tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post6872742037163943971..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Stuart HS community unhappy with school's leadershipAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-71464389868117462502014-06-23T10:10:25.968-04:002014-06-23T10:10:25.968-04:00I'm having a hard time even understanding what...I'm having a hard time even understanding what you are saying. While I agree there needs to be accountability at home there is undeniable proof that this school is on a downward spiral these last couple of years. The demographics of the school have not changed that drastically but the scores and morale of the school have. It looks like Ms. Calhoun is going to get a second chance so time will be the true test!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-53695537954272588082014-06-17T11:45:55.305-04:002014-06-17T11:45:55.305-04:00The overcrowding in Culmore shapes perceptions of ...The overcrowding in Culmore shapes perceptions of the larger area that feeds into Stuart and has a negative impact on surrounding communities. The run-down garden apartments need to be condemned as a public nuisance, with new housing built in its place. But how likely is this to happen with Penny Gross on the Board of Supervisors? She is part of a local Democratic machine that is happy to see eastern Fairfax turn into a low-income ghetto, as long as those residents who can vote support Democratic candidates. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-14467088566730265662014-06-17T11:37:37.387-04:002014-06-17T11:37:37.387-04:00Each of the principals at McLean, Marshall and Fal...Each of the principals at McLean, Marshall and Falls Church - schools that teachers recently rated as among the best places to work in FCPS - had all just served as assistant principals - like Ms. Calhoun - before they were appointed as principals at those schools. None had been a principal before. Complaining about what would or would not happen in McLean isn't going to fix the problem at Stuart. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7470459822910444272014-06-17T07:48:46.321-04:002014-06-17T07:48:46.321-04:00Evans, Kory, and Gross must go, time for new lea...Evans, Kory, and Gross must go, time for new leaders that are willing and able to address the real problems in the community. Instead of lip service and riding the fence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-3250209493827261542014-06-17T07:42:59.790-04:002014-06-17T07:42:59.790-04:00Kory needs to go, she does little to address the ...Kory needs to go, she does little to address the real issues, I say pack them all up Evans, Kory, and Gross, thank them for their service but it is time for new leadership within the community. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-89663527340008338752014-06-17T07:30:36.114-04:002014-06-17T07:30:36.114-04:00Great post, I agree, The Culmore area apartments...Great post, I agree, The Culmore area apartments need to be greatly reduced. That is all this area is anymore, mult-families crammed into one apartment, having multiple kids they can not afford while taxpayers flip the bill, oddly calling for a new bigger school instead of better county enforcement and better parent education. If you can't afford one child don't have 2, 3 or more. But when everything is free I guess why not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-37047729476426196052014-06-17T07:16:35.950-04:002014-06-17T07:16:35.950-04:00Without county enforcement and ignorance of allowi...Without county enforcement and ignorance of allowing multiple families to cram into apartments having multiple kids they can not afford, I will put the over/under on the stuart population at 4000 within 5 years. And now there is talk of putting more apartments where Sears is... Yikes.. It is only a matter of time before that resembles Culmore.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-90414030127355022322014-06-16T08:30:24.860-04:002014-06-16T08:30:24.860-04:00umm...it did. Look it up. Current Principal was in...umm...it did. Look it up. Current Principal was inexperienced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-25442696034999752192014-06-15T21:32:26.649-04:002014-06-15T21:32:26.649-04:00Kaye Kory is the one who wanted to destroy Falls C...Kaye Kory is the one who wanted to destroy Falls Church with the charter school, which would have taken at least a quarter of Falls Church students. No, Kaye Kory does NOT have the best interests of our school in mind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-52157420091235310132014-06-15T21:29:03.576-04:002014-06-15T21:29:03.576-04:00Don't bring Falls Church into this. FCHS is do...Don't bring Falls Church into this. FCHS is doing a GREAT job with its students: staff morale is high, discipline issues are low, students are graduating and going to college, they are testing well (although tests are not good criteria), and poor attendance is not an issue. What is happening at Jeb is terrible, and the buck stops at the top. Don't blame the kids!Falls Church Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-56513858642245245222014-06-15T21:19:38.131-04:002014-06-15T21:19:38.131-04:00I was going to say exactly the same thing. If you ...I was going to say exactly the same thing. If you read the article, Falls Church is top notch, and as a Falls Church parent, I have to agree. But, this is a shame for Jeb students. And blaming the students, and the demographics, is lower than low!Falls Church Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-63898272481519436442014-06-14T12:32:15.273-04:002014-06-14T12:32:15.273-04:00Stuart population is almost at 2,000! What will it...Stuart population is almost at 2,000! What will it be in 5 yrs? The planning for that scene should start now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-3101720513088055662014-06-14T08:54:32.713-04:002014-06-14T08:54:32.713-04:00It doesn't sound crazy to me and I was wonderi...It doesn't sound crazy to me and I was wondering the same. Also, someone just shared this information... "The Raiders Digest reported that this year saying good bye to teachers at the year end "is different from most with about fifty teachers leaving Stuart." (pg 7) I haven't personally seen the Raiders Digest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-9322592285356941052014-06-13T16:10:01.433-04:002014-06-13T16:10:01.433-04:00I understand all this. But I was struck that she d...I understand all this. But I was struck that she did not address a portion of her remarks to the students themselves. <br /><br />Please note that I began my comment by saying I hadn't made up my mind about Dr. Calhoun. You seem to be more familiar with her than I am, but you did not address my original question: does she better engage with students in other contexts? