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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was there decent teacher representation at the PTA? I would ask the teachers. Some of them may have some very concrete ideas, or at least know what the stumbling blocks are. It might be class size, the way the day is structured, not enough aids, language barriers without appropriate services, etc. [/quote]

A good part of why a school does well or does not is really determined by the quality of the administration. How well does the principal advocate for services for the school? How willing are they to have parent volunteers in the classroom, helping out struggling students vs. constructing a wall between parent and teacher? Class size, how the day is structured, teaching aids, and quantity and quality of services are all things that the principal has some control over esp. with school based budgeting. There will/may be language barriers which the school won't have control over, but what is the Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator like? How much out of their way do they go to get services for their families? Principals need to be good day to day managers, instructional leaders, and also, ideally, a community organizer. It's extraordinarily rare, if not impossible, to find a principal good at all of these, but absolute necessity for a struggling or challenged neighborhoods to thrive. A middle class neighborhood with a lot of parent involvement can get by on either of the first two and many schools do.

Do you have a school aged child? What is the quality of the teaching like?

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