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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a Haycock kid here. I think there are a couple issues at play. One is the change itself and whether or not it's a good thing... Second is how it's being rolled out. I am sure there are a million articles on the topic but the first couple I skimmed seem to indicate that the jury is still out on departmentalizing for elementary school. For example: https://www.weareteachers.com/should-elementary-schools-deparmentalize-we-look-at-the-pros-and-cons/

I hope people can go in with an open mind and not assume this is just another hare-brained idea from Mr. Donnelly that he is rolling out without doing any consultation. Unfortunately with how he apparently rolled it out, people are biased against the change from the beginning.

I'd like to see a working group of teachers and maybe parents put together and come back with a recommendation... seems like there's enough time to do that and still implement it for next year and that would lower the risk of a teacher exodus. 
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Another Haycock parent here.  I too would like to see the teacher exodus stop, though I don't think much of that has to do with the principal, I think others are projecting that.  I remember when the e-mail came out last year listing the teachers leaving.  At least one was moving overseas with their family, but at least half if not more of the remaining names were going to Arlington.  Arlington pays significantly more money to teachers.  I love Haycock, but if I was a teacher and got an extra 10-20K dangled at me, I'd probably leave too.

I generally like Principal Donnelly, though it does seem like he has a tendency to not think some decisions through.  The parade being one.  If he in fact did communicate this to the teachers but shut down any questions, that is not good leadership.  Hopefully this is a misunderstanding and more will come out at the PTA meeting.[/quote]

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