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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things that are important about "the school" that have nothing to do with the students (or their parents, or their race, or their income):

- facilities: unless you have sent your kid to a school with overflow trailers or unreliable AC/heating or crappy playground equipment/library/etc., you don't really know how important the literal physical structure of the school is to quality of life in the school.

- staff/leadership: I have seen it go both ways in different school communities. Sometimes, there is a very strong longterm leader of a school who builds a very strong staff and school culture. Other times, there is a stable longterm cohort of teachers that results in a stable culture over a period of years even if leadership at a school changes. Even short term staff coming in with good energy can change the quality of the school.

Parent involvement, to me, is tied to the leadership and staff of the school. Strong educational leaders know how to work with parents and communities to get investment and participation. That doesn't require money. It just requires understanding the community and being willing to meet them where they are.

[b]Students are important, but there is so much happening on the adult levels at school that can make or break the student experience. It's pretty naive to ignore that.[[/b]/quote]

Can you show examples of 60 or 70% plus FARMs school districts performing on par with rich districts? You probably can't because students are by far the most important factor [/quote]

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