Is it normal to have no acknowledgement of emails in Public Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Note to self: do not send kids to FCPS.

It's much cheaper to send your kids to private school with financial aid. And you'll get warm email responses, too.

Unbelievable how nasty some responses are.

None of this is as nasty as some of the threads in the private school forums where they stop short of calling people out by name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I enrolled one of my kids in an online fcps class for this school year in June. Never heard a word about whether the application was approved or not. I found out when I logged into SIS this month. I had assumed I would've heard something from the online campus office over the summer but didn't.

Online campus send you your stuff in late September or early October (I can't remember which).

That is their standard procedure.

[Anonymous]

Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

Professionals know how to spell Principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

Your kid needs more than one pencil year. You sound crappy. So, you have a healthy income and yet, you expect other parents to provide for your child as you are too selfish to send in supplies for them. Your kid will remember this and its embarrassing when they are the only kid without supplies.

[Anonymous]

A third of the students in DD’s school are considered low income. I’m happy to provide extra supplies, so everyone can get a decent education.

[Anonymous]

No, you send and couple. And you make sure to put back up in the back pack. But the teacher taking what they consider extra for a classroom pot. No way.

If they ask you to send markers or a highlighter. In their elementary years I mark each item with their name with sharpie.

If I buy it for my kid, don’t think you can take 3 of the 5 markers for the class pot.

I’m happy to donate. But don’t touch the supplies I send specifically for my kid.

Besides they have years of crap we know they save.
Years of scissors, markers, pens, if they threw it away at year end shame on them.

[Anonymous]

OP sounds crazy. Why email the principal at all? My son is in 5th grade and I’ve only sent one email ever and it was to say thanks for something she did for the school. She replied.

Both of my children’s teachers in FCPS called after the first day to check in and remind us of BTSN. They do this every year so it must be required. I missed the calls and emailed them saying the kids had a great day and thanking them for the call. I received quick acknowledgment replies from both. In my experiences, the teachers my children have had go above and beyond with communication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

Your kid needs more than one pencil year. You sound crappy. So, you have a healthy income and yet, you expect other parents to provide for your child as you are too selfish to send in supplies for them. Your kid will remember this and its embarrassing when they are the only kid without supplies.

Definitely selfish. She probably sends her kids to school when they are contagious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

You sound awful. So your kid is the one who comes to class and bums supplies off of others? Nice.

There is no communal pile. DC spent part of the first day putting initials on all personal supplies in permanent marker.

Maybe the front office staff was spending the day ensuring that the children got everything they needed and were where they were supposed to be... ya know like they're supposed to be doing. Not coddling petulant adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you send and couple. And you make sure to put back up in the back pack. But the teacher taking what they consider extra for a classroom pot. No way.

If they ask you to send markers or a highlighter. In their elementary years I mark each item with their name with sharpie.

If I buy it for my kid, don’t think you can take 3 of the 5 markers for the class pot.

I’m happy to donate. But don’t touch the supplies I send specifically for my kid.

Besides they have years of crap we know they save.
Years of scissors, markers, pens, if they threw it away at year end shame on them.

Goodness you sound unpleasant. I hope your kids are going to private school. Public school teachers put up with too much crap to be saddled with parents like you on top of everything else. I can only imagine the lessons you are imparting on your children.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is such an example of how all schools are case by case. At our elementary, the principal and assistant principal are extremely responsive... as in will respond to almost any email within a few hours, and almost always get on the phone right away if they can (if not they call back quickly). On the other hand teachers have varied a lot, from exceptionally responsive (sometimes within 30 minutes if kids were at specials) to lackluster... up to a week if that.

[Anonymous]

In a similar situation, I had my daughter registered for kindergarten at our local base school. Then, we decided to send her to Catholic school.

1) I have called the registrar and let her know to take my daughter out of the system. We still have received: her class and teacher assignment, bus schedule, etc.

2) I searched the school website for any email address of a contact so I could resend the request, and have a written record this time. Only email address I could find was the principal's. I sent a quick email letting him know my daughter wasn't coming, b/c people on this site told me, "It could make the difference between them hiring a new teacher, or shifting around class assignments based on the numbers, etc." Which I get. So that is why I was trying to do the "right thing" to let them know.

3) Result? Nada. My daughter is still listed in SIS as attending the base school.

4) I give up. Whatever. I tried. I don't know if they'll eventually think she is a truant or something, but, shrug, what else can I do? I can't hand-hold THEM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

You sound awful. So your kid is the one who comes to class and bums supplies off of others? Nice.

There is no communal pile. DC spent part of the first day putting initials on all personal supplies in permanent marker.

Maybe the front office staff was spending the day ensuring that the children got everything they needed and were where they were supposed to be... ya know like they're supposed to be doing. Not coddling petulant adults.

NP here - Please explain to me how a Kindergartner would need 100 crayons or 20 glue sticks !!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op you have to remember that the front office staff at many schools are really useless. Want to register your child. We’ll come get some papers to fill out.

Wait you don’t have everything scanned in PDF. Or even better fillable pdf. Nope. This is the most basic Office admin stuff. You’re kucky they answer the phone and take attendance.

If they were in a real office they would be fired.


And your supplies. I get it. I learned long ago. Send nothing but one or two pencils. They gab all the loot and put it in a classroom pile. Oh hell no. You better damn well believe one year when my daughter said the teacher took her whole box of brand new pencils, I damn well told her to return them.

I didn’t donate to the class extra pile. So you learn. You send nothing but the bare minimums. I’m not the damn supply bank.

And to not get a response from the Principle. Even a simple thank you for letting us know is pure BS.

They have phones with email. They carry laptops with email.
They are professionals. Not the old ladies in the office.
I’m with you, I expect a response to my email.

You sound awful. So your kid is the one who comes to class and bums supplies off of others? Nice.

There is no communal pile. DC spent part of the first day putting initials on all personal supplies in permanent marker.

Maybe the front office staff was spending the day ensuring that the children got everything they needed and were where they were supposed to be... ya know like they're supposed to be doing. Not coddling petulant adults.

NP here - Please explain to me how a Kindergartner would need 100 crayons or 20 glue sticks !!!

PP here. no idea where you got these questions from based on the previous posts but if you even have to ask, it is clear that you dont have kids or a kindergartner.