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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About 8 or 9 years ago it was a great concept with some amazing Montessori teachers and assistants. The CEO was over ambitious and got fixated on having the first Montessori school in Montgomery County and bit off more than she could chew. I don’t think it was ever really thought out what would happen after approval with all the reporting etc. that went along with being part of MCPS. They also had a really great program for single mothers back then which I’m not sure is still active. It’s too bad. My son was there from 2-4 (he’s in 6th grade now) and got a great education. The leadership leaves much to be desired, I’m actually shocked they’re still open. [/quote]

I think the charter school initiative was a way to secure funding. My child was in the private pre-school at the time, and it always seemed like pure fantasy to me. They recruited a principal for the charter school who was going to live in an apartment at Crossway. Did she even start? They never appointed a board for the charter school. This is not a place that values transparency. I'm not sure why Kathleen Guinan and Anne Byrne thought partnering with MCPS was going to work. [/quote]

I knew both women ~20 years ago. Kathleen, especially, dreams big. She was very energetic and outspoken and talked a good line. She could sell a blind man glasses. When she was in idea mode, plans just rolled out from her and she made them seem possible. She had an answer for every objection. The housing for single mothers was such an amazing and honorable idea, but the way it was executed and run and the way the mothers were treated was rotten to the core. She reminds me of the saying, "robbing Peter to pay Paul". [/quote]

They are also older boomers and think that way. I'm sure the program for single mothers worked better with gen-x moms than millenial moms.[/quote]

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