Who's leaving PK3, 4 or K?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really like the Guides, staff and authenticity of program. Husband and I are Montessori kids.

Lee parent here. Do you not find Lee authentic? Just wondering. We are happy there either way, but I do wonder how authentic its curriculum is.

I know someone at ss and agree it sounds like a nice little school.

[Anonymous]

I don't want or intend to speak disparaging of any other school. Nor do I want to pit Montessori schools against each other-- by waging an 'authenticity' litmus test. My husband and I are very pleased that the Montessori options are growing. The move to SS is based on taking a real hard look at the school with another parent and really liking what we say during the morning and afternoon work cycles (on different days), the very evolved Peace Curriculum and conflict resolution program, the presence of a Children's Garden (in a very meager and mean space).....and other things.
Word mouth also goes along way and we have a friend/colleague whose son is thriving --and this is what we want. The staff is quite experienced as Montessorians, and the leadership is seasoned. Multi-lingual staffing and we heard children being addressed in a variety of languages as a matter of course to sooth and instruct. Quite an international and diverse student population.

[Anonymous]

Lee parent here-- I'm looking forward to a strong Lee, Shining Stars, and hopefully Breakthrough joining together to make Montessori Middle school magic in a few years,.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want or intend to speak disparaging of any other school. Nor do I want to pit Montessori schools against each other-- by waging an 'authenticity' litmus test. My husband and I are very pleased that the Montessori options are growing. The move to SS is based on taking a real hard look at the school with another parent and really liking what we say during the morning and afternoon work cycles (on different days), the very evolved Peace Curriculum and conflict resolution program, the presence of a Children's Garden (in a very meager and mean space).....and other things.
Word mouth also goes along way and we have a friend/colleague whose son is thriving --and this is what we want. The staff is quite experienced as Montessorians, and the leadership is seasoned. Multi-lingual staffing and we heard children being addressed in a variety of languages as a matter of course to sooth and instruct. Quite an international and diverse student population.

good luck!! The worst part of city schools is losing families. It's not just or neighborhood schools. My private pk-8 school was like this too. We moved my child away from a best friend last year and now my childs new best friend is switching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you leaving Stokes?

Stokes was not a good fit for my family (although I know plenty of families there that love it)
We have had all types of issues from the school feeding my child food they are allergic to rushing her to the ER to the Nurse loosing medicine... we have personally had too many incidents that made me want to look for a better fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?

I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?

I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?

I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leaving Lee for Shining Stars.

Wow. Why would you do that? Shining Stars is a mess. Several families left SS to come to Lee. Is it for commute reasons?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Leaving Lee for Shining Stars.

Wow. Why would you do that? Shining Stars is a mess. Several families left SS to come to Lee. Is it for commute reasons?

Just read your post, sounds like you have good reasons. We ultimately turned down a spot there last year because I just couldn't get over the very poor management that didn't seem to have any concern for the parent community. The last straw was when they hadn't even hired a teacher for my kids class when school started, and that was on top of two location failures.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Leaving Lee for Shining Stars.

Wow. Why would you do that? Shining Stars is a mess. Several families left SS to come to Lee. Is it for commute reasons?

Lee parent here, but I know families who are/were at SS, and what I heard was that while the admin was a mess (not sure if it still is), what was happening in the classroom was fantastic. We ultimately took a leap with Lee last year instead of going with SS, but we were conflicted about doing so. We are very happy, but I think we would have been happy there too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?

I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing?

Diverse on DCUM=more white kids

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?
I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

Thanks for sharing.
I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing?

Diverse on DCUM=more white kids

BARNARD STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
(2014-15)
Enrollment: 602
Black: 51%
Hispanic/Latino: 46%
White: 1%
Asian: 0%
Pacific/Hawaiian: 0%
Native/Alaskan: 0%
Multiple races: 1%

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?
I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

Thanks for sharing.
I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing?

Diverse on DCUM=more white kids

BARNARD STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
(2014-15)
Enrollment: 602
Black: 51%
Hispanic/Latino: 46%
White: 1%
Asian: 0%
Pacific/Hawaiian: 0%
Native/Alaskan: 0%
Multiple races: 1%

Even on DCUM, "diversity" is not always just about having more white kids. A 2013 report by Greater Greater Education found Cap City to be the most diverse charter school in the city, based on no ethnic demographic group having more than 35 percent representation. See http://greatergreatereducation.org/post/19691/dcs-most-diverse-charter-schools/ ("To measure 'diversity' we divided the school populations into four categories: black, Hispanic, white, and 'other,' with 'other' including Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multiracial. Then we ranked schools by the share of their largest group. The smaller the dominant group, the more diverse. (A breakdown of the "other" category is available here, along with a ranked list of all 103 campuses.) By this definition, the most diverse campus in the city is Capital City's lower school, where none of the four groups has more than 35% representation. All figures are for the 2012-13 school year, and school locations may not reflect moves to new buildings for the school year that just ended. (Capital City consolidated its upper and lower schools onto a new campus in Ward 4, but the new campus would also be the most diverse charter in the city by this measure).")
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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going?
I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City.

Can you share why?

Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.

Thanks for sharing.
I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing?

Diverse on DCUM=more white kids

BARNARD STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
(2014-15)
Enrollment: 602
Black: 51%
Hispanic/Latino: 46%
White: 1%
Asian: 0%
Pacific/Hawaiian: 0%
Native/Alaskan: 0%
Multiple races: 1%

Even on DCUM, "diversity" is not always just about having more white kids. A 2013 report by Greater Greater Education found Cap City to be the most diverse charter school in the city, based on no ethnic demographic group having more than 35 percent representation. See http://greatergreatereducation.org/post/19691/dcs-most-diverse-charter-schools/ ("To measure 'diversity' we divided the school populations into four categories: black, Hispanic, white, and 'other,' with 'other' including Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multiracial. Then we ranked schools by the share of their largest group. The smaller the dominant group, the more diverse. (A breakdown of the "other" category is available here, along with a ranked list of all 103 campuses.) By this definition, the most diverse campus in the city is Capital City's lower school, where none of the four groups has more than 35% representation. All figures are for the 2012-13 school year, and school locations may not reflect moves to new buildings for the school year that just ended. (Capital City consolidated its upper and lower schools onto a new campus in Ward 4, but the new campus would also be the most diverse charter in the city by this measure).")
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That's a lot of research/effort to rationalize your racism. Kudos!