Call to discuss the state of Hardy 05/15/23

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Hardy. I asked them whether the interim principal or the other administrators had held an assembly or otherwise met with the students to introduce themselves and explain the transition. Apparently, there has been nothing. The teachers - perhaps unsurprisingly - haven’t told them anything either. If true, this is disappointing. DCPS and the new administration should have the respect for the students to at least keep them informed about such a major change at their school. Keeping them in the dark in this way is not a good look.

Our family does not feel kept in the dark. The entire Hardy community was invited to a DCPS Central Office zoom on the process for selecting a new principal, which was followed by this blast email:

Thank you for attending tonight’s info session about the principal selection process. As promised, I have included the presentation deck, info session recording, feedback link, Campus POC info, and my contact information. I look forward to supporting Hardy through the principal selection process. Should you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out.

Deck Link - ​pdf icon Hardy MS Info Session Deck.pdf

Info Session Recording Link - ​mp4 icon Hardy Principal Panel Community Info Session-20230530_173530-Meeting Recording.mp4

Feedback Link – https://bit.ly/hardyfeedback2324 Feedback link will close on June 6 at 11:59 pm
Campus POC – (deleted for DCUM)

My Contact Info – (deleted for DCUM)

I guess expecting DCUM posters to understand that students and their parents are distinct people was asking too much. Middle schoolers are old enough to be directly informed by the school. As a parent, I feel well enough informed. But I’m not the one directly affected by this, my kid is.

hahah this parent doesn't talk to their kid about what's going on at school but is criticizing the school for not talking to their kid for them. LOL so perfect for this thread.

this is the dcum mindset, right here

No one gives a shit about what your views on the “dcum mindset”.

The interim principal should have held an assembly or, if that couldn’t be done, found a way to get the word to students directly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Hardy. I asked them whether the interim principal or the other administrators had held an assembly or otherwise met with the students to introduce themselves and explain the transition. Apparently, there has been nothing. The teachers - perhaps unsurprisingly - haven’t told them anything either. If true, this is disappointing. DCPS and the new administration should have the respect for the students to at least keep them informed about such a major change at their school. Keeping them in the dark in this way is not a good look.

Our family does not feel kept in the dark. The entire Hardy community was invited to a DCPS Central Office zoom on the process for selecting a new principal, which was followed by this blast email:

Thank you for attending tonight’s info session about the principal selection process. As promised, I have included the presentation deck, info session recording, feedback link, Campus POC info, and my contact information. I look forward to supporting Hardy through the principal selection process. Should you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out.

Deck Link - ​pdf icon Hardy MS Info Session Deck.pdf

Info Session Recording Link - ​mp4 icon Hardy Principal Panel Community Info Session-20230530_173530-Meeting Recording.mp4

Feedback Link – https://bit.ly/hardyfeedback2324 Feedback link will close on June 6 at 11:59 pm
Campus POC – (deleted for DCUM)

My Contact Info – (deleted for DCUM)

I guess expecting DCUM posters to understand that students and their parents are distinct people was asking too much. Middle schoolers are old enough to be directly informed by the school. As a parent, I feel well enough informed. But I’m not the one directly affected by this, my kid is.

hahah this parent doesn't talk to their kid about what's going on at school but is criticizing the school for not talking to their kid for them. LOL so perfect for this thread.

this is the dcum mindset, right here

No one gives a shit about what your views on the “dcum mindset”.

The interim principal should have held an assembly or, if that couldn’t be done, found a way to get the word to students directly.

It's the last week of school. Who cares??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How are things now that he's gone? Any improvement?

Yes. Incidents are now being publicly disclosed rather than ignored and covered up. And the musical has finally been scheduled for a date certain!

Updating an old thread because i want to put hardy in a fair light: (I a a current student there) We recently had our 2025 musical, the new drama teacher is fantastic, the new principal (westover) has cracked down on violence (she stands at a bus stop on wisconsin and supervises) and for anyone arguing for deal for academics, I should mention that I took algebra 1 in 6th grade (yes it is possible, and Hardys math program is truly fantastic, English and Science are pretty bad but thats just the curicculum, just gotta wait for dcps to realise how utterly atrocious their curriculum is (my parents both teach DCPS elementary school). for what its worth, kids at deal hate it, its so competetive that next to no one can make it onto school teams, so opportunities for participation are very limited.

sorry for any spelling errors, I am writing this on an ereader

[Anonymous]

The students are doing drugs all day outside the school and selling then to other kids 🙂

[Anonymous]

The principal is horrible.

[Anonymous]

Many DCPS They must put new principals; the current ones do absolutely nothing. Starting with MacArthur, who did his Degree online😭

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The principal is horrible.

Hardy? Best principal in the system. 180 degrees from 2 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are things now that he's gone? Any improvement?

Yes. Incidents are now being publicly disclosed rather than ignored and covered up. And the musical has finally been scheduled for a date certain!

Updating an old thread because i want to put hardy in a fair light: (I a a current student there) We recently had our 2025 musical, the new drama teacher is fantastic, the new principal (westover) has cracked down on violence (she stands at a bus stop on wisconsin and supervises) and for anyone arguing for deal for academics, I should mention that I took algebra 1 in 6th grade (yes it is possible, and Hardys math program is truly fantastic, English and Science are pretty bad but thats just the curicculum, just gotta wait for dcps to realise how utterly atrocious their curriculum is (my parents both teach DCPS elementary school). for what its worth, kids at deal hate it, its so competetive that next to no one can make it onto school teams, so opportunities for participation are very limited.

sorry for any spelling errors, I am writing this on an ereader

Thank you for this! My kid is currently at Hardy and loves it (he actually likes English and science best though, lol).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal is horrible.

Hardy? Best principal in the system. 180 degrees from 2 years ago.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are things now that he's gone? Any improvement?

Yes. Incidents are now being publicly disclosed rather than ignored and covered up. And the musical has finally been scheduled for a date certain!

Updating an old thread because i want to put hardy in a fair light: (I a a current student there) We recently had our 2025 musical, the new drama teacher is fantastic, the new principal (westover) has cracked down on violence (she stands at a bus stop on wisconsin and supervises) and for anyone arguing for deal for academics, I should mention that I took algebra 1 in 6th grade (yes it is possible, and Hardys math program is truly fantastic, English and Science are pretty bad but thats just the curicculum, just gotta wait for dcps to realise how utterly atrocious their curriculum is (my parents both teach DCPS elementary school). for what its worth, kids at deal hate it, its so competetive that next to no one can make it onto school teams, so opportunities for participation are very limited.

sorry for any spelling errors, I am writing this on an ereader

Thank you for this! My kid is currently at Hardy and loves it (he actually likes English and science best though, lol).

Yes, thank you! Your insight and perspective is appreciated.

[Anonymous]

lol remember how outraged the union cronies were that the Hardy parents got together and ousted a terrible principal? Good times!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal is horrible.

Hardy? Best principal in the system. 180 degrees from 2 years ago.

+1000

Completely agree.

Signed, parent of two Hardy kids, one of whom lived through the 2023 principal-pocalypse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol remember how outraged the union cronies were that the Hardy parents got together and ousted a terrible principal? Good times!

We have a rising 5th grader in a neighborhood school and look forward to Hardy in 2026/2027 and to supporting the PTA and Principal/staff. So glad a DCPS middle school is on its way to becoming truly great.