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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]:thumbup: I actually agree with the comment directly above this one. The school is solid. The leadership is just the face of the school. There is a strong team of hardworking staff behind the scenes - people running things whose names you don't know because they intentionally stay behind the scenes.

With that said I am hoping that Daniels does well. It has been challenging for black females leading elementary schools in areas that are quickly gentrifying.  She should be prepared to go toe to toe with some of the more vocal (and covert) parents at the school.

What do we know about her so far? [/quote]

I agree the school is strong and will likely be fine.  But TBH I wouldn't pick her to lead a gentrifying school.  She was an AP at our school and I think she did a good job (and the kids totally loved her), but I always felt like she kind of had a wall of professionalism up and I couldn't really get to know her.  And she had a more top-down attitude than the principal did, or at least the principal knew how to be top-down while seeming collaborative.  Ms. Daniel was young and not as experienced at the time-- maybe she's better now.  I hope being at Langley gave her more experience with a gentrifying school and what it's like to have a motivated group of gentrifying preschool parents.  [/quote]

While I obviously recognize that LT is gentrifying quickly, it is way farther along than Langley. To wit, LT is way past having a motivated group of gentrifying preschool parents... There are, I believe, zero preschool parents on the PTO unless they also have older kids.[/quote]

Yeah, I know, and honestly I'm kinda surprised she wanted to go to LT.   It seemed like her career passion was for the more at-risk kids, and I liked that about her.  It's a tough juggle for a young principal to balance the different communities and their expectations, and also deliver the results that DCPS demands.  But I would also think LT's more-gentrified state will mean that some of these issues like not giving the kids a vast amount of sugar have already been addressed and parents are much, much more content with the school than they were at Langley in 2016-2018, so there may be less tension.  Back then it really felt like the state of the school was so dire, PTA and leadership both felt a lot of pressure to tackle every issue.

Overall, I would say LT will be fine, and Ms. Daniel is certainly motivated and competent and has several years as an AP under her belt.  You guys needed someone on short notice, so you're getting someone who's perhaps a bit earlier in her career than would be ideal.  But knowing what I know about DCPS principals, I'd say you're getting a good enough deal here.  No principal is perfect![/quote]

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