Confused about MV

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

Do you have another option? Will you be taking it?

I have declined the waitlist offer at MV and will send my child to Yu Ying (which was our other option).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

+1. I also live in the neighborhood and see MV kids everyday walking to and fro from nearby playgrounds now that the weather is nice. They are all exceptionally well behaved. Wish the Dunbar HS kids were as well behaved :wink:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I was at the tour a did not see any classrooms that were JAMMED PACKED... You must have been homeschooled because 20-24 kids in a classroom (especially one of that size) is not JAMMED PACKED. You must have never visited schools with smaller classroom space like Stokes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I was at the tour a did not see any classrooms that were JAMMED PACKED... You must have been homeschooled because 20-24 kids in a classroom (especially one of that size) is not JAMMED PACKED. You must have never visited schools with smaller classroom space like Stokes.

I wasn't home-schooled (although I guess that was your attempt at trying to be facetious) The classrooms are small and to have 22-24 kids in them seemed to be alot. Given those 2 observations, they were JAM PACKED in my opinion. (not JAMMED -FYI)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I was at the tour a did not see any classrooms that were JAMMED PACKED... You must have been homeschooled because 20-24 kids in a classroom (especially one of that size) is not JAMMED PACKED. You must have never visited schools with smaller classroom space like Stokes.

I wasn't home-schooled (although I guess that was your attempt at trying to be facetious) The classrooms are small and to have 22-24 kids in them seemed to be alot. Given those 2 observations, they were JAM PACKED in my opinion. (not JAMMED -FYI)

I guess small is relative .. those classrooms are NOT small by any means...ask to tour Stokes and then you will see small classrooms... What school do you know with bigger classrooms so I can apply to them next year...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

R u sure they were MV students? I live near there and have never seen this. All the neighborhood parks are on the western side of north Capitol off 1st St NW so there is no reason for MV students to cross N cap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

Not sure what you talking about? I am a third neighbor who sees the kids walking to the playground regularly. They go west on P st to 1st NW, north two blocks to Florida and 1st NW. They have to cross P street and 1st Street but aren't anywhere near North Capitol, and both those roads are fairly slowmoving, and each of them they cross appropriately at a crossing with a light. They walk along Florida to get to the entrance, but do not cross it. It's not "quite a walk" by any stretch of the imagination.

Are they also taking kids across N Capitol to another park? I walk past the school and around the school every.single.day and I've only ever seen MV kids (in their distinctive colorful MV shirts) walking calmly in pairs to the Florida ave playground. (They are fairly raucous once at the playground, but travel to and from is calm and well disciplined).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

R u sure they were MV students? I live near there and have never seen this. All the neighborhood parks are on the western side of north Capitol off 1st St NW so there is no reason for MV students to cross N cap.

Different poster, I have seen groups of kids crossing N Capitol at P with teachers but they are very clearly NOT MV kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When is the next open house?

Friday 10a.m. I'm coming then to turn in enrollment but only as a safety. Looking at other waitlists to clear.

What schools are you hoping for? Hope you get what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I was at the tour a did not see any classrooms that were JAMMED PACKED... You must have been homeschooled because 20-24 kids in a classroom (especially one of that size) is not JAMMED PACKED. You must have never visited schools with smaller classroom space like Stokes.

I wasn't home-schooled (although I guess that was your attempt at trying to be facetious) The classrooms are small and to have 22-24 kids in them seemed to be alot. Given those 2 observations, they were JAM PACKED in my opinion. (not JAMMED -FYI)

I guess small is relative .. those classrooms are NOT small by any means...ask to tour Stokes and then you will see small classrooms... What school do you know with bigger classrooms so I can apply to them next year...

Wait - Stokes's classrooms are even smaller than the new ones at MV? MV new classrooms look great but they're going to be incredibly crowded once inhabited. Isn't there some sort of city code that sets minimum classroom size per-student?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When is the next open house?

Friday 10a.m. I'm coming then to turn in enrollment but only as a safety. Looking at other waitlists to clear.

What schools are you hoping for? Hope you get what you want.

