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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is great with complex administrative and logistical situations - the building renovation, opening during COVID (I believe Lafayette got the most kids back the earliest), generally operating 900+ student school. I’m sure that’s why DCPS wants her at Miner, given the upcoming changes there.

Miner parents - she will be good. She’s just not the “warm hug” we normally think of when we think of elementary principal. She’s also got a sarcastic sense of humor, which I rather enjoy, but I can imagine might be misinterpreted by others…especially anyone feeling vulnerable. Should she learn to communicate differently in those situations? Yes, but no one is perfect.

And yes, sometimes she can be overly guarded with parents. In some cases that isn’t deserved. However, we have to recognize as a Lafayette community that there are also some parents here that are litigious, demanding, bat poop crazies. It takes a village. :)[/quote]

Miner parents should be extremely concerned. She relies heavily on the HSA to supplement her budget for basics like floor wax, toilet paper, etc. as well as bigger items like computers. I am not sure how she will function at a school where parents are unlikely to be able to contribute many thousands of dollars each year to balance the budget. [b]She failed at initiatives, such as getting the community to buy into slashing pre-k and expanding into a second location.[/b] And beyond the lack of "warm hugs," she has called both young elementary school students and parents names. Maybe it's funny sarcasm to call your students "spoiled brats" and tell parents they are entitled racists, but the kids sure didn't find it funny and they are the ones who really matter here. Shame on the third graders for not getting this sense of humor, I guess? She also refused to meet with groups of parents, made a very bad mess of special education, relied on a reporting network of parents to spy on other parents which often resulted in what she called "bad information," etc. Not to mention some very serious issues many parents don't think were addressed adequately. which I won't get into to protect the privacy of the children involved. If I were a Minor parent, I would challenge this move.

Calling the huge number of parents who don't like her all "bat poop crazies" is...wild. Are they all that off-base? So many over so many years? In any event, I assume any school will have what Dr. B would consider "demanding" and "bat poop crazies" but she has to be able to deal with them as part of the job...and she really hasn't mastered that skill to this day. Miner parents, if you disagree with a decision she makes, prepare to be written off as a nut job and not be taken seriously.

But the biggest concern, IMO, is how much many teachers seem to dislike her. Turnover is incredible for a school that should be desirable, such as Lafayette. Many left for other DCPS schools. It's impossible to have a good school without committed teachers. No matter what you think about her, if the teachers working for her aren't happy there is a huge problem. [/quote]

I'm not sure there's a person living on this planet who could have persuaded the laughably entitled Lafayette parents on the second location, even though it would have greatly benefited their school. Remember when they demanded DCPS buy them an entire second campus and then whined like children when DCPS shut them down?[/quote]

Isnt this what Bancroft is asking for too?[/quote]

Sorry, I’ve never heard of this issue before. How could she have failed to convince the parents to expand into a second location while also the parents demanded a second campus which DCPS shut down?[/quote]

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