Kentlands school cluster

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are making me want to run over to our local school Travilah and shower our amazing principal with accolades. Is she perfect? Nope. But she is an independent thinker, she works with kids as individuals, she treads the fine line between the community and MCPS itself and has excelled at every turn during this tricky year. Travilah is mostly not a walkable area but the new community Mount Prospect is attracting tons of kentlands families who are tired of being piled on top of each other like hamsters and there is no prettier little area in all of MoCo, 10 minutes to Kentlands, rio, 15 to potomac village, so convenient, perfect Country vibe but suburban amenities. Super multicultural and international. And travilah is an incredible school with a fantastic top tier principal.

I do have to laugh at that. I never feel like I’m piled on top of anyone!

whenever I go to a friend's at Kentlands for dinner, we can see right into the next door neighbor's kitchen. We can see them eating, and they can see us eating. I mean, I guess it's "close knit", but personally, I don't want to be that "close knit".

This. We lived there and moved pretty quickly. It's close knit as in everyone knows and gossips about everyone else and their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree. RCES will probably get a new Principal and AP. With these attitudes of the faux rich, I don’t blame the principal and ap from wanting to leave. Best to be where you are understood and appreciated. I mean OMG - can you believe the principal sometimes doesn’t attend school events in favor of attending her OWN kid’s school events? The druthers! It’s almost like she has a life outside of school or something - she needs to remember to always attend to OUR kids first!

Buddy. She's the head of the school. Her husband should have attended her kids back to school nights and she should have been present at the place she was supposed to be in charge of. Not that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, 20878 as a zip code (which encompasses the part of Gaithersburg south of 270, Darnestown, and down to Travilah) is 50% white. Considering the areas in that zip code that are outside of Kentlands are at least as affluent as Kentlands, if not more, I would assume that tracks to Kentlands being about 50% white as well.

https://www.zipdatamaps.com/20878

The kentlands has its 1 point million homes but it has significantly more apartments and split condos and even condos. I'm sure there are many more pocs in the Kentlands then there are in north potomac which has a handful of townhouses but is otherwise million dollar(s) homes.

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Anonymous wrote:Welp...Ms. Hammond is leaving and going to Waters Landing, just announced at the BOE

. Probably after reading all of the disparaging statements on this thread. I hope the new school loves her and appreciate her and I hope the spoiled entitled parents at RCES get exactly what they deserve. P.S. the principal before Hammond WANTED to leave, so you all are pining away for someone who doesn’t even like you. Now let’s see who you end up with.

Says the parent who doesn’t send their kid to RCES. Sorry you can’t afford to live in the Kentlands, but find another thread.

By "can't afford" PP means "choose not to live in a neighborhood where your house is 3.2 inches from your neighbor." It's close knit alright

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Anonymous wrote:Our oldest will be entering K this fall and we’re hoping to move before then do we don’t have to during the school year. We really love the Kentlands community and how spirited and close knit and walkable it is. However am I correct in assuming because Rachel Carson and Lakelands are so close, bussing is not provided to anyone K-6? If so, how big of a drag is that? Obviously a walk during a beautiful day is great, but I’d imagine there probably enormous amount of traffic on rainy/snowy/cold days? Any other thoughts about the community or school cluster would be helpful!

It’s a great community. We are long time residents.

That said, Rachel Carson has plummeted under the new principal. A mass exodus to private schools. Do your research and talk to other parents. As someone who loves the community it’s very painful to watch. Just 3 years ago there were plans to alleviate the massive overcrowding. Now, enrollment has dropped so much (and projections show continued drop) all plans are off the table.

I don't know about leaving for private school; however, the peak of the Rachel Carson is the 2025 graduation year. There are some younger families, just not as many because most of the residents have already had their kids due to the age of the housing. People aren't moving out of the neighborhood. You will find very little inventory because we love the neighborhood so much.

There isn't bussing to the high school either. There are a lot of kids that walk to all the schools, including high school. I consider it a safe walking environment since the streets are narrow. If you're concerned about traffic in the morning, sign them up for the before care. My kids went through it and loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:What specifically has gone downhill about RCES?

The principal is an ineffective leader. There was always rumors it was a job nobody wanted (first gen parents in the hood were a handful). Not only are parents unhappy with it, but it seems like many kids are too. I doubt we see change though, it would require the county stepping in.

I’ve watched from afar as my kids are all long gone from RCES. It used to be a crown jewel of schools in MoCo. Today? I wouldn’t send my kids there. Puts a stain on what is overall an amazing (and possibly best) community in MoCo.

first gen parents in the hood? can you elaborate??

First gen parents? Kentlands was there in the 1990s. Those parents already have kids who have kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are making me want to run over to our local school Travilah and shower our amazing principal with accolades. Is she perfect? Nope. But she is an independent thinker, she works with kids as individuals, she treads the fine line between the community and MCPS itself and has excelled at every turn during this tricky year. Travilah is mostly not a walkable area but the new community Mount Prospect is attracting tons of kentlands families who are tired of being piled on top of each other like hamsters and there is no prettier little area in all of MoCo, 10 minutes to Kentlands, rio, 15 to potomac village, so convenient, perfect Country vibe but suburban amenities. Super multicultural and international. And travilah is an incredible school with a fantastic top tier principal.

I do have to laugh at that. I never feel like I’m piled on top of anyone!

whenever I go to a friend's at Kentlands for dinner, we can see right into the next door neighbor's kitchen. We can see them eating, and they can see us eating. I mean, I guess it's "close knit", but personally, I don't want to be that "close knit".

