LAMB closing its existing campuses and consolidating to one campus

[Anonymous]

Agree with PP. They only told parents because the rumors were rampant and not because they wanted to be open to parents about their plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. They only told parents because the rumors were rampant and not because they wanted to be open to parents about their plans.

Toward the end of the MO meeting they said that the reason they didn't consult parents earlier is because they were not allowed to talk about the deal publicly. The seller of the site probably didn't want them talking about it until they notified their stakeholders.

Any staff members who discussed this previously should not have done so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren't we asking the LAMB administration to do BETTER this time? We really can't do better than a facility that is probably too small, in an inconvenient location far from transit?

Because this is a great space and it will be impossible to find something better? Can you name one location/building where you think that the school can be located and be convenient for ALL families? There is no such place and I for one think that Kingsbury is as close to perfect as the school can get.

This is only because you live down the street. It is at the very top of DC away from downtown.

I see no point to merge into one giant school. There is no savings since the cost of merging into one school will be paid by the families who don't live nearby. Nothing that has been said about Kingsbury is remotely placed in reality. we don't even know if the neighborhood will accept raising the occupancy by 100% (and the subsequent 600 extra cars on the road- the original Kingsbury center had kids bussed in).

We don't know what will happen with the historic board. Whether the plans will be approved. We haven't seen real blue prints. We don't know if the charter board will approve this. we don't know anything but somehow, magically, it will happen in a year.

Yes, nothing is certain which is why initially the lamb administrators did not share this information. But there was pressure among parents that administrators need to be open. So they had these meetings and shared this opportunity. As they said, nothing is certain, it is an opportunity that they are exploring, that is all. We/parents force them to share when they are still in the exploratory stages, and then we criticize them for not having firm enough plans to explain in detail how the move will take place. That makes no sense.

Be realistic. The timing here is obvious. They waited until right after the lottery opt-in so the announcement wouldn't hurt their acceptance/enrollment numbers. That way existing parents couldn't decide to go to another school based on this Kingsbury flyer, and prospective students would be trapped with them until the next lottery cycle.

This was a cynical, corporate decision that assigned zero value to the interests of LAMB students and their families.

Any updates on this from people in the know? Inquiring accepted student minds want to know.

[Anonymous]

Recently we heard on a tour that they do intend to go to Kingsbury in 2018. I realize it's not signed sealed and delivered. We based our own decision partly on the likelihood of this move.

As for the claim that nobody knew till opt-in, I did go to an open house before lottery results came out (I guess in February?) and was told SD was temporary, so they may not have said WHERE or exactly when, but did say it was a lease and they wanted to consolidate to one building eventually.

I gather some people are very upset so we talked to some parents in person which is more useful than reading DCUM IMHO. Still good to know all the potential challenges. I felt most schools probably have these though (see angry MV threads as well) and schools on here are either on pedestals or trashed, often in the same threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently we heard on a tour that they do intend to go to Kingsbury in 2018. I realize it's not signed sealed and delivered. We based our own decision partly on the likelihood of this move.

As for the claim that nobody knew till opt-in, I did go to an open house before lottery results came out (I guess in February?) and was told SD was temporary, so they may not have said WHERE or exactly when, but did say it was a lease and they wanted to consolidate to one building eventually.

I gather some people are very upset so we talked to some parents in person which is more useful than reading DCUM IMHO. Still good to know all the potential challenges. I felt most schools probably have these though (see angry MV threads as well) and schools on here are either on pedestals or trashed, often in the same threads.

People hear what they want to hear. To some 'eventually' sounded like a decade or more in the future when, in fact, it may be 12-18 months in the future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Recently we heard on a tour that they do intend to go to Kingsbury in 2018. I realize it's not signed sealed and delivered. We based our own decision partly on the likelihood of this move.

As for the claim that nobody knew till opt-in, I did go to an open house before lottery results came out (I guess in February?) and was told SD was temporary, so they may not have said WHERE or exactly when, but did say it was a lease and they wanted to consolidate to one building eventually.

I gather some people are very upset so we talked to some parents in person which is more useful than reading DCUM IMHO. Still good to know all the potential challenges. I felt most schools probably have these though (see angry MV threads as well) and schools on here are either on pedestals or trashed, often in the same threads.

People hear what they want to hear. To some 'eventually' sounded like a decade or more in the future when, in fact, it may be 12-18 months in the future.

True, I know I walked away thinking no way because I pictured Walter Reed as the destination (which it eventually is, DCI). Now we got an offer and took it anyway. Hope it's worth it