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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. We are also at H.D. Cooke and are really happy with the school thus far. I'll be honest, it was last on our list last year, even though it's our neighborhood school. But we think it's good that we didn't get into any of the more highly-regarded schools we applied to because we have had a really good experience AND we have the convenience of going to our neighborhood school. The administration this year is all new, and the principal has put in place new policies and programs that are really strengthening the school. For example, one day a week, students have "double specials" so that the principal can meet with all of the teachers in one grade level and facilitate coordination across the grade. That way, kids are all learning in a coordinated way in a grade, no matter who their teacher is. Another example is that she has put in place a behavior system called PBIS that has made sure that kids have incentives to act positively and have consistent messages/responses when they act out. It has vastly reduced behavioral issues at the school. (I don't think the school had behavioral issues in the early childhood grades in the past, but it did in later grades, and now there are many fewer of them).

The most important thing for me is that my child is very happy and thriving in the environment.

Good luck, OP. I'm happy to answer questions you may have about Cooke.[/quote]

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