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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not PP, but no, although the odds are extremely slim, somebody is going to get in. If you're going to put MV on your lottery list, you need some feedback in order to decide where to rank it.

I have heard some complaints that not all the teachers are native speakers. Also that the school at times struggles with discipline in the classroom. It's hard to figure out whether that is true through an open house so feedback is valuable.

Also, do the PreK-3 and PreK-4 kids have a tough or easy adjustment in the first 12 weeks or so.[/quote]

MV parent here:  I know of 3 non-native Spanish speaking teachers at the school.  However, I have not heard any complaints from native Spanish speaking parents about the teachers.  There have been some behavior management issues with 2 upper grade classrooms that the school is actively addressing (at least that is what the parents have told me that have kids in the classrooms).  My child has not experienced these issues and has been at the school since PK.  My child is doing well in English and Spanish literacy and also very well in Math.  MV has a good sense of community, my child has a great set of friends and enjoys going to school and is well matched with the curriculum approach (EL and environmental/green focus).  However, I can see where some kids need additional help with Spanish and/or English as their parents can't support the language at home or would benefit from a more traditional approach to literacy or math (most of the curriculum, including science/social studies, is delivered through expeditions).  I think this is great for little kids and kids who are able to make abstract connections, are very curious and able to focus in the upper grades.  I hope this makes sense, but if my child didn't quickly make connections/associations and excelled at learning through doing (hands on) I wouldn't consider EL as an approach to learning. For example, although basic math strategies are directly taught in the upper grades, making connections about math in the real world through an expedition is in our experience how the kids are expected to grasp concepts.  Some kids seem to get it immediately via for example counting money or creating graphs to illustrate data--others need more direct instruction (traditional curriculum) before they can really understand these concepts.  Hope this helps OP.[/quote]

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