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In recent weeks some kids have dropped out of our private school
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Anonymous
I am definitely with you on this OP. |
Anonymous
| We left private a few years ago for DCPS. It was mostly for financial reasons, but I also wondered what we were getting for our money. We have been pretty content at our local PS and my oldest starts Deal next week. It isn't perfect, but we've been happy with the teachers we've had so far. I really like the other families and DC's friends. Keeping fingers crossed for middle and high school. |
Anonymous
| OP, I don't understand. These families have dropped out in recent weeks? Surely this is well beyond the binding date. Aren't they on the hook for the tuition? I don't understand. |
Anonymous
I don't get it either. They have tuition insurance and still have to pay a portion of it, but that is less than all of it. |
Anonymous
| @ OP how many are in your DD's class and what grade? Three doesn't seem terribly high. |
Anonymous
Three out of 50. They had intentions of staying until about last spring. That is not all that have left, I think it is all together 6 kids. |
Anonymous
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Our NW DC private had more applicants for K than it has ever had for 2010-11. I believe the entire class is back (the kids who haven't moved).
It is hard for our family to come up with the full tuition, however, the day-to-day at both DCPS -* AND *- MCPS depress me. Let's call it the daily schedule for want of a more descriptive term. I don't see either as a wonderful alternative. I know it's total heresy to say MoCo isn't effin' amazing, especially when you just bought a $1 million home in Bethesda. But I believe otherwise, which is why (finally, my point) we're going to continue to sacrifice to stay in private. |
Anonymous
| They probably withdrew before the tuition was due in early July and it just seems like the last few weeks. |
Anonymous
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Not sure if I'd worry about six out of 50. Doesn't sound like a mass exodus.. particularly if they decided to go with another private or even public. However if there are major issues with the school itself, curriculum etc I'd definitely opt out.
If you're that concerned, I'd reevaluate my reasons for going private in the first place. There are always reasons for picking public over private, everyone else is doing it should not be one of them. |
Anonymous
Tuition insurance only kicks in if the child has actually attended classes. It will not cover withdrawal before the school year starts. If they withdraw after the binding date they may be on the hook for tuition. |
Anonymous
Maybe they will go for one day. I think that if the schools know, they will make a deal if there is financial hardhip, loss of a job. They might ask the family to pay 1/4 or something. |
Anonymous
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3 or even 6 out of 60 doesn't seem like a lot to me.
It can definitely be the economy. People don't have to lose jobs, they can be losing money on their homes or investments, or they might have had their hours cut back at work, and the suddenly just don't feel they have enough cushion to be able to swing private school. We left a private school last year. It was a nice school, but just wasn't worth the stress it put on our family every month coming up with the tuition. We live in PG County where the public schools are supposed to be so bad, but we have been plesantly surprised with the education our child is reeiving... and now we aren't so strapped for cash, we can actually afford some of the "extras" we want for our kids as well. I'm sorry for the private schools because they definitely fill a niche, but facts are facts -- if people can't afford the private, they will have to move to public. |
Anonymous
| Not to get too far off topic -- but unlike the pp, I feel as though the longer summer is one of the benefits I get with my private school tuition. I am very happy about where my child is academically, and I feel pretty certain that he's not going to be behind the public school kids by the end of next year. On the other hand, our family has had an extra three weeks to relax and travel. I look back on my childhood summers very fondly, and feel very strongly that kids need some "time off" to just be kids. Studies have shown that the longer school years help the disadvantaged kids, who are the ones who lose ground during the long summers. I think most parents at private schools would be unhappy if the school year was extended. |
Anonymous
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Guess this should be on the : are you ready to send you kids back to school
thread, sorry for continuing off topic. I love summer with my kid. I work during the school year & never have this kind of time with her. Don't mind the shorter year a bit. |
Anonymous
| 13:53, say more about the trashy kids as well as the bizarre + warped ones. Trying to shelter my DC from such, so any insight would help. Thanks! |