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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I really really appreciate the feedback.  I'm curious as to how PP at 13:02 would respond to PP at 13:21.  The Hyattsville ES you describe is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to hear, but the scared part of me is worried about the stuff 13:21 is mentioning, particularly if a strong principal were to, say, move on.  How are class sizes at Hyattsville ES?

I'm not sure yet whether or not bad MS and HS feeders is an issue for me.  Part of me would maybe be ok going private at that point.  Obviously that's the case or else I wouldn't even be considering staying in PG.[/quote]

I think it makes sense to ask these sort of questions, read online sources, look at test scores, and talk to current parents. You'll need to weigh a lot of different factors in making this choice of where to move and I mainly wanted to suggest one possible option that works very well for most people in my neighborhood, but I wouldn't pretend that this is the right choice for you. Some neighbors send their children to nearby specialty programs or to private or parochial schools. Among my neighbors, there are also partisans for University Park Elementary School, Robert Goddard, Glenarden Woods, the French Immersion School, the Friends Community School, and St. Jerome's, but none of those have the sheer number of local boosters that HES does. I think Hyattsville (both the community and the school) is a smart choice and on an upward trajectory.

HES class sizes are generally in the low to mid 20s--larger than I might hope for, but fairly typical for public schools in the DC area. I don't have any reason to think the principal has any thought of moving on from this school, she seems very happy here and has a lot of parental support, but I've seen the leadership turn over in recent years at both the middle and high school and it's been a struggle for those institutions. It would be a sad day for Hyattsville if she were to leave, but not because she's the source of all the positive changes to the school over the past 5 years. She's one strength among many, a big one, but there are so many people who make the school what it is. Most of the credit goes to the teachers. Currently, I know bright children who are being challenged and nurtured at HES. I have no reason to think that discipline issues are distracting from the educational mission or that teachers spend most of their time teaching to children who are struggling.

Good luck with your decision. [/quote]

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