WOTP schools. We have single digits at 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

Not sure what you talking about? I am a third neighbor who sees the kids walking to the playground regularly. They go west on P st to 1st NW, north two blocks to Florida and 1st NW. They have to cross P street and 1st Street but aren't anywhere near North Capitol, and both those roads are fairly slowmoving, and each of them they cross appropriately at a crossing with a light. They walk along Florida to get to the entrance, but do not cross it. It's not "quite a walk" by any stretch of the imagination.

Are they also taking kids across N Capitol to another park? I walk past the school and around the school every.single.day and I've only ever seen MV kids (in their distinctive colorful MV shirts) walking calmly in pairs to the Florida ave playground. (They are fairly raucous once at the playground, but travel to and from is calm and well disciplined).

I was looking from out of the window of the new building of MV during the tour, when I saw children (wearing MV tees) and their teachers walking toward N. Capitol. They were at the light waiting when my tour moved. I presume they were going to a park. The tour guide mentioned that there were of a total of 3 parks that are frequented. Perhaps, there is one across N. Capitol as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So others may Eat (SOME) is on the next block and buses the homeless in to feed them.

If having homeless dudes bother you, go to another school.

Thanks the the replies all. So the schools top 3 were "too busy"
to welcome new families and answer questions--and current families are okay being treated that way?


OP here and I don't live too far from MV, so no issues with homeless. Aggressive panhandling and harassment such as I experienced today , however crossed a line.

I, too, attended yesterday's Open House tour. I was VERY disappointed. I had high expectations of the school and after that tour, it really fell short of my expectations. The tour guide was not very insightful. She didn't seem to be prepared to answer obvious questions. She was "winging it" and doing a poor job of it.

I was not pleased to here that after all of the construction & renovation, there would be no viable playground. Therefore, they'd round up 22-24 kids, per class, and walk them through a very traffic heavy area with 2 teachers to nearby playgrounds. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be safe enough to have preschoolers walking through on a daily basis just for recess. I work on North Capitol street (about 5 minutes from the MV location) and our organization is always being made aware of murders, muggings, bicyclist assaults and thefts that seem to happen weekly, if not daily.

I also came across a few student working outside of their classrooms and asked them why there were not in their class doing their work to which they replied it was too loud in the class to concentrate so the teacher asked to finish their assignments in the corridor. Those classrooms were JAM PACKED with kids.

I live in the neighborhood and see MV students with their teachers walking to nearby playgrounds. I have to say that the kids are safe. They are paired in twos and walk with one teacher in the front of the group and the other holding up the rear. I understand your concerns with safety, but I always note how orderly these groups of kids are.

Thank you for posting this. I also saw the same (children walking in pairs, very attentive teachers) BUT crossing North Capitol (a very busy, major street) worries me. All it takes is one irresponsible driver to run a light or jump a curb and they will be changing that policy. There are a HUGE amount of accidents on that street and its heavily trafficked due to road construction. I see it as an accident waiting to happen. The fact that all the "nearby " public parks are quite a walk from the MV location. They arent across the street, as I have seen in other charter schools that dont have one on their campuses.

Not sure what you talking about? I am a third neighbor who sees the kids walking to the playground regularly. They go west on P st to 1st NW, north two blocks to Florida and 1st NW. They have to cross P street and 1st Street but aren't anywhere near North Capitol, and both those roads are fairly slowmoving, and each of them they cross appropriately at a crossing with a light. They walk along Florida to get to the entrance, but do not cross it. It's not "quite a walk" by any stretch of the imagination.

Are they also taking kids across N Capitol to another park? I walk past the school and around the school every.single.day and I've only ever seen MV kids (in their distinctive colorful MV shirts) walking calmly in pairs to the Florida ave playground. (They are fairly raucous once at the playground, but travel to and from is calm and well disciplined).

I was looking from out of the window of the new building of MV during the tour, when I saw children (wearing MV tees) and their teachers walking toward N. Capitol. They were at the light waiting when my tour moved. I presume they were going to a park. The tour guide mentioned that there were of a total of 3 parks that are frequented. Perhaps, there is one across N. Capitol as well.

Harry Thomas Rec Center is just across North Capitol. I've never asked, but I'm sure they go there as well. It's just as close as the Florida Ave playground (and nicer).