Navy Elementary - Principal Resignation

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Anonymous wrote:The best way to solve your kiss and ride problem is to put your precious little AAP snowflakes on the goddamn bus. They're not so special that they can't handle a bus ride. There is something seriously wrong with you, no other school has threads on here about their kiss and ride going back for literally years.

Wow! Someone has some REAL hatred in their hearts towards certain families. Sadly, it is not surprising though.

Girl, your school has a reputation.

For high test scores!

Please....it's for drama and nastiness

We moved there for the test scores and path to Carson and tj

[Anonymous]

I will say that we are a Crossfield family whose child is not in AAP and are very, very jealous of all of the PTA activities and after school clubs that Navy kids get. Your parent community is clearly much more involved than ours (sometimes negatively as we see here). Is the PTO inclusive? Is it more representative of the population? Just wondering how we can turn Crossfield into this - the PTO is very insular, not welcoming to new people, and does not welcome recommendations for change. They refuse to do any of the cool activities that Navy has.

[Anonymous]

Well someone at navy is reading this thread since today at the top of the hill were a number of safety patrol kids with a sign that says if you're stopped, unload.

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Anonymous wrote:Well someone at navy is reading this thread since today at the top of the hill were a number of safety patrol kids with a sign that says if you're stopped, unload.

That’s great! I did notice it went faster this am!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will say that we are a Crossfield family whose child is not in AAP and are very, very jealous of all of the PTA activities and after school clubs that Navy kids get. Your parent community is clearly much more involved than ours (sometimes negatively as we see here). Is the PTO inclusive? Is it more representative of the population? Just wondering how we can turn Crossfield into this - the PTO is very insular, not welcoming to new people, and does not welcome recommendations for change. They refuse to do any of the cool activities that Navy has.

Not at all surprising given who’s in charge. IYKYK.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will say that we are a Crossfield family whose child is not in AAP and are very, very jealous of all of the PTA activities and after school clubs that Navy kids get. Your parent community is clearly much more involved than ours (sometimes negatively as we see here). Is the PTO inclusive? Is it more representative of the population? Just wondering how we can turn Crossfield into this - the PTO is very insular, not welcoming to new people, and does not welcome recommendations for change. They refuse to do any of the cool activities that Navy has.

Not at all surprising given who’s in charge. IYKYK.

PP here, but I don't know. Care to elaborate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will say that we are a Crossfield family whose child is not in AAP and are very, very jealous of all of the PTA activities and after school clubs that Navy kids get. Your parent community is clearly much more involved than ours (sometimes negatively as we see here). Is the PTO inclusive? Is it more representative of the population? Just wondering how we can turn Crossfield into this - the PTO is very insular, not welcoming to new people, and does not welcome recommendations for change. They refuse to do any of the cool activities that Navy has.

Not at all surprising given who’s in charge. IYKYK.

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Anonymous wrote:There are MAJOR unresolved issues in 2nd and 4th grades.

Care to spill the tea?

No. Posting on DCUM won't solve anything. If you're a parent experiencing issues, then you know what they are. If you're not experiencing issues, then be glad. Let the interim principal handle the issues. She has stepped into situations like this before.

Then why did PP state there are MAJOR issues? Why do that to begin with?

Dunno, but they're finally bringing FCPS school police in to deal with the kiss and ride issues starting today.

They described it as “school security” vs actual police. And I didn’t see any such thing and was there this am. I did notice they refused to open the doors to students at 10:20 am, which I thought was a d*ck move. The email said doors would be open at 10:25 am l, but they relented and allowed students in at 10:23 am. As a result, yes, the kiss n’ ride line was backed up so far like I’ve never seen it. Also, some of the problem is that parents wait until they are close to the doors to drop off instead of starting at the top of the hill in the kids b ride line. And then of course you have the idiots who go into the parking lot in the wrong lane, and who try to take a left into the kiss n ride line from Thompson. Have yet to even see the interim principal so no idea if they are aware of this. But if they want the line to go faster they need to have parents let their kids out further away from the doors at the top of the hill.

Placing a sign there or a teacher would go a long way to help.

Having a police officer direct traffic onto west ox would help as well, and cut down on the people who park on the side of the road. Had way too many near misses from people cutting infront of vehicles to park there.

Too many people also pull through the kiss and ride and then park to let their kid out and block the flow. Need to get the new temp prinicpal more involved in this process.

I am confused why you don't think it is nice to open the kiss and ride early at 10:20 when they told you it would open at 10:25. Seems pretty clear what the instructions were.

I don’t understand why they would not open the line at 10:20 am when the line is so long. It would help relieve congestion and get the kids in sooner - isn’t that what we want?

