J.O. Wilson or Ludlow Taylor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else have any opinions on JO vs. LT? I'm trying to decide where to rank LT vs. JO.

I'm slanting towards putting JO a littler higher after touring both schools. Both schools have their strengths and weaknesses, but seems like either option would be fine.

I don't say this to be inflammatory, but the area around LT is obviously gentrifying quicker than the area around JO. Given all we now know about what makes a school "good" isn't that the obvious tiebreaker (if you need one)?

[Anonymous]

The area around LT is gentrified, period. That ship has sailed. But have you looked at house prices near JO lately? Pretty impressive.

[Anonymous]

I went to open house at LT recently and was appalled by some of the things the principal said. It was pretty incredible - in a negative way.

[Anonymous]

It's more about who attends the school and the administration and teachers. Much less about the neighborhood. Anyone who lives in gentrifying areas is very well aware of this.

[Anonymous]

I know of many high-SES families who are using JO as their safety school. They have recommended JO over Ludlow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to open house at LT recently and was appalled by some of the things the principal said. It was pretty incredible - in a negative way.

The part where she said that each student could choose up to 5 schools in the lottery?!? Then when someone corrected her to say that each student could choose 12 schools, she said essentially dismissed them and said "so, let's just say there were 100 schools you could pick..." Then, she got other facts wrong. Instead of saying she didn't know, she gave misinformation and then put down the folks that were trying to help her out. That part??

[Anonymous]

We have no experience with Wilson, but are quite happy with our first year at Ludlow-Taylor. Not even playing the lottery this year, planning to stay for the next few years at least. PTA is robust and I've been so impressed with the parental involvement and enthusiasm of everybody in the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to open house at LT recently and was appalled by some of the things the principal said. It was pretty incredible - in a negative way.

The part where she said that each student could choose up to 5 schools in the lottery?!? Then when someone corrected her to say that each student could choose 12 schools, she said essentially dismissed them and said "so, let's just say there were 100 schools you could pick..." Then, she got other facts wrong. Instead of saying she didn't know, she gave misinformation and then put down the folks that were trying to help her out. That part??

Here goes the Cobbs bashing again. So, should she be more focused on the day to day operations of the school or the lottery? Is she the most eloquent or effective speaker? No. Does she hire very good teachers, yes. I didn't hear you say anything about the physical plant of the school, continued improvement in test scores, quality of the teachers, etc. All we get from you is how APPALLED you are by incorrect facts about the lottery. I'm sure you never get anything incorrect. Obviously your uber-brilliant & advanced 3 year old could never attend this school. Probably should burn the place down and start from scratch.

[Anonymous]

I attended the open house and thought that the classrooms were beautiful. I also liked the dance room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to open house at LT recently and was appalled by some of the things the principal said. It was pretty incredible - in a negative way.

The part where she said that each student could choose up to 5 schools in the lottery?!? Then when someone corrected her to say that each student could choose 12 schools, she said essentially dismissed them and said "so, let's just say there were 100 schools you could pick..." Then, she got other facts wrong. Instead of saying she didn't know, she gave misinformation and then put down the folks that were trying to help her out. That part??

Here goes the Cobbs bashing again. So, should she be more focused on the day to day operations of the school or the lottery? Is she the most eloquent or effective speaker? No. Does she hire very good teachers, yes. I didn't hear you say anything about the physical plant of the school, continued improvement in test scores, quality of the teachers, etc. All we get from you is how APPALLED you are by incorrect facts about the lottery. I'm sure you never get anything incorrect. Obviously your uber-brilliant & advanced 3 year old could never attend this school. Probably should burn the place down and start from scratch.

The issue was the attitude not the incorrect information.

[Anonymous]

Sigh do not get the haterade of Ludlow. It is a very high performing school given its farms rate.

[Anonymous]

^ lady seems to have a chip, and her defensiveness is repeatedly a turn off to local families. JO Wilson, however, seems more than open and welcoming. This will make a bog difference in who sticks around in the coming years.

[Anonymous]

I don't think folks hate the school. We're all doing pros and cons at this stage to figure out what our priorities are for the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I attended the open house and thought that the classrooms were beautiful. I also liked the dance room.

Can you specify a bit more?
We are IB for LT, not applying this year but next for PK4. I am new to the area.

[Anonymous]

Why not just take a tour?