Lafayette K policy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There seems to be some frivolous and some serious issues at Lafayette. Best to figure out which is which and then take the serious ones to Lafayette's Instructional Supeeimtendent.

It is a shame to see some of the things going on up there. With such a large school and some challenging issues it would be wise to get the administration some help. They could also use some oversight.

The bolded was done by a group of parents over the summer. The result is a dramatic increase in communication and openness this year. Yes, there have been some teacher injuries and illnesses, but that's not anyone's fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's a nightmare to work for

Indeed. She talks about other staff members to other teachers, intentionally starts drama within grade levels. Continues to restrict teacher freedom and creativity, and makes teachers feel like they are beneath her. Always looks so miserable. She never interacts with the little ones. She only will somewhat interact with the older kids. Most kids don't even know who she is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a nightmare to work for

Indeed. She talks about other staff members to other teachers, intentionally starts drama within grade levels. Continues to restrict teacher freedom and creativity, and makes teachers feel like they are beneath her. Always looks so miserable. She never interacts with the little ones. She only will somewhat interact with the older kids. Most kids don't even know who she is.

You must not be associated with the school; I think she knows the names of every single kid. Daily I see her interacting with students all over the school, she plays board games with students who demonstrate kindness every afternoon and is constantly walking around the halls. She's not a very good manager and doesn't really demonstrate any leadership skills but she cares about the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a nightmare to work for

Indeed. She talks about other staff members to other teachers, intentionally starts drama within grade levels. Continues to restrict teacher freedom and creativity, and makes teachers feel like they are beneath her. Always looks so miserable. She never interacts with the little ones. She only will somewhat interact with the older kids. Most kids don't even know who she is.

You must not be associated with the school; I think she knows the names of every single kid. Daily I see her interacting with students all over the school, she plays board games with students who demonstrate kindness every afternoon and is constantly walking around the halls. She's not a very good manager and doesn't really demonstrate any leadership skills but she cares about the kids.

I teach at the school. She does not know the names of any of the children in my class room. In fact, she has not even stepped into my classroom this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a nightmare to work for

Indeed. She talks about other staff members to other teachers, intentionally starts drama within grade levels. Continues to restrict teacher freedom and creativity, and makes teachers feel like they are beneath her. Always looks so miserable. She never interacts with the little ones. She only will somewhat interact with the older kids. Most kids don't even know who she is.

You must not be associated with the school; I think she knows the names of every single kid. Daily I see her interacting with students all over the school, she plays board games with students who demonstrate kindness every afternoon and is constantly walking around the halls. She's not a very good manager and doesn't really demonstrate any leadership skills but she cares about the kids.

I teach at the school. She does not know the names of any of the children in my class room. In fact, she has not even stepped into my classroom this year.

Funny to have such widely disparate perspectives of the school/principal and yet we belong to the same school community. You might be wrong about her not knowing the names of your students since it appears you think that she must be learning them by visiting your classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a nightmare to work for

Indeed. She talks about other staff members to other teachers, intentionally starts drama within grade levels. Continues to restrict teacher freedom and creativity, and makes teachers feel like they are beneath her. Always looks so miserable. She never interacts with the little ones. She only will somewhat interact with the older kids. Most kids don't even know who she is.

You must not be associated with the school; I think she knows the names of every single kid. Daily I see her interacting with students all over the school, she plays board games with students who demonstrate kindness every afternoon and is constantly walking around the halls. She's not a very good manager and doesn't really demonstrate any leadership skills but she cares about the kids.

I teach at the school. She does not know the names of any of the children in my class room. In fact, she has not even stepped into my classroom this year.

Funny to have such widely disparate perspectives of the school/principal and yet we belong to the same school community. You might be wrong about her not knowing the names of your students since it appears you think that she must be learning them by visiting your classroom.

DP here. If the immediate PP is a parent, it's not surprising that she has a different outlook than teachers. As a parent, I reasonably don't know much about her relationship with teachers (although given her inflexibility, it doesn't surprise me that she has a difficult relationship with more senior teachers).

She knows my kids'names and seems to know the names of their friends, but I don't know if that's representative of the 800 kids at the school. I wouldn't expect that she would know the names of the PK and new K kids, so if that's the grade level the teacher teaches, her disappointment in Dr. B's failure to visit the classroom is understandable. The younger kids also aren't eligible for the playtime the immediate PP mentioned.