Because the people who work the KNR line have other responsibilities and tasks inside the school.

Not at 10:20 am they don’t.

Yes, they do. On the days that I’ve worked kiss and ride, I am doing something else right up until the minute that I go outside.

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Anonymous wrote:There are MAJOR unresolved issues in 2nd and 4th grades.

Care to spill the tea?

No. Posting on DCUM won't solve anything. If you're a parent experiencing issues, then you know what they are. If you're not experiencing issues, then be glad. Let the interim principal handle the issues. She has stepped into situations like this before.

Then why did PP state there are MAJOR issues? Why do that to begin with?

Dunno, but they're finally bringing FCPS school police in to deal with the kiss and ride issues starting today.

They described it as “school security” vs actual police. And I didn’t see any such thing and was there this am. I did notice they refused to open the doors to students at 10:20 am, which I thought was a d*ck move. The email said doors would be open at 10:25 am l, but they relented and allowed students in at 10:23 am. As a result, yes, the kiss n’ ride line was backed up so far like I’ve never seen it. Also, some of the problem is that parents wait until they are close to the doors to drop off instead of starting at the top of the hill in the kids b ride line. And then of course you have the idiots who go into the parking lot in the wrong lane, and who try to take a left into the kiss n ride line from Thompson. Have yet to even see the interim principal so no idea if they are aware of this. But if they want the line to go faster they need to have parents let their kids out further away from the doors at the top of the hill.

Placing a sign there or a teacher would go a long way to help.

Having a police officer direct traffic onto west ox would help as well, and cut down on the people who park on the side of the road. Had way too many near misses from people cutting infront of vehicles to park there.

Too many people also pull through the kiss and ride and then park to let their kid out and block the flow. Need to get the new temp prinicpal more involved in this process.

I am confused why you don't think it is nice to open the kiss and ride early at 10:20 when they told you it would open at 10:25. Seems pretty clear what the instructions were.

I don’t understand why they would not open the line at 10:20 am when the line is so long. It would help relieve congestion and get the kids in sooner - isn’t that what we want?

Because the people who work the KNR line have other responsibilities and tasks inside the school.

Not at 10:20 am they don’t.

Yes, they do. On the days that I’ve worked kiss and ride, I am doing something else right up until the minute that I go outside.

That really applies for all jobs within the school. You just have to stop what you are doing and get out there. Traditionally, kiss n ride has opened doors at 10:20 on 2 hr delay days and as early as 8:15 am on regular days. Kids go to the cafeteria. With our school being so large and the kiss n ride line moving so slowly (because no staff member makes the kids get out at the top of the hill - they just blindly wave everyone along), it’s unreasonable to expect all students to be in the building by 8:50 am when they won’t open the doors until 25 minutes exactly before that time. Do better, Navy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The best way to solve your kiss and ride problem is to put your precious little AAP snowflakes on the goddamn bus. They're not so special that they can't handle a bus ride. There is something seriously wrong with you, no other school has threads on here about their kiss and ride going back for literally years.

Wow! Someone has some REAL hatred in their hearts towards certain families. Sadly, it is not surprising though.

Girl, your school has a reputation.

For high test scores!

Please....it's for drama and nastiness

We moved there for the test scores and path to Carson and tj

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way to solve your kiss and ride problem is to put your precious little AAP snowflakes on the goddamn bus. They're not so special that they can't handle a bus ride. There is something seriously wrong with you, no other school has threads on here about their kiss and ride going back for literally years.

Wow! Someone has some REAL hatred in their hearts towards certain families. Sadly, it is not surprising though.

Girl, your school has a reputation.

For high test scores!

Please....it's for drama and nastiness

We moved there for the test scores and path to Carson and tj

LOL!

NP. +1

People who think buying a house entitles them to a specific school really don’t understand how things work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way to solve your kiss and ride problem is to put your precious little AAP snowflakes on the goddamn bus. They're not so special that they can't handle a bus ride. There is something seriously wrong with you, no other school has threads on here about their kiss and ride going back for literally years.

Wow! Someone has some REAL hatred in their hearts towards certain families. Sadly, it is not surprising though.

Girl, your school has a reputation.

For high test scores!

Please....it's for drama and nastiness

We moved there for the test scores and path to Carson and tj

LOL!

NP. +1

People who think buying a house entitles them to a specific school really don’t understand how things work.

Path !== admissions

It is a way to access it, Carson historically has had some of the highest admissions to TJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are MAJOR unresolved issues in 2nd and 4th grades.

Care to spill the tea?

