YHS

[Anonymous]

It's just odd to me as a YHS parent who volunteers several times a quarter and meets with the school about my child's 504 plan. I have not heard any other parents complain about this. We get frequent and detailed communications from him 1. weekly emails 2. when something unusual is going on in the building. I often see him at school in the front office in meetings (you can see the meeting room when you walk in) and after school at games, performances and he often brings his kids. I'm sure teachers may have a different experience but I'm just not hearing this from other parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's just odd to me as a YHS parent who volunteers several times a quarter and meets with the school about my child's 504 plan. I have not heard any other parents complain about this. We get frequent and detailed communications from him 1. weekly emails 2. when something unusual is going on in the building. I often see him at school in the front office in meetings (you can see the meeting room when you walk in) and after school at games, performances and he often brings his kids. I'm sure teachers may have a different experience but I'm just not hearing this from other parents.

my student is considering transferring to YHS from his private and I actually have heard this from other parents as we've asked about their experience. my older son went to YHS. that meeting room you mention is his office, so that might actually support her argument that he's not seen often if he's in there so much ::shrug::

[Anonymous]

I’m at WL, and PREACH girl. I don’t know this teacher but nobody at countywide meetings has anything but complaints about this guy. I don’t think he’s malicious but I do think he’s a total dud. If kclark is such a great principal, why would the Yorktown teacher of the year be making a lateral move to Wakefield next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m at WL, and PREACH girl. I don’t know this teacher but nobody at countywide meetings has anything but complaints about this guy. I don’t think he’s malicious but I do think he’s a total dud. If kclark is such a great principal, why would the Yorktown teacher of the year be making a lateral move to Wakefield next year?

I have heard decent things about Ballas at Wakefield but the population is definitely more challenging there (I say this as someone who both lives in the Wakefield zone and works at a feeder elementary)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m at WL, and PREACH girl. I don’t know this teacher but nobody at countywide meetings has anything but complaints about this guy. I don’t think he’s malicious but I do think he’s a total dud. If kclark is such a great principal, why would the Yorktown teacher of the year be making a lateral move to Wakefield next year?

Commute

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just odd to me as a YHS parent who volunteers several times a quarter and meets with the school about my child's 504 plan. I have not heard any other parents complain about this. We get frequent and detailed communications from him 1. weekly emails 2. when something unusual is going on in the building. I often see him at school in the front office in meetings (you can see the meeting room when you walk in) and after school at games, performances and he often brings his kids. I'm sure teachers may have a different experience but I'm just not hearing this from other parents.

my student is considering transferring to YHS from his private and I actually have heard this from other parents as we've asked about their experience. my older son went to YHS. that meeting room you mention is his office, so that might actually support her argument that he's not seen often if he's in there so much ::shrug::

So its bad he's not seen by students in the hallways because he's in so many meetings AT the school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m at WL, and PREACH girl. I don’t know this teacher but nobody at countywide meetings has anything but complaints about this guy. I don’t think he’s malicious but I do think he’s a total dud. If kclark is such a great principal, why would the Yorktown teacher of the year be making a lateral move to Wakefield next year?

Commute

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[Anonymous]

Reading some of the comments, it's so, so obvious that all some YHS parents care about is the school's reputation. They hate that a former teacher who was highly regarded has cast a light on the school's problems under Clark - far more than they care about the problems themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading some of the comments, it's so, so obvious that all some YHS parents care about is the school's reputation. They hate that a former teacher who was highly regarded has cast a light on the school's problems under Clark - far more than they care about the problems themselves.

Yes! I think for a teacher to speak up like this, the board at the very least needs to do an investigation and see what’s going on. I would be so disappointed in APS if this goes unacknowledged

[Anonymous]

I watched her speech. A lot of what she talks about as symptoms of the issue with the principal are a problem everywhere.

I have one kid at Yorktown and two in the pipeline.

Can anyone give examples of what the principal has or hasn’t done that have led to the decline the teacher discusses? What are the specific complaints from teachers?

[Anonymous]

I admire her for speaking up publicly and am sure she tried private avenues first. My kid doesn’t attend YHS, but when I had an issue with an elementary school principal and met with syphax nothing was done. Hopefully her speaking publicly will actually lead to improvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched her speech. A lot of what she talks about as symptoms of the issue with the principal are a problem everywhere.

I have one kid at Yorktown and two in the pipeline.

Can anyone give examples of what the principal has or hasn’t done that have led to the decline the teacher discusses? What are the specific complaints from teachers?

True, but I think it’s important to know how dr Clark handles these things. Is it a bigger increase at YHS than it has been at other schools? Is he trying to combat it or trying to ignore in hopes it’ll go away? I don’t know the answers to these things but just bc other schools experience this post-covid doesn’t mean it should be ignored

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched her speech. A lot of what she talks about as symptoms of the issue with the principal are a problem everywhere.

I have one kid at Yorktown and two in the pipeline.

Can anyone give examples of what the principal has or hasn’t done that have led to the decline the teacher discusses? What are the specific complaints from teachers?

True, but I think it’s important to know how dr Clark handles these things. Is it a bigger increase at YHS than it has been at other schools? Is he trying to combat it or trying to ignore in hopes it’ll go away? I don’t know the answers to these things but just bc other schools experience this post-covid doesn’t mean it should be ignored

The stuff about kids writing antisemitic things on walls is disturbing. Is it that the kids have the time and freedom to create problems with little fear of being caught and punished?

I went to one football game and was floored at what kids got away with. Drunk. Awful smell of pot.

My oldest is a sophomore but generally has nothing to report from school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched her speech. A lot of what she talks about as symptoms of the issue with the principal are a problem everywhere.

I have one kid at Yorktown and two in the pipeline.

Can anyone give examples of what the principal has or hasn’t done that have led to the decline the teacher discusses? What are the specific complaints from teachers?

True, but I think it’s important to know how dr Clark handles these things. Is it a bigger increase at YHS than it has been at other schools? Is he trying to combat it or trying to ignore in hopes it’ll go away? I don’t know the answers to these things but just bc other schools experience this post-covid doesn’t mean it should be ignored

The stuff about kids writing antisemitic things on walls is disturbing. Is it that the kids have the time and freedom to create problems with little fear of being caught and punished?

I went to one football game and was floored at what kids got away with. Drunk. Awful smell of pot.

My oldest is a sophomore but generally has nothing to report from school.

There's probably dozens of posts spanning multiple years on the drinking/drugs/other arrogant behavioral issues unique to Yorktown that pertain to events like games against rival schools, dances, and parties. Nothing will change because it's due to demographics.

Overall, however, Yorktown is a solid, welcoming school. Some 30 years ago the school developed the Yorktown R.O.C.S. program to nurture respect for everyone in the school community.

[Anonymous]

The WL kids are just as terrible at their football games, dances, etc. It's not unique to Yorktown. APS has a district-wide policy on the games. Can't comment on Wakefield. Just don't know.

There are well-off, ass-hat kids at all these schools with checked out bro-y parents who think this is all normal and have low expectations. Plenty of kids and families opt out of it and ignore this whole scene. The majority of kids. They are at Yorktown and W-L and private schools and in fact the crowds mix often.