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Anonymous wrote:OK, great, so how that work? The parents of the oldest kids have been shut out en masse are in K this year. I'm stating the obvious in noting that this is not a group of politically powerful parents within the school community. It's going to take two or three years before some of the shut-out parents move into leadership positions on the LSAT, PTA Board etc. I know of only one shut-out parent on either body. The ambitious principal won't stay forever. Perhaps when he goes, a new generation of parent leaders will work to change this calculus. But I can't see it happening until the current K kids are in 2nd or 3rd grade.

There are three seats on the LSAT up for election. Plenty of opportunity for parents of rising 1st Graders shut out of PK to step up.

Looking forward to having the whiners on this thread sign up!

Bueller? Anyone? Crickets?

Hard to have a seat at the table when you're shut out. Maybe in a couple of years!

Please move to the suburbs.

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Anonymous wrote:OK, great, so how that work? The parents of the oldest kids have been shut out en masse are in K this year. I'm stating the obvious in noting that this is not a group of politically powerful parents within the school community. It's going to take two or three years before some of the shut-out parents move into leadership positions on the LSAT, PTA Board etc. I know of only one shut-out parent on either body. The ambitious principal won't stay forever. Perhaps when he goes, a new generation of parent leaders will work to change this calculus. But I can't see it happening until the current K kids are in 2nd or 3rd grade.

There are three seats on the LSAT up for election. Plenty of opportunity for parents of rising 1st Graders shut out of PK to step up.

Looking forward to having the whiners on this thread sign up!

Bueller? Anyone? Crickets?

Hard to have a seat at the table when you're shut out. Maybe in a couple of years!

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Anonymous wrote:OK, great, so how that work? The parents of the oldest kids have been shut out en masse are in K this year. I'm stating the obvious in noting that this is not a group of politically powerful parents within the school community. It's going to take two or three years before some of the shut-out parents move into leadership positions on the LSAT, PTA Board etc. I know of only one shut-out parent on either body. The ambitious principal won't stay forever. Perhaps when he goes, a new generation of parent leaders will work to change this calculus. But I can't see it happening until the current K kids are in 2nd or 3rd grade.

There are three seats on the LSAT up for election. Plenty of opportunity for parents of rising 1st Graders shut out of PK to step up.

Looking forward to having the whiners on this thread sign up!

Bueller? Anyone? Crickets?

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Anonymous wrote:OK, great, so how that work? The parents of the oldest kids have been shut out en masse are in K this year. I'm stating the obvious in noting that this is not a group of politically powerful parents within the school community. It's going to take two or three years before some of the shut-out parents move into leadership positions on the LSAT, PTA Board etc. I know of only one shut-out parent on either body. The ambitious principal won't stay forever. Perhaps when he goes, a new generation of parent leaders will work to change this calculus. But I can't see it happening until the current K kids are in 2nd or 3rd grade.

There are three seats on the LSAT up for election. Plenty of opportunity for parents of rising 1st Graders shut out of PK to step up.

Looking forward to having the whiners on this thread sign up!

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Anonymous wrote:Brent has behavioral issues that they had to hire a behavioral specialist to address. I also know many K parents who haven't been thrilled with the school experience. Happy we left and went private.

Oh come on, every school has some behavioral issues and the Brent PTA Board is to be applauded for hiring the with-it tech guy to improve matters. I can live with not being thrilled with the K experience, knowing that the first grade teachers are all strong and what a terrific job the music, art, science, PE, and Spanish teachers do. Brent is a deal for your tax dollars, a 5 or 10-minute walk from the homes of most of us who use the school. At this age, you can easily supplement at home so your kid thrives.

The Spanish teacher is doing a terrific job?

Anonymous wrote:OK, great, so how that work? The parents of the oldest kids have been shut out en masse are in K this year. I'm stating the obvious in noting that this is not a group of politically powerful parents within the school community. It's going to take two or three years before some of the shut-out parents move into leadership positions on the LSAT, PTA Board etc. I know of only one shut-out parent on either body. The ambitious principal won't stay forever. Perhaps when he goes, a new generation of parent leaders will work to change this calculus. But I can't see it happening until the current K kids are in 2nd or 3rd grade.

There are three seats on the LSAT up for election. Plenty of opportunity for parents of rising 1st Graders shut out of PK to step up.

