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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP is right about the coming changes at Drew. The boundaries will be redrawn in South Arlington and some kids from Randolph, Hoffman-Boston, and Oakridge will go to Drew. There is a "visioning" process going on now for the school, which I suppose may lead to a specific focus. I don't really get what the process is supposed to achieve. I do know that the test scores are not great out of Drew, especially among minority and low-income kids. My child is in the Montessori program, so it's different, but in general I'm happy with the school. The teachers and admin seem to try hard, they are very responsive, and the teachers we have had are patient and caring. My child loves them. I have been a room parent a couple times and been impressed. They have lots of school events (science fair, family movie night), and every child I have encountered there has been unfailing nice and polite.

I take it from your post you're zoned for Drew. We are too. We did the lottery for the Montessori program because we were worried about the scores, the rankings, etc. But, we live where we live, so we weren't too worried. My child is doing well in the Montessori style, but I have some concerns about whether it will be a good fit long term. We are not sure whether we will stick with Montessori post-2019 and follow it up to Henry, or stay with Drew. I can answer specific questions if you have them, but ultimately it's a very personal question. We are UMC professionals who believe our children will do fine almost no matter the circumstances at their school. We also value racial and economic diversity. But, we're not going to put our liberal ideologies on the backs of our children if the school really is significantly inferior in relevant ways. It's an ongoing balancing act. [/quote]

Dp- my family is zoned to a neighboring school. Our Montessori pre K is Drew. Doesn't that guarantee you a spot in the Drew Montessori program for k and up?[/quote]

Yes, I believe it does. It's just that the Drew Montessori will be moving to Henry in 2019. I expect the policy will remain the same.

One of our considerations in applying for the Montessori, which I didn't mention above, was the predominance of the Montessori program over the traditional program. I had a hard time believing the 150 or so kids in the traditional program were getting the same level of attention as the 400 or so in the Montessori program, especially given the dynamics of where the respective programs drew from (Montessori is ostensibly county-wide, though it's my sense that most kids are from South Arl) and the other factors applicable to the student body. Since Drew was our default neighborhood school, that was of concern to me. With Drew becoming a full and unified program, my calculus might change. [/quote]

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