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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spring Hill may be big, but the staff definitely know the children well.  There may be 950+ kids there, but it rarely feels like the school is that big (except maybe when you're looking for a parking space).

Teachers who didn't even have my child as a student in their class know her name, as does the principal.  There is a wonderful community feel to the school as well.[/quote]

Spring Hill is already over 100 students over capacity and is projected to have over 1,000 students by 2012.  That's bigger than Cooper Middle.  Since I don't have a pair of the same rose-colored glasses you seem to be wearing, thanks but no thanks.   [/quote]

I'm not wearing rose-colored glasses, I simply posted about my own personal experiences with the school.  The only time I was concerned about the size was when they had to add an extra kindergarten right before school started -- apparently the economy caused a lot of people to re-evaluate paying for private K -- but the school handled it as well as they could.

As the PP asked, "Do you have a child at Spring Hill or did you pull a child out because of the size?"  If not, then I'm not sure you know what you're talking about.[/quote]

Room to play did not mean playground.  It meant flexibility in setting up classrooms.  Go to a budget and read staffing ratio formulas.  If a school has 4 teachers for 2 grades it is more difficult than 7-8 for 2 grades.    The level 4 classes might have 30 but that can happen anywhere.   Level 4 is far more fluid than a French or Spanish or Japanese Immersion classroom.    Each require a teacher per grade for 1/2 day even if there are less than 20 students.    What budget do you think those staff are from?  [/quote]

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