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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry the above link didn’t work. Perhaps this one will: https://secure.smore.com/n/0mkc3

If not, you can find it on the main LT page (ludlowtaylor.org) under PTO News & Information.[/quote]

lol. I’m exhausted reading the PTO minutes and I didn’t even get 1/3 of the way through.

LT parents keep this up - I want to see you harass and drive out what seems to be a perfectly fine principal because you have such a massive sense of entitlement. GL, you may not enjoy the candidates in the principal pool. [/quote]

They have driven out prior principals too.  Last one just up and quit in like September.  [/quote]

That principal didn’t leave because of parents. I liked her a lot though.[/quote]

Q: are the teachers who drove that one out still at L-T? I remember that bring such a big thing, how there were some long tenured teachers at the school who just refused to work with her and torpedoed her administration. But then after Miller showed up that talk quoted down even though Miller also gets criticized a ton by teachers and parents.

Based on the school's past experiences I almost wonder if bring universally criticized but staying in the post is a sign of quality admin. Because it means you can persevere even when under constant attack.[/quote]

I think there was a transition for a lot of Hill schools where certain teachers were able to exert a lot of power at the school for a long time (the survivors who had outlasted Rhee). They get phased out eventually. We were lucky enough to go to a Hill school where this transition had already happened and the longtimers still there were incredibly talented teachers. [/quote]

Yes we are also at a Hill school with amazing longtime teachers.

TBH all the consternation over the administration at L-T confuses me because my experience with a Hill elementary is that the teachers are the most important (that's who you interact with most and that's who makes or breaks your kid's experience) and then the front of office admin staff are next most important (the people you directly interact with on stuff like absences or enrollment or getting questions about the school answered). And then the principal is like in the background dealing with DCPS or handling building-related issues. Pops up at PTA meetings sometimes to discuss things like budgeting or hiring but is not a large presence because the PTA deals with stuff that is pretty separate from what the principal does.

I'm sure principals impact teacher experience a lot so you need someone who can work with the teachers and not make their jobs harder with stuff like scheduling or administrative duties or meetings. But I largely view the principal as a background person at our school. I could see how a really great principal could set a great tone for kids or get people to rally around specific initiatives but we have a merely adequate principal and it's totally fine. At the end of the day the teachers are what make or break a school.[/quote]

This is all totally correct. It’s also why most people at LT complain about admin, but still love the school. The teachers are great.[/quote]

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