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[quote=Anonymous]Pros:
- the long-tenured teachers, especially at the primary level but also also the male lower elementary teacher, are really great
- a real commitment to Montessori as a pedagogy 
- a legitimate commitment to racial and social equity, 
- a small enough environment that the teachers all know most of the kids and vice-versa
- it’s in an actual school building, which is a nice
- a loving aftercare, run by the school

Cons:
- a lacking-but-entrenched administration, which leads directly to:
     - high teacher and staff turnover, especially among new hires
     - myriad (fairly serious) facilities and consumable supply issues
     - fundraising problems caused by the fact that the community association basically got defenestration and had to be rebuilt from scratch 
     - communicating complaints to school leadership can be a bit fraught 
- before-care is run by springboard and is actively shitty
- instability and thus discipline issues in the upper elementary (and some of the lower elementary) classroom
- previous problems with special ed; don’t know if this has improved 
- the playground is too small for Montessori-sized classes and needs to be re-mulched

Overall it’s a fine school, better than its reputation around here, but go in with your eyes open.[/quote]

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