[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can tell you that if you are worried that your kid might have learning or behavioral issues, I would not send him to Bannockburn. In my opinion, the leadership at that school is lacking in intelligence and unable to handle anything other than a cookie cutter situation with a child.
On the other hand, if you pay the big bucks to have testing and your IEP written up by an outside entity, the school will implement and follow through on it. They are just completely incapable of coming up with constructive ways of accommodating certain children.
They rely on parents to spend lots and lots of money on outside professionals to come in and advise them on how to do their jobs.
They have been known to call child protective services on parents out of frustration with not being able to deal with certain types of children when the parents can't afford to shell out the money to provide outside advisors to help the BES staff do their jobs. I would stay away if you have any possibility of having a child with ADHD or other behavior issues and you don't want aggravation.[/quote]

Now THIS is some useful information.[/quote]

[b]Sounds like a bitter, bitter person who likes to repeat herself 3x. MoCo teachers, staff and leadership are notorious for playing "musical chairs" each year moving around staff. So unclear who or what is in charge of special needs or disruptive kids. Maybe like some school districts they bus in for certain programs?[/b]

OP should buy a house where she likes the property, commute, community pool, and price. The Whitman and BCC high school pyramids are both good. [/quote]

PP, your post is incomprehensible.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can tell you that if you are worried that your kid might have learning or behavioral issues, I would not send him to Bannockburn. In my opinion, the leadership at that school is lacking in intelligence and unable to handle anything other than a cookie cutter situation with a child.
On the other hand, if you pay the big bucks to have testing and your IEP written up by an outside entity, the school will implement and follow through on it. They are just completely incapable of coming up with constructive ways of accommodating certain children.
They rely on parents to spend lots and lots of money on outside professionals to come in and advise them on how to do their jobs.
They have been known to call child protective services on parents out of frustration with not being able to deal with certain types of children when the parents can't afford to shell out the money to provide outside advisors to help the BES staff do their jobs. I would stay away if you have any possibility of having a child with ADHD or other behavior issues and you don't want aggravation.[/quote]

Now THIS is some useful information.[/quote]

Sounds like a bitter, bitter person who likes to repeat herself 3x. MoCo teachers, staff and leadership are notorious for playing "musical chairs" each year moving around staff. So unclear who or what is in charge of special needs or disruptive kids. Maybe like some school districts they bus in for certain programs?

OP should buy a house where she likes the property, commute, community pool, and price. The Whitman and BCC high school pyramids are both good.

Anonymous wrote:Strange comment about Burning Tree and resale. Homes sell so quickly in that neighborhood. The school has a new principal and parents are happy. The superintendent of MCPS sends his own kids to Burning Tree, fwiw. They may all have similar curriculums, following MCPS guidelines, but they have different feels. Woodacres is much bigger, for sample. Burning Tree's scores are misleading because they include the inclusion/special Ed kids--Burning Tree has a special program, and those kids are not in the classrooms with the general population. Anecdotally, I have heard good things also about BRadley Hills and Carderock. Carderock is even smaller than Burning Tree. Bradley Hills is currently getting an entire new building. Visit the schools and you will see the differences. If I were choosing, and widening my net to not just include West Bethesda, I would consider Carderock, Burning Tree, Bradley Hills or Somerset.
Just one opinion though...

OP here -- Thanks. This is the kind of info I was hoping for about the "feel" of the schools. I'll try to schedule visits.