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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not explicitly said, but I thought that it sounded like the principals had asked for the 2027 start date.  [/quote]

It wasn't the principals that asked, it was an idea that DME came up with to just give them time but in retrospect it was too much time (2027) and they seem to now want to propose just a one year delay (for the working group).   The current Miner principal is an interim one, so she has no stake, but it does make sense to push out the working group a little bit for the new Miner pricinipal (assuming one will come in next year).  That new principal, however, would not need until 2027.[/quote]

Given Miner's history, it would actually be shocking if the same principal was there in 2027. Probably a 1 in 8 shot. If they then lasted throughout the life of the Working Group, they'd probably be the second longest serving Miner principal ever. [/quote]

This is not true. Miner had an amazing long-time principal who left in the 20-teens. She was a stabliizing force in a school that did not receive the support it deserved. [/quote]

What exactly isn’t true? It sounds like maybe you disagree that it would be “shocking,” but that’s different from the other poster actually saying something false.

Your post is symbolic of how the Miner community has handled this whole situation. You’re taking it personally. Don’t! It’s not personal! Miner’s a failing school - that’s not an attack, it’s a fact! Among other jarring stats, 75% of the students who live in bounds for Miner choose not to attend Miner. It’s unreasonable for in-bounds Miner parents to get all hot and bothered about Maury parents not wanting to send their kids to Miner [b]when 75% of the population in-bounds for Miner also doesn’t want to send their kids to Miner[/b][i].

Stop taking your frustrations about Miner out on Maury parents. [/quote]

DP, and not a Miner parent (nor IB for Miner, just live in the neighborhood), but you are the one taking this personally.

The PP was simply saying that's it's not true that Miner has never had a long-serving principal, and then noted that their last long-serving principal was a stabilizing force for the school. The PP isn't even advocating for the cluster (if anything, they are pointing out that what Miner needs is consistency and stability).

But you interpret any defense of Miner as an attack on you, personally, because as a Maury parent you are highly defensive about the fact that you absolutely do not want your kids to go to Miner (or even to own a home IB for Miner). You are the one up in your feelings here, so it's pretty ironic that you are lecturing the entire Miner school community for being too emotional.

You are the one taking out your frustrations on someone pointing out a fact about Miner (that it has benefitted in the past from long-serving leadership).[/quote]

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