Then the neighborhood is not for you! I love having a small yard, less maintenance. I love that my kids walk to school every day. That saves a significant amount of time for them. They get up later and get home earlier than their peers at other schools. It's definitely an advantage.

[Anonymous]

Principal Chep was truly a rock star Principal. Mcps should put him and other stand outs in charge of a Principal training program if they want to regain the reputation for the school district.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are making me want to run over to our local school Travilah and shower our amazing principal with accolades. Is she perfect? Nope. But she is an independent thinker, she works with kids as individuals, she treads the fine line between the community and MCPS itself and has excelled at every turn during this tricky year. Travilah is mostly not a walkable area but the new community Mount Prospect is attracting tons of kentlands families who are tired of being piled on top of each other like hamsters and there is no prettier little area in all of MoCo, 10 minutes to Kentlands, rio, 15 to potomac village, so convenient, perfect Country vibe but suburban amenities. Super multicultural and international. And travilah is an incredible school with a fantastic top tier principal.

I do have to laugh at that. I never feel like I’m piled on top of anyone!

whenever I go to a friend's at Kentlands for dinner, we can see right into the next door neighbor's kitchen. We can see them eating, and they can see us eating. I mean, I guess it's "close knit", but personally, I don't want to be that "close knit".

This. We lived there and moved pretty quickly. It's close knit as in everyone knows and gossips about everyone else and their kids.

This is 100% untrue. We’ve lived here for 7 years, and have never gossiped about anyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, 20878 as a zip code (which encompasses the part of Gaithersburg south of 270, Darnestown, and down to Travilah) is 50% white. Considering the areas in that zip code that are outside of Kentlands are at least as affluent as Kentlands, if not more, I would assume that tracks to Kentlands being about 50% white as well.

https://www.zipdatamaps.com/20878

The kentlands has its 1 point million homes but it has significantly more apartments and split condos and even condos. I'm sure there are many more pocs in the Kentlands then there are in north potomac which has a handful of townhouses but is otherwise million dollar(s) homes.

Even condos? Oh, the horror!

[Anonymous]

The RCES principal position is officially posted through April 21. Would expect interviews to be in early May and an announcement in late May/early June of the new principal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are making me want to run over to our local school Travilah and shower our amazing principal with accolades. Is she perfect? Nope. But she is an independent thinker, she works with kids as individuals, she treads the fine line between the community and MCPS itself and has excelled at every turn during this tricky year. Travilah is mostly not a walkable area but the new community Mount Prospect is attracting tons of kentlands families who are tired of being piled on top of each other like hamsters and there is no prettier little area in all of MoCo, 10 minutes to Kentlands, rio, 15 to potomac village, so convenient, perfect Country vibe but suburban amenities. Super multicultural and international. And travilah is an incredible school with a fantastic top tier principal.

I do have to laugh at that. I never feel like I’m piled on top of anyone!

whenever I go to a friend's at Kentlands for dinner, we can see right into the next door neighbor's kitchen. We can see them eating, and they can see us eating. I mean, I guess it's "close knit", but personally, I don't want to be that "close knit".

This. We lived there and moved pretty quickly. It's close knit as in everyone knows and gossips about everyone else and their kids.

This is 100% untrue. We’ve lived here for 7 years, and have never gossiped about anyone.

You must not get out much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our oldest will be entering K this fall and we’re hoping to move before then do we don’t have to during the school year. We really love the Kentlands community and how spirited and close knit and walkable it is. However am I correct in assuming because Rachel Carson and Lakelands are so close, bussing is not provided to anyone K-6? If so, how big of a drag is that? Obviously a walk during a beautiful day is great, but I’d imagine there probably enormous amount of traffic on rainy/snowy/cold days? Any other thoughts about the community or school cluster would be helpful!

It is a very Stepford-like, very white community. It is the epitome of a bubble. But if that is what impresses you, along with their overcrowded and mediocre elementary school, by all means, go for it.

Umm … our really good friends who live on our block are half-Iranian, half-Colombian. We have people we know in this neighborhood who are Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Georgian, etc.

But sure. Continue to talk about a neighborhood you clearly don’t know anything about.

Iran and Colombia are also full of white people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are making me want to run over to our local school Travilah and shower our amazing principal with accolades. Is she perfect? Nope. But she is an independent thinker, she works with kids as individuals, she treads the fine line between the community and MCPS itself and has excelled at every turn during this tricky year. Travilah is mostly not a walkable area but the new community Mount Prospect is attracting tons of kentlands families who are tired of being piled on top of each other like hamsters and there is no prettier little area in all of MoCo, 10 minutes to Kentlands, rio, 15 to potomac village, so convenient, perfect Country vibe but suburban amenities. Super multicultural and international. And travilah is an incredible school with a fantastic top tier principal.

I do have to laugh at that. I never feel like I’m piled on top of anyone!

whenever I go to a friend's at Kentlands for dinner, we can see right into the next door neighbor's kitchen. We can see them eating, and they can see us eating. I mean, I guess it's "close knit", but personally, I don't want to be that "close knit".

This. We lived there and moved pretty quickly. It's close knit as in everyone knows and gossips about everyone else and their kids.

This is 100% untrue. We’ve lived here for 7 years, and have never gossiped about anyone.

You must not get out much.

We get out a ton! We’re extremely involved in the community. You just don’t know much about this neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Where do kids from kentlands go to high school?