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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that ITS doesn't focus on afterschool activities, although I think they will become more robust as the school matures. I am pretty swayed by the IT commitment to equity and diversity and like that it extends to aftercare.

I would also encourage you, if you are comparing, to consider teacher experience/stability, which I don't see as something reflected in your list. There are many reasons teachers stay or leave a school, of course, but it is something to think about.[/quote]

Talkto me about the commitment to diversity.  I think charters should reflect the diversity of the city, but I don't see, well, any diversity in ITS' incoming PK3ers as a parent.  Im not as familiar with CMI's racial and socioeconomic mix.[/quote]

There are more Caucasian kids coming through the lottery at ITS than years past. It's a lottery and you get what you get. I am AA. I don't see anything wrong with it as long as the school shows an effort to recruit all kids. The school as a whole is almost the exact % makeup as the city. The teaching staff is extremely diverse with many races, orientations, and genders. I think the average master teacher has like 12 years experience with hardly any attrition. The only teachers I know that have left have been due to 1) getting let go after it not being a good fit, 2) leaving for growing family 3) move out of state and 4) move for additionally schooling.

That said, we Harv a former resident that now teaches at CMI and they seem pretty pleased. CMI seems like a great school in a great location. I don't think tiu can go wrong either way.[/quote]

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