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[quote=Anonymous]Our school doesn't allow parent volunteers past K too. I think its a local school decision but shunning parents is very much supported by MCPS. Just part of MCPS culture, I guess.

Our previous school in Reston had something like 2/3 participation from parents and almost all of the volunteer activities are in the classroom. It makes a big difference. The class sizes are similar to MCPS but it gives the kids so much more one on one feedback. Somehow, I don't see VA parents gossiping less than MoCo parents, this sounds like an excuse to me.

VA has the same budget problems, struggle to have enough special services, ESL student,s and teacher unions. I think the major difference is there is less competition between the schools, less obsession with test scoring, and less negative control from the central office. MCPS so far has seemed like a big PR spin machine designed to keep parents out and obscure any problems.

In VA, our principal was upfront about challenges from big classes and asked parents to help. Her updates and presentations were in her own voice. Our principal in MCPS acts as if big classes are no challenge at all, everything is perfect in the school, and just constantly quotes things directly from the central MCPS web site. It really turns people off. [/quote]

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