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[quote=Anonymous]As PP hints, the Eastern physical plant is a nightmare. The school is great, but the way MCPS has constantly pushed back needed renovations is shameful.

So, in terms of the physical buildings of the schools you are considering, Takoma is probably the nicest because they just got a big expansion, then SSIMS once they are done with that expansion, then Sligo and then Eastern.

As for the PTAs, none of those schools are going to have PTAs that match the student population but that's an issue in integrated schools everywhere - middle class and white/Asian families have the time and resources to do school engagement.

Of the four you are considering, only Sigo avoids the school-within-a-school dynamic, if that matters to you. Takoma and Eastern host the math and humanities magnets, respectively, and SSIMS hosts the advanced language sections for kids who did elementary school immersion in French or Spanish.

However, between SSIMS, Takoma, and Eastern, I think SSIMS has more opportunities for kids not in the "magnet" to benefit from the programs, as the IB Middle Years program is available to everyone.

Basically, you have good choices. Each of the schools you are considering has benefits and drawbacks, but none is a bad choice and none is head and shoulders better than the others. [/quote]

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