APS Elementary Planning Mtg at Swanson - Option 1 in, Option 2 out, McKinley Moms out of contro

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Anonymous wrote:Fellow McK parent here wondering who was freaking out....I've avoided the PTA meetings because we aren't opposed to the plan. I'm tired of the overcrowding. I do wish I knew which other parents were unhinged.

Can anyone indicate who we are talking about? 2nd and K parent? 3rd and 1st parent? Someone else entirely?

2nd I think. Although honestly most of us had never seen her before she showed up at the PTA meeting when the proposals were first discussed. She screams at our PTA president the same way she screams at the APS staff. And yes, she's likely headed to Ashlawn if the final boundaries come out the way I think they will.

APS should ban her from school property. I don't want her near my kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ashlawn mom here in a PU that will stay Ashlawn. I am absolutely terrified of the McKinley moms coming to our school.

Don’t be. Most of them are lovely people. We have many friends at both schools and all will be well. Unfortunately this crackpot is headed your way, so yes, fear her.

Don’t worry unless you are in the ash lawn walk zone, you may be heading to Drew in 2021. Still loads of open seats.

Drew? That makes no sense. Barrett or ASFS. But Ashlawn to Drew?

PP was just being snarky and stupid. Not serious.

[Anonymous]

I was there tonight and she was threatening. Completely disgusting behavior. She was the worst but there were other McKinley people in the hall who were pretty bad. There were two neighbors who were horrified that buses would be driving through their neighborhood to McKinley as they walked to Ashlawn - seriously!!! They should be glad they are walkable either way.

My takeaways were:
- Large majority of McKinley will be walkers in the proposal
- ASFS population and surrounding is so large they can absorb ASFS and Key
- ATS can keep their name. They will be like HB move this year -everyone will go because they love the program.
- Key can move intact. Some people were only going there because it was close. Their population will fit in ATS just fine.
- Need to preserve VPI and ensure those classes are in the right places to best serve high rush populations.
- McKinley parents are possibly the worst in Arlington. They tried to throw other schools under the bus and when their arguments didn’t make sense, they just yelled.

Bottom line is that the McKinley mom may stroke out but her neighbors and their kids will be just fine. No different than the Fleet or Discovery redistricting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

[Anonymous]

Risk not rush

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was there tonight and she was threatening. Completely disgusting behavior. She was the worst but there were other McKinley people in the hall who were pretty bad. There were two neighbors who were horrified that buses would be driving through their neighborhood to McKinley as they walked to Ashlawn - seriously!!! They should be glad they are walkable either way.

My takeaways were:
- Large majority of McKinley will be walkers in the proposal
- ASFS population and surrounding is so large they can absorb ASFS and Key
- ATS can keep their name. They will be like HB move this year -everyone will go because they love the program.
- Key can move intact. Some people were only going there because it was close. Their population will fit in ATS just fine.
- Need to preserve VPI and ensure those classes are in the right places to best serve high rush populations.
- McKinley parents are possibly the worst in Arlington. They tried to throw other schools under the bus and when their arguments didn’t make sense, they just yelled.

Bottom line is that the McKinley mom may stroke out but her neighbors and their kids will be just fine. No different than the Fleet or Discovery redistricting.

Which schools did they try to throw under the bus and what were the arguments.

So bummed the recording isn’t available, hopefully tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

Maybe some of the most vocal AEM people and the AEM admins realize they are part of the problem and don’t typically have a civil tone when talking about any issue surrounding aps and instead make it seem like they’re sending their kids to a school that is still using a primer from 100 years ago to learn to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

AEM is for grandstanding and campaigning, this is where we gossip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was there tonight and she was threatening. Completely disgusting behavior. She was the worst but there were other McKinley people in the hall who were pretty bad. There were two neighbors who were horrified that buses would be driving through their neighborhood to McKinley as they walked to Ashlawn - seriously!!! They should be glad they are walkable either way.

My takeaways were:
- Large majority of McKinley will be walkers in the proposal
- ASFS population and surrounding is so large they can absorb ASFS and Key
- ATS can keep their name. They will be like HB move this year -everyone will go because they love the program.
- Key can move intact. Some people were only going there because it was close. Their population will fit in ATS just fine.
- Need to preserve VPI and ensure those classes are in the right places to best serve high rush populations.
- McKinley parents are possibly the worst in Arlington. They tried to throw other schools under the bus and when their arguments didn’t make sense, they just yelled.

Bottom line is that the McKinley mom may stroke out but her neighbors and their kids will be just fine. No different than the Fleet or Discovery redistricting.

Which schools did they try to throw under the bus and what were the arguments.

So bummed the recording isn’t available, hopefully tomorrow.

They kept screaming about Ashlawn like it was a Super Max prison. Why not Tuckaoe or Nottingham. Screaming that other schools would be under capacity. Psychos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

They’re too busy Googling Sandy Munnell to come up with reasons why they hate her. She doesn’t look woke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

They’re too busy Googling Sandy Munnell to come up with reasons why they hate her. She doesn’t look woke.

I’m excited to learn more about Sandy. She’s not an AC/DC puppet and actually have experience in APS. She even has a vested interest in its success, not just her own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was there tonight and she was threatening. Completely disgusting behavior. She was the worst but there were other McKinley people in the hall who were pretty bad. There were two neighbors who were horrified that buses would be driving through their neighborhood to McKinley as they walked to Ashlawn - seriously!!! They should be glad they are walkable either way.

My takeaways were:
- Large majority of McKinley will be walkers in the proposal
- ASFS population and surrounding is so large they can absorb ASFS and Key
- ATS can keep their name. They will be like HB move this year -everyone will go because they love the program.
- Key can move intact. Some people were only going there because it was close. Their population will fit in ATS just fine.
- Need to preserve VPI and ensure those classes are in the right places to best serve high rush populations.
- McKinley parents are possibly the worst in Arlington. They tried to throw other schools under the bus and when their arguments didn’t make sense, they just yelled.

Bottom line is that the McKinley mom may stroke out but her neighbors and their kids will be just fine. No different than the Fleet or Discovery redistricting.

Which schools did they try to throw under the bus and what were the arguments.

So bummed the recording isn’t available, hopefully tomorrow.

Tuckahoe, Nottingham, Long Branch, Ashlawn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

AEM is for grandstanding and campaigning, this is where we gossip.

True. I’m still creeped out about who was acting crazy, though, and wished I knew who it was. I don’t like knowing there is someone like that at my school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the nutjob on AEM?

If it's who I imagining, no. Again, if it's who I think she is, she's a #saveMcKinley parent, though.

Why isn't AEM talking about this?

AEM is for grandstanding and campaigning, this is where we gossip.

True. I’m still creeped out about who was acting crazy, though, and wished I knew who it was. I don’t like knowing there is someone like that at my school.

It wasn’t just one person. There may have been a craziest, but there was a group of unruly yellers.