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Anonymous wrote:So sick of hearing about the need to change boundaries. Address the boundary cheaters and no, they are not from Maryland at Brent. They are wealthy white people who are active PTA members who have never lived in bounds, how did they get in you ask? They have rental properties in bounds and use that address for Brent enrollment. It's ridiculous. Principal pretends like it doesn't exist. We all know who you are!

Yup.

I'm guessing they don't care all that much what you think.

Anonymous wrote:So sick of hearing about the need to change boundaries. Address the boundary cheaters and no, they are not from Maryland at Brent. They are wealthy white people who are active PTA members who have never lived in bounds, how did they get in you ask? They have rental properties in bounds and use that address for Brent enrollment. It's ridiculous. Principal pretends like it doesn't exist. We all know who you are!

Yup.

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely, time to pack away the sour grapes, move on, and address other issues. Complaints about the PreK3 lottery are beating a dead horse. Nothing new on this thread, yet there's two or three like it every spring.

Reporting hard-working teachers to OSSE, horrible idea. It isn't easy to be in the employ of DCPS, even in a predominantly high SES school.

I agree! It is hard to fathom why a parent would want to rat out one of their own child's teachers. Weird attitude.

Absolutely, time to pack away the sour grapes, move on, and address other issues. Complaints about the PreK3 lottery are beating a dead horse. Nothing new on this thread, yet there's two or three like it every spring.

Reporting hard-working teachers to OSSE, horrible idea. It isn't easy to be in the employ of DCPS, even in a predominantly high SES school.

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Anonymous wrote:So sick of hearing about the need to change boundaries. Address the boundary cheaters and no, they are not from Maryland at Brent. They are wealthy white people who are active PTA members who have never lived in bounds, how did they get in you ask? They have rental properties in bounds and use that address for Brent enrollment. It's ridiculous. Principal pretends like it doesn't exist. We all know who you are!

Yes, I must say as a Brent parent, this is all very true and we know several who have done this. It works.

Many, including teachers, have played this game.

Whine a lot and start whispering campaigns but don't do much to help the school? We know who you are. Good for the teachers. They should absolutely get preferential treatment in admissions. Private schools give it to teachers for very good reason.

Let's please not throw the teachers under the bus. If you have evidence that any of them lied about their residency then please contact OSSE. I have reason to believe that this is something that was done external to the lottery by the Principal for reasons known only to him. I also understand that that the issue was brought to the attention of DCPS last year by a parent who was trashing the Brent admin on DCUM and MOTH. Any frustration that your child didn't get one of these spots is understandable but not really the fault of those teachers, at least in my opinion. It's water under the bridge at this point and time to move on and address other issues.

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Anonymous wrote:So sick of hearing about the need to change boundaries. Address the boundary cheaters and no, they are not from Maryland at Brent. They are wealthy white people who are active PTA members who have never lived in bounds, how did they get in you ask? They have rental properties in bounds and use that address for Brent enrollment. It's ridiculous. Principal pretends like it doesn't exist. We all know who you are!

Yes, I must say as a Brent parent, this is all very true and we know several who have done this. It works.

Many, including teachers, have played this game.

Whine a lot and start whispering campaigns but don't do much to help the school? We know who you are. Good for the teachers. They should absolutely get preferential treatment in admissions. Private schools give it to teachers for very good reason.

Anonymous wrote:Long time Brent parent here and I think it's a good program. Put me down as pro Young. The staff is strong and they all get along - cohesive gaggle of smart asses. Most kids I know have a good experience at Brent, and academcaly the sky's the limit. Parent drama is not part of school life for kids and thank god. The kids are alright and it works for me. Peace out. See ya at the PTA meeting.

+100. Thankfully, parents who come here with an axe to grind (seldom the type who work hard to improve the school) can't mess up the experience for the kids. The truth is that the ECE team is terrific partly because they have a model that works for them. If you get shut out, you make the best of things and jump in at K with a great deal to be thankful for.

Long time Brent parent here and I think it's a good program. Put me down as pro Young. The staff is strong and they all get along - cohesive gaggle of smart asses. Most kids I know have a good experience at Brent, and academcaly the sky's the limit. Parent drama is not part of school life for kids and thank god. The kids are alright and it works for me. Peace out. See ya at the PTA meeting.

Thread is starting to be a little too much soap opera for me.