Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 17:31     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks for the feedback. DD is only 3 so perhaps there's a good chance that by the time she goes to K the principal will be gone, especially if there are lots of complaints about her? Can anyone elaborate with specific examples about the principal? My DD doesn't have any issues that would require an IEP or special education. Are the bulk of the issues related to this area, or are there others? Thanks in advance.


I know nothing about this school, but never count on a principal being gone, whether or not there are complaints. The principal at Sligo Creek ES, e.g., is universally hated and people complain constantly, but she seems to be planted there permanently.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 17:17     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
A friend of mine moved into the RPES boundary. She isn't pleased with the principal. I read her some of these comments and she could see where the posters were coming from. Her word for the principal is "ineffective." However, she has much praise for her child's teacher.

I have had limited interaction with RP parents at BOE meetings. RP seems to bring the most numbers of any school in the entire RM cluster.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 17:16     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
Anyone who thinks the principal is a good principal has never had a problem, had a discipline issue, or has never dealt with her. She yells at parents. She lies. She plays favorites and targets children. She can not solve problems. She is totally ineffective.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 16:49     Subject: Re:Ritchie Park ES
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

PTA Groupie drinking the Kool-aid .... every school has them. They kiss up to the admin in hopes for favorable treatment for their child.


WOW -- If you don't like RPES then go to another school or better yet home school because parents like you will never, ever be happy. Speaking of the PTA, I am certainly not a PTA groupie but I do help out when I can so that all of our kids can benefit. How about you lend a hand instead of just sitting home badmouthing the school. Just a thought.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 16:28     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
I agree with the person who said Ritchie Park is a good, solid school. My kid has had a great experience. I also find that getting involved and being part of the solution is more effective than whining and contributing to the problem.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 15:21     Subject: Re:Ritchie Park ES
Anonymous wrote:Ritchie Park is a good, solid school. We have been a part of the community for several years and our child has thrived. Ms. Long is definitely a "buy the book" type of principal, which some parents like and some do not. At the end of the day, I do think that the principal has the children's best interest at heart which is all the parents can ask for. I don't think that she is one to get caught up in the politics of having to deal with helipcopter parents who can just be down right annoying (every school has them.)

The teachers and staff at RPES are welcoming and warm and want what is best for the kids, and we have found that each of our child's teachers has taken a vested inter4est in our child and really pushed them where they needed to be pushed. I never expected having a teacher call me on his/her personal time during the school year to just chat about my child and this has happened on a regular during our time here. If people are looking to leave RPES because of the principal, I can only look at that as a better thing for my child -- it should help with overcrowding (which is a problem in a lot of schools throughout MoCo.)

At the end of the day no school is perfect but I think that annoying, overbearing parents can be a lot of the problem. RPES is a good school and the surrounding neighborhoods are very nice with (for the most part) welcoming, down to earth families.


PTA Groupie drinking the Kool-aid .... every school has them. They kiss up to the admin in hopes for favorable treatment for their child.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 09:54     Subject: Re:Ritchie Park ES
Ritchie Park is a good, solid school. We have been a part of the community for several years and our child has thrived. Ms. Long is definitely a "buy the book" type of principal, which some parents like and some do not. At the end of the day, I do think that the principal has the children's best interest at heart which is all the parents can ask for. I don't think that she is one to get caught up in the politics of having to deal with helipcopter parents who can just be down right annoying (every school has them.)

The teachers and staff at RPES are welcoming and warm and want what is best for the kids, and we have found that each of our child's teachers has taken a vested inter4est in our child and really pushed them where they needed to be pushed. I never expected having a teacher call me on his/her personal time during the school year to just chat about my child and this has happened on a regular during our time here. If people are looking to leave RPES because of the principal, I can only look at that as a better thing for my child -- it should help with overcrowding (which is a problem in a lot of schools throughout MoCo.)

At the end of the day no school is perfect but I think that annoying, overbearing parents can be a lot of the problem. RPES is a good school and the surrounding neighborhoods are very nice with (for the most part) welcoming, down to earth families.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2012 08:39     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
OP again, what does "not been well served" mean? Can someone elaborate on the problems?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2012 18:58     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks for the feedback. DD is only 3 so perhaps there's a good chance that by the time she goes to K the principal will be gone, especially if there are lots of complaints about her? Can anyone elaborate with specific examples about the principal? My DD doesn't have any issues that would require an IEP or special education. Are the bulk of the issues related to this area, or are there others? Thanks in advance.


10:39 here - our DC does not have a SN. In fact, DC is a high achiever, yet has also not been well served as I stated in the earlier post. I do not think this is solely a special needs issue. The principal needs to go.


What are we as the Ritchie Park parents doing though? I know I have personally called the central office but got nowhere. We need more people to call to get somewhere. One or two parents calling are not enough. If all these people feel the same way, how can she still be there?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2012 18:49     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks for the feedback. DD is only 3 so perhaps there's a good chance that by the time she goes to K the principal will be gone, especially if there are lots of complaints about her? Can anyone elaborate with specific examples about the principal? My DD doesn't have any issues that would require an IEP or special education. Are the bulk of the issues related to this area, or are there others? Thanks in advance.


10:39 here - our DC does not have a SN. In fact, DC is a high achiever, yet has also not been well served as I stated in the earlier post. I do not think this is solely a special needs issue. The principal needs to go.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2012 15:45     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
OP here, thanks for the feedback. DD is only 3 so perhaps there's a good chance that by the time she goes to K the principal will be gone, especially if there are lots of complaints about her? Can anyone elaborate with specific examples about the principal? My DD doesn't have any issues that would require an IEP or special education. Are the bulk of the issues related to this area, or are there others? Thanks in advance.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2012 14:27     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
We just put our house on the market to get out of this school. If it doesn't sell I'm going to private school. I can not fathom how the principal got her job. Bad doesn't describe her. Dangerous does.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2012 12:43     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
The principal is horrifically bad. She has no knowledge of special education law, and if your child needs an IEP you are in big, big trouble. She's a liar and a big cover your ass person.

BUT: Some of the teachers are excellent, and you have to learn to work the system. The V.P. is fabulous, and you can make it there. But it takes a lot of work and a lot of advocacy. I wouldn't move into the neighborhood, but I'm not selling my house and moving out either.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2012 10:39     Subject: Re:Ritchie Park ES
It is not a bad school, but it is also not a great school. There are some good teachers and plenty of people in our neighborhood who are perfectly happy with their kids there; however we have been very dissappointed with RPES. We don't feel our child has been well served by this school. The current principal is terrible (dishonest, spiteful, and lacks any kind of personality) - and it is the 3rd principal in 5 years. Last year there was a large amount of staff turnover (6 teachers left).
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2012 09:20     Subject: Ritchie Park ES
We are contemplating moving to a neighborhood that feeds into Ritchie Park. Looking for feedback - good and bad.

Thanks!