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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, tours and open houses! Attract us back with more specialty programs, not less.  With sibling tag alongs and transportation. Adequate before and after care. Decrease the distance for walkers. More art.  Break the county into clusters like in MoCo, since it IS so huge (and it could cut transport costs to specialty programs.) Implement the k-8 plan perhaps. Smaller schools. Get the real bus routing software, pay better and have enough drivers. Every family I know is suffering from late pickup, late dropoff and total unpredictability. No child should be suspended for uniform violations. That is the exact opposite of the purpose we were all told uniforms were for when they have been implemented in our schools. It hits the exact kids most at risk.

I agree the way they time their lotteries and open house calendars seems specifically designed to NOT be accessible to any family that can afford private. It sends the message, "get out and stay out."

More of the schools to me seems more and more authoritarian and I don't think that's working to make kids happier, safer, or more successful. I think it just makes it seems like something is being done. I'd rather see some changes happen in how people communicate, maybe along these lines: http://acestoohigh.com/2012/04/23/lincoln-high-school-in-walla-walla-wa-tries-new-approach-to-school-discipline-expulsions-drop-85/

Everything in the country seems so incredibly adversarial between parents, teachers, admin and students. Poisonously so. It's not the atmosphere I want for my young kids.[/quote]

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