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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I disagree with the lack of communication. There is a parent chat via WhatsApp for every classroom and the different levels (primary, Upper, lower, and middle). The administration communicates frequently via class Dojo. As soon as I go to the school the teachers (not even there teachers ) know me and my children and are super friendly. I'm also an involved parent, so that makes a difference in your experience. I really like the school and believe my children are recieving a quality education. They are in lower elementary and have been at the school since prek 3. We had one incidence of my child getting picked on but I resolved it with the teacher and parent immediately. [/quote]

In that case they should allow people to set foot in the school to tour and see if it's a good match. On the virtual open house we were told ' we don't do tours since COVID '. Yeah COVID was 4-5 years ago...[/quote]

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I have been a parent at the school for over a decade (multiple children enrolled over the years). The "Covid" protocols have been extremely frustrating. It's feels like they want to keep parents out the school and use covid as an excuse. Pre-covid, we used to be able to go in the gym to pickup our children at dismissal, now they won't allow us, and have used covid as the reason. I do agree that communication at the school has gotten much better over the years, but that is thanks to the PTSA. The PTSA has been wonderful at keeping us parents updated. The administration has gone downhill in the past few years and don't seem to care about parent concerns and half the time I dont even get responses to my emails. I feel my children have gotten a great education at the school, but don't count on administration to help if you have any concerns.[/quote]

I've heard the ' COVID excuse ' thing a lot from current parents and the concerns with the admin and it was enough for me to decide to pass on going there, as kid was admitted. The coordinator on the virtual open house was also super cagey about what exactly kids do in 4th and above ( not Montessori ) and I just didn't get the sense they had a real plan in place for those years. It seems attrition is high for these years. Also I think having a big school join their campus will be rough logistically with busses already being unreliable. Considering for us it would be a 25 min drive in case of bus issues plus an indefinite amount of time waiting in a car line with a younger kid in tow, and the bus getting back at 5.30 pm. No special program is worth my kid spending almost 2h on a bus daily and not having any time to play, especially since the special program really stops after 3rd grade. I also just seriously dislike the fact I can't even set foot in a school my kids are going to attend. To me it sets families up for disappointment and then attrition happens. [/quote]

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