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[quote=Anonymous]We heard every horror story in the book about ACPS.  We went straight to private; we didn't even bother looking at ACPS.  After four years at two privates, we had it, and we decided to simply try ACPS.  Our experiences to date (it's been five years) has been astounding, and essentially without material complaint, and we know literally dozens of parents in the same place as we are.  In fact, I don't know a solid ten ACPS families who really can't stand the system.  The first thing we learned about ACPS is that the academic program is more challenging than what most (not some -- most) of the private schools in this area offer.  The second was that the impression that we had of urban chaos was simply false.  The third is that the ACPS admins and central office are somehow low-performing.  If anything, Alexandria's problem is its deeply underqualified, inexpert school board.  The only caveat is that the ACPS elementaries are uneven.  Most parents love Barrett, Mason, MacArthur, Maury, and Lyles-Crouch.  Mount Vernon, Adams, Cora Kelly and Polk have very strong fan clubs.  Jefferson Houston, Ramsey, and Henry are not well regarded.  But internal transfers are available.  We also learned that the vocal full-time critics of ACPS typically are disgruntled annoyances who have lost suits against the city or are affiliated with the city teachers union.  You should make an appointment and tour the ACPS school where you would expect to enroll before you make any decisions.  But the knee-jerk "ACPS rots" reaction isn't accurate.  Good luck whatever you pick.  [/quote]

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