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[quote=Anonymous]We were an 8 year family; up until 5th grade our experience was fairly positive for a naturally bright, motivated kid. I wouldn't call Brent's curriculum academically rigorous, at any grade level, despite the number of highly educated parents so supplementing is very common.

Brent focuses heavily on iReady results in terms of teacher attention and student experience. If you kid is on grade-level or above (because of or despite of Brent) your kid will get less attention. The staff/principal have openly admitted that their priority is not to teach kids beyond grade level. Overall the teachers are very caring although only 50% remain from when we started.

In terms of personality, Brent has a great student body and parent community. I find most of the kids are kind, thoughtful, and well-behaved -- perhaps related to the overall UMC community norms. Like any school however, some kids will be disruptive regardless.

Every year Brent does the teacher shuffle depending on which teachers are leaving and which teachers want to change grade levels so one year 2nd grade group may be awesome, but the next year not so much. The special teacher are really fabulous! [/quote]

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