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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the new head will have a positive impact, but more important, the MS principal/associate head and the new director of curriculum and instruction are making changes that should strengthen the academic program in a shorter timeframe. Math assessments, for example, are being revamped to make them more challenging/useful, and teachers are being trained to teach students how to tackle and solve more open-ended problems. I think we will also see more consistency across groups in the future and more effective capture and sharing of best practices. Overall, I am guardedly optimistic.[/quote]

Timeline is key. For a young child, a school taking three years to pull it all together is too long. Again, I loved the warmth in the school, but as you said, I am guarded about academics and teacher quality. I have heard that training teachers is not what they need. Teachers should have been trained when they were certified (they are not certified), so I am not happy about the idea of them training on my watch. I hope that there will be a staff overhaul with removal of the bad eggs. I have heard numbers from 6-12 questionable teachers in the LS alone. Also heard of a weak teacher evaluation process. 
The schedule for the LS students is chaotic with many transitions that are wasteful. Transitions for EVERY class. Maybe a revamped schedule? 
Anyway, this is really weighing on me. We liked so much about the school. [/quote]

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