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-26599284718662690762014-06-13T10:07:38.696-04:002014-06-13T10:07:38.696-04:00If it's part of a pattern of abusive or author...If it's part of a pattern of abusive or authoritarian behavior, it's needs to be considered. But is the story really true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-17001535185836191802014-06-12T22:16:23.745-04:002014-06-12T22:16:23.745-04:00 Stuart is focused too much on ib students apparen... Stuart is focused too much on ib students apparently you cant get into a top notch college without being and Ib student Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-1775143953088586702014-06-12T22:14:59.985-04:002014-06-12T22:14:59.985-04:00 BRING BACK DR . RIDDLE !!!!!! BRING BACK DR . RIDDLE !!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-72629888389104777272014-06-12T15:39:36.944-04:002014-06-12T15:39:36.944-04:00Tough, is not what's needed. Bullying students...Tough, is not what's needed. Bullying students and teachers is not going to create a positive learning environment. Strong, Respectful, Supportive, Knowledgeable, and Organized leadership is needed. The reasons for the discipline issues can be placed firmly in the basket of lack of follow-through, and attention to detail from the management. The management already has a belligerent attitude toward faculty and students, but does not follow-through on disciplinary events, or have logically designed schedules, timely hiring for vacancies, run basic procedural systems that make things run in an orderly way, or do the contact needed with families to make sure all are working together for an orderly school. The students are not the problem, and there was nothing wrong with Stuart two years ago that a competent and collaborative leadership team could not have fixed in six months. Sadly, that is no longer true. It will take years to reconstitute the teaching staff that will have been bled out from the school by the end of June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-90608893584845750822014-06-12T15:27:32.882-04:002014-06-12T15:27:32.882-04:00This is going to sound crazy, but it has to be sai...This is going to sound crazy, but it has to be said: You cannot trust the statistics or data that the Admin. Team shares out. It's difficult to know whether to attribute it to lack of knowledge, or lack of ethics, but for the last 2 years, there have been numerous less than accurate numbers passed around to staff, students, and community by the team. From registration numbers and staffing quotas to evaluation data and testing information, it might be a good idea to trust, but verify. If you want accurate information it might be a good idea to get exit interviews from those leaving this year, rather than trust the Admin on numbers or reasons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-35430717797793932982014-06-12T13:04:25.521-04:002014-06-12T13:04:25.521-04:00Your first sentence is just untrue. I am at the s...Your first sentence is just untrue. I am at the school every day, and it's just not true. Are you a professional scare-mongerer or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-36547947365808305462014-06-12T12:10:15.965-04:002014-06-12T12:10:15.965-04:00OK, now we're just throwing in random subjects...OK, now we're just throwing in random subjects...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-21164420359388649862014-06-12T11:22:38.195-04:002014-06-12T11:22:38.195-04:00That is how it was at the beginning of the year bu...That is how it was at the beginning of the year but now there is a new policy for student detention and since the survey was done, there is huge improvement in the administration backing teachers up when referrals are made. It has made a difference in how the students are behaving now. Hopefully this will continue next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-16111830656437193262014-06-12T10:44:35.464-04:002014-06-12T10:44:35.464-04:00She was telling the parents how proud she was of o...She was telling the parents how proud she was of our athletes. She gave examples of how they showed sportmanship even in tough situations. She spoke about the every growing number of athletes maintaining a 3.0 or above gpa. Of course she was speaking in 3rd person. Is everyone just going to critize Calhoun for every breath or are we going to get together as a community and help stuart! This negativity has to stop. And if they remove Calhoun, do you think Stuart will get anymore attention or do you think the county did what you are suggesting and now they can blame the community for what goes wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-43036578083388639992014-06-12T10:39:28.053-04:002014-06-12T10:39:28.053-04:00Then why was she left there for six years as Stuar...Then why was she left there for six years as Stuart was failing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-84621626895489392832014-06-12T10:38:44.067-04:002014-06-12T10:38:44.067-04:00it was announced at the last Stuart PTSA meeting. ...it was announced at the last Stuart PTSA meeting. They had all the statistics on the teachers that had left and are currently leaving. Some are just leaving due to marriage, moving out of state,etc. Not all due to Calhoun as certain groups would like you to believe. Calhoun has also replaced many of these positions. 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