Kilmer MS Principal is MOVING!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:KMS parent.

First, she was not a wonderful principal. My student said she was never around (in the halls) and it took her until the middle of this year to identify her as the principal. My child knows all of the other APs.

The school academically is not well run and as principal it falls on her shoulders. Principal of the year at an ES just means she makes friends with Gatehouse and the PTA.

Finally, this is all on FCPS. You cannot allow this type of transition weeks out from the school year start. Principals should announce their leave at winter break and ride out the year.

Another KMS parent here. I don't know which team your DD is with, my DS knew Amy Miller from the start, as well as all of the APs. Academics are well-run, many in-depth discussions, good assignments, and they work hard to make kids feel included.

In math and science all of the 8th grade AAP classes were one quarter behind at the start of the 4th quarter. They were finishing up 2nd quarter units at the end of the 3rd quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

Maybe don't put all the pressure on schools to teach your children how to avoid social drama and peer pressure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:KMS parent.

First, she was not a wonderful principal. My student said she was never around (in the halls) and it took her until the middle of this year to identify her as the principal. My child knows all of the other APs.

The school academically is not well run and as principal it falls on her shoulders. Principal of the year at an ES just means she makes friends with Gatehouse and the PTA.

Finally, this is all on FCPS. You cannot allow this type of transition weeks out from the school year start. Principals should announce their leave at winter break and ride out the year.

Another KMS parent here. I don't know which team your DD is with, my DS knew Amy Miller from the start, as well as all of the APs. Academics are well-run, many in-depth discussions, good assignments, and they work hard to make kids feel included.

In math and science all of the 8th grade AAP classes were one quarter behind at the start of the 4th quarter. They were finishing up 2nd quarter units at the end of the 3rd quarter.

And? Did it set them back from being admitted to Ivy League schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

It is not the school’s job to parent your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:KMS parent.

First, she was not a wonderful principal. My student said she was never around (in the halls) and it took her until the middle of this year to identify her as the principal. My child knows all of the other APs.

The school academically is not well run and as principal it falls on her shoulders. Principal of the year at an ES just means she makes friends with Gatehouse and the PTA.

Finally, this is all on FCPS. You cannot allow this type of transition weeks out from the school year start. Principals should announce their leave at winter break and ride out the year.

Another KMS parent here. I don't know which team your DD is with, my DS knew Amy Miller from the start, as well as all of the APs. Academics are well-run, many in-depth discussions, good assignments, and they work hard to make kids feel included.

In math and science all of the 8th grade AAP classes were one quarter behind at the start of the 4th quarter. They were finishing up 2nd quarter units at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Nice attitude. I hope you're not my kid's teacher.

And? Did it set them back from being admitted to Ivy League schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:KMS parent.

First, she was not a wonderful principal. My student said she was never around (in the halls) and it took her until the middle of this year to identify her as the principal. My child knows all of the other APs.

The school academically is not well run and as principal it falls on her shoulders. Principal of the year at an ES just means she makes friends with Gatehouse and the PTA.

Finally, this is all on FCPS. You cannot allow this type of transition weeks out from the school year start. Principals should announce their leave at winter break and ride out the year.

Another KMS parent here. I don't know which team your DD is with, my DS knew Amy Miller from the start, as well as all of the APs. Academics are well-run, many in-depth discussions, good assignments, and they work hard to make kids feel included.

In math and science all of the 8th grade AAP classes were one quarter behind at the start of the 4th quarter. They were finishing up 2nd quarter units at the end of the 3rd quarter.

And? Did it set them back from being admitted to Ivy League schools?

Nice attitude. I hope you're not my kid's teacher.

[Anonymous]

The school did very well in Science Olympiad last year at least. Their afterschool programs seem well run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:KMS parent.

First, she was not a wonderful principal. My student said she was never around (in the halls) and it took her until the middle of this year to identify her as the principal. My child knows all of the other APs.

The school academically is not well run and as principal it falls on her shoulders. Principal of the year at an ES just means she makes friends with Gatehouse and the PTA.

Finally, this is all on FCPS. You cannot allow this type of transition weeks out from the school year start. Principals should announce their leave at winter break and ride out the year.

Another KMS parent here. I don't know which team your DD is with, my DS knew Amy Miller from the start, as well as all of the APs. Academics are well-run, many in-depth discussions, good assignments, and they work hard to make kids feel included.

In math and science all of the 8th grade AAP classes were one quarter behind at the start of the 4th quarter. They were finishing up 2nd quarter units at the end of the 3rd quarter.

And? Did it set them back from being admitted to Ivy League schools?

Nice attitude. I hope you're not my kid's teacher.

Ugh, another entitled FCPS parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

Maybe don't put all the pressure on schools to teach your children how to avoid social drama and peer pressure?

Exactly. What is a principal going to do about that? Instead, encourage your daughter to participate in activities at school, build another group of friends outside school through volunteering or some other activity, and strategize about how not to get drawn into/escalate drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

How exactly do you think any principal could help with that? Was your daughter involved in activities, preferably some outside of school too? That seemed to help keep the drama to a minimum. Diversify friends in middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

It is not the school’s job to parent your child.

In all fairness, it is the school's job to enforce discipline and some schools don't do this well. Not saying girl drama usually rises to that level, but it could in some instances. Did FCPS finally put monitors in the hallways of all middle and high schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

Worried sick over this announcement. And I am worried KMS is not setting up my DD for success this coming year. She's prone to social drama and I am worried sick about the girl drama of MS. We didn't have a great time with her older sister meeting new friends at KMS.

It is not the school’s job to parent your child.

In all fairness, it is the school's job to enforce discipline and some schools don't do this well. Not saying girl drama usually rises to that level, but it could in some instances. Did FCPS finally put monitors in the hallways of all middle and high schools?

The PP was talking about not finding a group of friends and some drama, didn't say anything that suggested discipline issues were involved. Not sure why you brought that into the discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has been a train wreck for a long time and this is just the latest installment.

We had a great experience at Kilmer. Better than elementary. The teachers and teams were very attentive. I don't know about the principals. You don't see them that much as a parent.

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DC got a lot of support at Kilmer from the teachers. Had very little interaction with administration but DC loved the principal. Kilmer was a great experience. Worried that the principal is leaving as my younger child enters Kilmer.

[Anonymous]

We really disliked Kilmer and it’s sad to see that more families will have to deal with the lack of anything approaching a strong administration there again.