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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cobbs just doesn't play the "let me be concerned about YOU" game very well.  It's not that she doesn't say "how high?" when you tell her to jump, it's that she truly doesn't engage at all on the soical/emotional aspects of schooling that more involved parents (NOT just white) hope their schools will provide in the elementary years.

I heard a very experienced AA family detail their interaction with her and it was simply that she wasn't going "to get involved with that."  Yes, she takes care of her teachers, but the lacking component at LT is really the "warm fuzzy," which is quite important to some parents when it comes to their little kids.  I think parents have a right to expect a little bit of warmth being sent int heir direction or in their kids' direction. It sets a tone for a culture and her culture is one of "get over it."   I think she'd make a much better middle school principal, in a different district.   Perhaps she's used to bigger problems, and so it's hard for her to engage, but she's clearly missing the mark.  She has neighborhood people who are hungry to do th work and they aren't sticking it out.   [/quote]

You are ridiculous. So now elementary schools are supposed to cater to the "social and emotional needs" of the PARENTS??[/quote]

Not sure what you mean, but I think you are missing the point.  Think of it this way.  The principal is the CEO, and the parents are the shareholders.  While, yes, the CEO should focus on the bottomline, i.e., educating children, he also should be focused on instilling confidence in the shareholders that he is the right person for the job.  That's just good business.

Not only that, but many public school parents don't seem to realize the importance of fundraising.  A big part of what makes Brent-Brent and Deal-Deal is that they raise a ton of money....from parents who enjoy supporting the principal.  
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Amen. OP here. I've been amazed by the awesome discussion that has cropped up. But this is really what hits home for me.

If our child goes to a school, we don't want to do it half-heartedly, parsing their experience and ignoring ours.. because at the end of the day, we have more children whom we would like to go to this school. We are looking for a "long term relationship", even though the steps after K at this school remain very murky. Just that alone is enough to consider other options... We want to go all in, but realize that might mean going all in only for three years for each child, and then we will be investing in another institution with our efforts, finances, etc. If its only three years plus a bunch of bs, I don't think it would be the right fit. (kind of like someone who says they are "not ready for a serious relationship")

So while we might come off as total narcissists, we are not. We want to be meaningfully engaged in growing an institution. We have regularly donated to four different schools fundraisers over the years, for schools we knew we would never be a part of, but that are part of the community we live in and love. We would want to do the same at LT if our son were to go there. We are not looking to have our hands held or our egos stroked. We work hard and live modestly, we respect people who work hard, even if they have an edge, but we want to have opportunities to help grow the school. If we are just an annoyance to the culture of the school, what is the point? We aren't just looking for free daycare or free preschool. We are looking for a place where our child and our family can weave a larger set of memories, contributions, and friendships. We want to leave the school a better place than we found it, it benefits our children, our neighboorhood, and the lives of many.

'The bad things" I initially mentioned were the out of bounds students and knife fights. A serious physical threat to a teacher. A playground injury to a younger child by an older one that required hospitalization. They were a few years ago. There were some more personal anecdotes that I don't feel that I could share on a public site, but yes, the sum total was not cool. I've seen the school, pre-  and post-renovation, and yes, it is all renovated beautifully, including the light filled, colorful ECE classrooms, but how a place looks isn't actually what I care about at the end of the day. I am skeptical about open houses in general, we signed up but ended up having a conflict.

And to the snarky posters, believe me, if we choose to go to L-T, you will love us. :) [/quote]

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