that sort of thing.

+1. I think certain members of the community don’t appreciate the impact of their increasing levels of crazy on the community engagement process. Maybe they haven’t been in APS long enough (or at least not paying attention long enough) to see how APS has been pulling back on community engagement, reducing the data and tools they make available to the community, etc. Every time the community uses engagement as a weapon to abuse the staff, engagement gets a bit shallower (and rightly so, in my mind).

It's interesting to me that you think it's gotten worse. I think it's actually much better than it used to be back in the day when John Chadwick led these meetings.

[Anonymous]

I hope tonight was better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope tonight was better.

Doesn’t sound like it from the ABC7 news report. A certain Emilie Heller who agrees to be interviewed with her name attached is shown shouting at staff in multiple clips. She’s the same person who admits to being the yeller in last night’s presentation. She’s acting like a lunatic.