Lee Montessori - Brookland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 8 years total of elementary at Lee my kids have had great teachers, and most parents seem to be positive about their kids’ teachers (though the ones who aren’t probably moved their kids out of the school...) Teachers leave for different reasons. Two elementary teachers have been poached by Aiden Montessori in the last few years; at least one is leaving the area; one is taking a break after being there for a bunch of years. And some are probably unhappy with the school for various reasons - it’s going to happen anywhere.

If you have any more specific questions or worries I’ll try to answer them.

And some beloved teachers who have been there for years were asked not to come back this coming school year. They did not get return offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In 8 years total of elementary at Lee my kids have had great teachers, and most parents seem to be positive about their kids’ teachers (though the ones who aren’t probably moved their kids out of the school...) Teachers leave for different reasons. Two elementary teachers have been poached by Aiden Montessori in the last few years; at least one is leaving the area; one is taking a break after being there for a bunch of years. And some are probably unhappy with the school for various reasons - it’s going to happen anywhere.

If you have any more specific questions or worries I’ll try to answer them.

And some beloved teachers who have been there for years were asked not to come back this coming school year. They did not get return offers.

That is strange. Is something else going on? How is the new principal so far?

[Anonymous]

And some beloved teachers who have been there for years were asked not to come back this coming school year. They did not get return offers.

Hearsay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
And some beloved teachers who have been there for years were asked not to come back this coming school year. They did not get return offers.

Hearsay.

This isn’t court. Everything on this board is just rumor and opinion unless backed by concrete external evidence.

I’ve talked to enough Lee families IRL to know the school is middling. It’s fine fir kids who would have done well anywhere, it’s great for a select few, and it may be a bad school for kids who need a more traditional approach to academics.

Though the same could be said of many Montessori programs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meaning?

Meaning people are really catching on that the preschool is lovely but the upper elementary hasn't come together. The new-school buzz is wearing off and it's been enough time.

The thing about having hardly any kids in the PARCC-testing grades is, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to educate such a small group.

There’s a big drop off before 5th and 6th grades is mostly because most families aren’t in bounds for a middle school they’re comfortable with, so they feel like they need to lottery into a middle school instead of staying through sixth. Most people we know who left after 4th would have liked to stay at Lee otherwise.

Oke doke, so why are the test scores so bad? And I thought there was Sojourner Truth for middle school (the racial achievement gap is going to be an awkward thing there too, no?)

Truth doesn’t have feeder rights from Lee. And also awkwardly, there’s a grade overlap between Truth and Lee. From what I hear a bunch of Lee kids went to Truth for 6th while some stayed at Lee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meaning?

Meaning people are really catching on that the preschool is lovely but the upper elementary hasn't come together. The new-school buzz is wearing off and it's been enough time.

The thing about having hardly any kids in the PARCC-testing grades is, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to educate such a small group.

There’s a big drop off before 5th and 6th grades is mostly because most families aren’t in bounds for a middle school they’re comfortable with, so they feel like they need to lottery into a middle school instead of staying through sixth. Most people we know who left after 4th would have liked to stay at Lee otherwise.

No formal rights, but is it hard to get in? No.

Why again the awful test scores?

Oke doke, so why are the test scores so bad? And I thought there was Sojourner Truth for middle school (the racial achievement gap is going to be an awkward thing there too, no?)

Truth doesn’t have feeder rights from Lee. And also awkwardly, there’s a grade overlap between Truth and Lee. From what I hear a bunch of Lee kids went to Truth for 6th while some stayed at Lee.