No. Posting on DCUM won't solve anything. If you're a parent experiencing issues, then you know what they are. If you're not experiencing issues, then be glad. Let the interim principal handle the issues. She has stepped into situations like this before.

Then why did PP state there are MAJOR issues? Why do that to begin with?

Dunno, but they're finally bringing FCPS school police in to deal with the kiss and ride issues starting today.

They described it as “school security” vs actual police. And I didn’t see any such thing and was there this am. I did notice they refused to open the doors to students at 10:20 am, which I thought was a d*ck move. The email said doors would be open at 10:25 am l, but they relented and allowed students in at 10:23 am. As a result, yes, the kiss n’ ride line was backed up so far like I’ve never seen it. Also, some of the problem is that parents wait until they are close to the doors to drop off instead of starting at the top of the hill in the kids b ride line. And then of course you have the idiots who go into the parking lot in the wrong lane, and who try to take a left into the kiss n ride line from Thompson. Have yet to even see the interim principal so no idea if they are aware of this. But if they want the line to go faster they need to have parents let their kids out further away from the doors at the top of the hill.

Placing a sign there or a teacher would go a long way to help.

Having a police officer direct traffic onto west ox would help as well, and cut down on the people who park on the side of the road. Had way too many near misses from people cutting infront of vehicles to park there.

Too many people also pull through the kiss and ride and then park to let their kid out and block the flow. Need to get the new temp prinicpal more involved in this process.

I am confused why you don't think it is nice to open the kiss and ride early at 10:20 when they told you it would open at 10:25. Seems pretty clear what the instructions were.

I don’t understand why they would not open the line at 10:20 am when the line is so long. It would help relieve congestion and get the kids in sooner - isn’t that what we want?

Because the people who work the KNR line have other responsibilities and tasks inside the school.

Not at 10:20 am they don’t.

Yes, they do. On the days that I’ve worked kiss and ride, I am doing something else right up until the minute that I go outside.

That really applies for all jobs within the school. You just have to stop what you are doing and get out there. Traditionally, kiss n ride has opened doors at 10:20 on 2 hr delay days and as early as 8:15 am on regular days. Kids go to the cafeteria. With our school being so large and the kiss n ride line moving so slowly (because no staff member makes the kids get out at the top of the hill - they just blindly wave everyone along), it’s unreasonable to expect all students to be in the building by 8:50 am when they won’t open the doors until 25 minutes exactly before that time. Do better, Navy.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way to solve your kiss and ride problem is to put your precious little AAP snowflakes on the goddamn bus. They're not so special that they can't handle a bus ride. There is something seriously wrong with you, no other school has threads on here about their kiss and ride going back for literally years.

Wow! Someone has some REAL hatred in their hearts towards certain families. Sadly, it is not surprising though.

Girl, your school has a reputation.

For high test scores!

Please....it's for drama and nastiness

We moved there for the test scores and path to Carson and tj

LOL!

NP. +1

People who think buying a house entitles them to a specific school really don’t understand how things work.

Path !== admissions

It is a way to access it, Carson historically has had some of the highest admissions to TJ.

Yeah but now the process is different. They only take a set number from each school.

[Anonymous]

A few suggestions from a veteran kiss and rider:

1) if you don’t want to open the doors at 8:20, why not have the interim principal (or another admin) stand outside with the kids, starting at 8:20, and just let the kids wait outside the door. Keep the line moving. The problem is now that people are getting into line super early and just waiting in their cars, and is having a massive knock on effect. By 8:20, the line is already backed up onto Thompson. By 8:25, the line is backed up down halfway down Thompson and Lamplight. Keep. The Line. Moving. If you’re a kinder parent and your child needs help getting out of the car, why not continue to the parking lot to unload your cargo? OR what if kinder parents got a special piece of paper that they could put in their dashboard alerting the kids and ride staff that “hey, this kid might need help getting out of the car. Can you help them get out please?” A 5 year old in a car seat can’t tuck and roll as efficiently as a 6th grader.

2) Right turns only upon exit OR, as previously suggested, have someone directing traffic at these key points. It’s not really a big deal to make a left of Thompson, but West Ox. This is actually a really dangerous spot. You have people making U-turns, people making right turns, and people making left turns across 4 lanes of traffic. All in the same spot. It’s just an accident waiting to happen.

3) crack down on the people cutting the line and making illegal left turns into kiss and ride. We all have things to do. We’ve all been waiting 15+ minutes. You are not special. I am making a mental note of who your child is so when my kid asks if they can have a playdate, I can say “no Larlo. Their parents are inconsiderate, entitled a-holes”.