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[quote=Anonymous]We were underwhelmed by the principal during our time there.  He was "fine" but came across as more of a bureaucrat who was just trying to keep up with the paperwork.  In other words, when you talk to him or hear him speak you don't get the impression he has any vision for the school or would be well-equipped to tackle a challenging issue.  For example, when the SWS move-in happened (which we didn't have a problem with) the communication from his office was poor.  We also had two direct reports that he failed to respond to emails from parents raising legitimate concerns.  All that said, I understand that he is probably overwhelmed with administrative matters and wishes he could be more principal, but the great principals find a way to make it happen.  I'd expect him to fall squarely in the middle of DCPS principals.

Teacher quality varied, as you would expect, but we never heard about any serious issues.

Parent involvement was ok, but not at the level you see at Brent or SWS.  There are a couple of families that have fully dedicated themselves to improving the school (and if you follow school issues on the Hill you know who they are), so that's great.  But at the gardening days and Halloween we were expecting to see much greater turnout.  There could be a variety of reasons for that, including the citywide nature of the school, and it's not necessarily a negative but it was our observation.

Finally, and this has much more to do with why we left, we had real concerns about the model as well as its execution after primary.  I can't imagine them handling MS.  And this may go back to the principal.  If we were re-considering the school, I'd want to hear him articulate a deep understanding of Montessori instruction and why he thinks he is the right person to lead that effort.  Instead, we'd regularly hear that the school was lacking some of the basic Montessori teaching tools.     [/quote]

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