Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Waples, and everything I’m hearing from the parents with is that the principal is awful, but no one seems to be able to articulate why. She definitely has a reputation and I haven’t heard a single positive thing.

Is there actually a reason to be concerned? Does anyone know?

Have you had a specific concern related to your child? Are they unhappy? If not, why are you here gossiping? It’s super trashy of you to anonymously ask what’s wrong with someone on a big forum like this. This thread should be deleted.

OP here. It’s trashy that I want to see if I should be concerned with where my kid is going to school? For the record, my kid has had two issues, but thankfully handled at the teacher level (with great teachers) that didn’t need to be escalated.

Thanks all who provided helpful comments. It’s alarming to hear about the parents being pushed out, and we have noticed a massive amount of turnover, but unsure if that was related to principal or just how it is these days.

Nope, it’s trashy. You’re fishing for gossip. You have nothing specific to ask.

Your kid had an issue or two. It was handled. Great. You’ve had no problems with the principal. But you’re dying to hear what others will post on an anonymous forum and take it as gospel truth. If you can’t see how trashy this is, no one can help you.

+1,000

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She has gossiped to the staff about how the parents who raise concerns or want to be involved are just "bored housewives."

In her first year, she actively pushed parents out of the classroom - where teachers had previously invited parents in to read or help with activities, she said that had to stop.

She banned subbing if you had a student in the school although a few long term subs were able to push back.

In short, she doesn't want parents involved in the school unless it's through the tightly controlled PTA.

Probably she had a valid reason. Too often parents get very gossipy and chummy with teachers and it creates problems.

Yep that was the problem at Navy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Waples, and everything I’m hearing from the parents with is that the principal is awful, but no one seems to be able to articulate why. She definitely has a reputation and I haven’t heard a single positive thing.

Is there actually a reason to be concerned? Does anyone know?

Have you had a specific concern related to your child? Are they unhappy? If not, why are you here gossiping? It’s super trashy of you to anonymously ask what’s wrong with someone on a big forum like this. This thread should be deleted.

OP here. It’s trashy that I want to see if I should be concerned with where my kid is going to school? For the record, my kid has had two issues, but thankfully handled at the teacher level (with great teachers) that didn’t need to be escalated.

Thanks all who provided helpful comments. It’s alarming to hear about the parents being pushed out, and we have noticed a massive amount of turnover, but unsure if that was related to principal or just how it is these days.

Nope, it’s trashy. You’re fishing for gossip. You have nothing specific to ask.

Your kid had an issue or two. It was handled. Great. You’ve had no problems with the principal. But you’re dying to hear what others will post on an anonymous forum and take it as gospel truth. If you can’t see how trashy this is, no one can help you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Waples, and everything I’m hearing from the parents with is that the principal is awful, but no one seems to be able to articulate why. She definitely has a reputation and I haven’t heard a single positive thing.

Is there actually a reason to be concerned? Does anyone know?

Have you had a specific concern related to your child? Are they unhappy? If not, why are you here gossiping? It’s super trashy of you to anonymously ask what’s wrong with someone on a big forum like this. This thread should be deleted.

OP here. It’s trashy that I want to see if I should be concerned with where my kid is going to school? For the record, my kid has had two issues, but thankfully handled at the teacher level (with great teachers) that didn’t need to be escalated.

Thanks all who provided helpful comments. It’s alarming to hear about the parents being pushed out, and we have noticed a massive amount of turnover, but unsure if that was related to principal or just how it is these days.

Anonymous wrote:She has gossiped to the staff about how the parents who raise concerns or want to be involved are just "bored housewives."

In her first year, she actively pushed parents out of the classroom - where teachers had previously invited parents in to read or help with activities, she said that had to stop.

She banned subbing if you had a student in the school although a few long term subs were able to push back.

In short, she doesn't want parents involved in the school unless it's through the tightly controlled PTA.

Probably she had a valid reason. Too often parents get very gossipy and chummy with teachers and it creates problems.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She has gossiped to the staff about how the parents who raise concerns or want to be involved are just "bored housewives."

