Navy Elementary - Principal Resignation

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To add to my above comment I wouldn’t be surprised that someone who brought in his wife to work under him in dubious ethical standards would also commit other ethical violations, some of which perhaps none of us heard about…

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like to add that the above supporters and detractors of the principal should not be taken as the overall majority opinion of the Navy area. But, one thing that has not been brought up but really should be and matter of fact rather than opinion, is that the principal VERY UNETHICALLY brought in his wife to work under him at Navy. Employed and evaluated by her own husband… this would be against most anti nepotism policies at many established companies.

What are you talking about? That wasn’t his wife!

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like to add that the above supporters and detractors of the principal should not be taken as the overall majority opinion of the Navy area. But, one thing that has not been brought up but really should be and matter of fact rather than opinion, is that the principal VERY UNETHICALLY brought in his wife to work under him at Navy. Employed and evaluated by her own husband… this would be against most anti nepotism policies at many established companies.

Actually that’s genius bc they have a shortage. Do you honestly think he would evaluate his own wife? He would assign the other AP to do it you nit wit.

How is that different from Navy’s very own teachers having their own children in their goddamn class? They give their own children grades and tests - frankly that’s worse. It’s happened 3 times now.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like to add that the above supporters and detractors of the principal should not be taken as the overall majority opinion of the Navy area. But, one thing that has not been brought up but really should be and matter of fact rather than opinion, is that the principal VERY UNETHICALLY brought in his wife to work under him at Navy. Employed and evaluated by her own husband… this would be against most anti nepotism policies at many established companies.

Excuse me, her husband actually wouldn’t be her employer, FCPS would be. That’s between FCPS HR and them. But I can see how that would make some of the staff uncomfortable. They certainly wouldn’t be able to complain about him anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:When are they going to get rid of the AAP Center and just turn Navy into an LLIV school? Crossfield has its own AAP program, why do people send their kids to Navy? It's so strange.

They won’t bc LLIV sucks compared to a center. And with LLIV you’d have a lot more busybody parents trying to get principal placed in the program. It would be beyond bloated.

Out of curiosity, what % of the population at Navy is AAP in grades 3-6? I find it bizarre that a school is an AAP Center all by itself with a handful of students that come from only one other school. Are there any other Centers like that?

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Anonymous wrote:When are they going to get rid of the AAP Center and just turn Navy into an LLIV school? Crossfield has its own AAP program, why do people send their kids to Navy? It's so strange.

They won’t bc LLIV sucks compared to a center. And with LLIV you’d have a lot more busybody parents trying to get principal placed in the program. It would be beyond bloated.

Out of curiosity, what % of the population at Navy is AAP in grades 3-6? I find it bizarre that a school is an AAP Center all by itself with a handful of students that come from only one other school. Are there any other Centers like that?

I don’t know. Navy is a relatively new center though compared to some of the older ones. We haven’t been impressed with it, to be honest.

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Anonymous wrote:When are they going to get rid of the AAP Center and just turn Navy into an LLIV school? Crossfield has its own AAP program, why do people send their kids to Navy? It's so strange.

They won’t bc LLIV sucks compared to a center. And with LLIV you’d have a lot more busybody parents trying to get principal placed in the program. It would be beyond bloated.

Out of curiosity, what % of the population at Navy is AAP in grades 3-6? I find it bizarre that a school is an AAP Center all by itself with a handful of students that come from only one other school. Are there any other Centers like that?

I think they used to get Waples Mill kids too until they formed their own LLIV.

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Crossfield has a LLIV, and they only send 5-10 kids a year to Navy. I don't understand the point of keeping Navy a Center. Nothing would change - same teachers, same curriculum, same extracurriculars because its' 95% the same families.

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Anonymous wrote:Crossfield has a LLIV, and they only send 5-10 kids a year to Navy. I don't understand the point of keeping Navy a Center. Nothing would change - same teachers, same curriculum, same extracurriculars because its' 95% the same families.

There is no point in changing it either. Kids always have a choice to do a center or their local level IV, if available. Crossfield kids’ center is Navy. So Navy must stay a center. In addition, if Navy became a LLIV, the Navy parents would constantly badger the principal about joining the AAP class as a “principal placement.” A center school avoids this entirely. Placement is up to central committee and no amount of arguing, cajoling, or sucking up to a principal will get you in. Win win.

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Anonymous wrote:This is too much for me. I am aware of Navy drama last year but still chose to send my 3rd grader to Navy AAP, hoping things will calm down. With the new principal leaving, I don't see this thing (whatever it is) blowing over soon and probably we'll go back to crossfield next year after the construction is over.

Womp womp, AAP mom.

You know Navy's SOL is boosted by influx of AAP students right? Without AAP Navy is just an average school.

Like McNair Upper, except McNair Upper has below average leadership and without AAP, they’d be below average.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like to add that the above supporters and detractors of the principal should not be taken as the overall majority opinion of the Navy area. But, one thing that has not been brought up but really should be and matter of fact rather than opinion, is that the principal VERY UNETHICALLY brought in his wife to work under him at Navy. Employed and evaluated by her own husband… this would be against most anti nepotism policies at many established companies.

What are you talking about? That wasn’t his wife!

Not his wife. That is seriously wrong information.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is their right mind would want to be a principal at this school?

This is why I think it’s probably going to be an AP promotion situation. What principal would want to leave their stable situation for a toxic one for the same pay. If you get an AP it can be framed as a promotion. Leading a new school in the middle of the school year, that is also dealing with staffing issues, the benchmark curriculum roll out, and intense parents seems like a nightmare, Godspeed to whoever takes that gig.

+ a million

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Anonymous wrote:Who is their right mind would want to be a principal at this school?

This is why I think it’s probably going to be an AP promotion situation. What principal would want to leave their stable situation for a toxic one for the same pay. If you get an AP it can be framed as a promotion. Leading a new school in the middle of the school year, that is also dealing with staffing issues, the benchmark curriculum roll out, and intense parents seems like a nightmare, Godspeed to whoever takes that gig.

Except nobody likes the APs currently there.

I say put one of the gatehouse admins in since the different chiefs and assistant superintendents were such amazing educators that they earned high paid office jobs, one of them surely must be able to diffuse the situation.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say unfit, just not the right fit. He was qualified, something just wasn't vibing with him and the teachers so many left at the end of last year and many seem unhappy again with admin this year.

And let's be honest teachers all over this county are truly unhappy.....hint it's an FCPS issue but throw in all this parent drama and most would have left.

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Anonymous wrote:The principal was great. I adored him and it's a shame he's leaving. Our APs, especially SJ, are horrendous. I fear for the school if promoted.

- A Navy teacher

SJ sucks. Can she go instead? Respectfully, some of you teachers are a tad bonkers. You keep giving us parents extremely unsubtle hints that admin is incompetent and you want us to act. We just want our kids to have teachers and will complain on your behalf if you keep dropping us unsubtle hints. Make up your minds on what you want, please. Thank you.

Teachers want to be paid for all of their time and not have to deal with constant drama from parents, administrators, and gatehouse. You're welcome.