tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post6066227773055295092..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Montessori school in Annandale expandedAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-49294283550523515932017-02-28T15:05:22.637-05:002017-02-28T15:05:22.637-05:00The article originally reported the school has fiv...The article originally reported the school has five new classrooms. That phrase has been removed. No new classrooms have been added. The existing cap on students has not been increased. Sorry about the confusion.Annandale Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-39489631068370291532017-02-23T09:40:47.328-05:002017-02-23T09:40:47.328-05:00According to the article:
The improvements includ...According to the article:<br /><br />The improvements include a new large multipurpose room that can be used for art, music, extended after-school care, and gatherings; five new classrooms; renovated bathrooms in each classroom; a new storage area for band instruments; a new kitchen, conference room, and basement storage area; “solar tubes” to bring natural light into each classroom; and a backyard deck.<br /><br />Five new classrooms. That is an expansion of classrooms. Either more children will be coming (say 15 per classrom or about 75 kids) or class sizes will be split (requiring 5+ more teachers). Either way it is an expansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-58356912352535515102017-02-22T14:07:18.406-05:002017-02-22T14:07:18.406-05:00I'm a resident of the Hillbrook neighborhood a...I'm a resident of the Hillbrook neighborhood and my child also goes to MSNV. We walk to school each morning and have no trouble with the traffic on Dodson. The expansion was for a multipurpose room, not new classrooms. There has not been an increase in the number of students at the school, so no increase in traffic. The SE for the school caps the number of students that can attend, and we also have to limit the number of vehicle trips to/from the school, which is monitored by an independent company every couple of years. Moreover, MSNV and Poe do not let out at the same time. A small portion of children in preschool-K program end their day at 12:30. Full day preschool and elementary students are dismissed at 3:30, a full 1:15 after Poe dismisses at 2:15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-49741796455939432302017-02-18T11:05:54.142-05:002017-02-18T11:05:54.142-05:00More traffic in the neighborhood without any abate...More traffic in the neighborhood without any abatement programs. Parents running late speeding down Pacific or Dodson recklessly. There are lots of children in the neighborhood along with adults that walk their dogs or are out for exercise. At a minimum they need to put in a three way stop at Pacific and Kingston. Class times should be coordinated with Poe school (the congestion there from parents picking up their children in the afternoon has cars backed up Cindy Lane almost to Hillbrook on some afternoons (not sure why they don't ride the bus). <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com