In her first year, she actively pushed parents out of the classroom - where teachers had previously invited parents in to read or help with activities, she said that had to stop.

She banned subbing if you had a student in the school although a few long term subs were able to push back.

In short, she doesn't want parents involved in the school unless it's through the tightly controlled PTA.

I have no idea what she did but teachers left in droves over the last few years. One year at the end of school it came out that NONE of the 5th grade teachers would be returning. A teacher with 15+ years at the school felt "forced" to move to a different school.

That happened when my kid was in 5th grade. One teacher retired, the other two went to a different school, and one left to teach high school.

Anonymous wrote:She has gossiped to the staff about how the parents who raise concerns or want to be involved are just "bored housewives."

In her first year, she actively pushed parents out of the classroom - where teachers had previously invited parents in to read or help with activities, she said that had to stop.

She banned subbing if you had a student in the school although a few long term subs were able to push back.

In short, she doesn't want parents involved in the school unless it's through the tightly controlled PTA.

I have no idea what she did but teachers left in droves over the last few years. One year at the end of school it came out that NONE of the 5th grade teachers would be returning. A teacher with 15+ years at the school felt "forced" to move to a different school.

She has gossiped to the staff about how the parents who raise concerns or want to be involved are just "bored housewives."

In her first year, she actively pushed parents out of the classroom - where teachers had previously invited parents in to read or help with activities, she said that had to stop.

She banned subbing if you had a student in the school although a few long term subs were able to push back.

In short, she doesn't want parents involved in the school unless it's through the tightly controlled PTA.

Anonymous wrote:I have a child there, and I’m not a fan. The principal is very strict with recess. If any kid gets hurt playing on recess, she bans the game. No touch football, no tag. At one point no soccer. Kids get hurt playing. It’s part of life. She doesn’t seem to understand boys. The male assistant principal is awesome and seems to understand boys.

Our ES used to be like this. no running on the mulch. blech.

I have a child there, and I’m not a fan. The principal is very strict with recess. If any kid gets hurt playing on recess, she bans the game. No touch football, no tag. At one point no soccer. Kids get hurt playing. It’s part of life. She doesn’t seem to understand boys. The male assistant principal is awesome and seems to understand boys.

Anonymous wrote:As a parent with a kid who just came out of Waples, and a kid currently in it right now, people are overreacting… both my kids were completely fine. Unless, i’m not getting the story which I would be open to know more about (as I still have a kid in the school and will be there for years to come)

Overreacting to what?

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at Waples, and everything I’m hearing from the parents with is that the principal is awful, but no one seems to be able to articulate why. She definitely has a reputation and I haven’t heard a single positive thing.

Is there actually a reason to be concerned? Does anyone know?

Have you had a specific concern related to your child? Are they unhappy? If not, why are you here gossiping? It’s super trashy of you to anonymously ask what’s wrong with someone on a big forum like this. This thread should be deleted.

I don't know much about the principal, but I do know 1 of the 4 sixth grade teachers is out for the year to take care of her sick mother so that class is stuck with a long-term sub. Apparently the sub is not a good teacher and the others "pop in" to their classroom daily to teach things like language arts. The parents in that class aren't happy and there is talk that they may distribute the students among the other 3 classes - massively overcrowding them. My kid's class is picking up a few starting next week.
I wouldn't have heard any of this if my 6th grader didn't tell me about it (and can't verify the accuracy beyond "this is all what a 6th grader has told me"). That seems like a communication breakdown from the principal, and poor handling of the situation overall. The other teachers are not happy about the extra workload and I know one threatened to quit if they had to take all those extra students (again, according to my 6th grader).

As a parent with a kid who just came out of Waples, and a kid currently in it right now, people are overreacting… both my kids were completely fine. Unless, i’m not getting the story which I would be open to know more about (as I still have a kid in the school and will be there for years to come)

I have a kid at Waples, and everything I’m hearing from the parents with is that the principal is awful, but no one seems to be able to articulate why. She definitely has a reputation and I haven’t heard a single positive thing.

Is there actually a reason to be concerned? Does anyone know?