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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drop the top 100 school rankings if you want. Just look at the SOL data for the 7 McLean Schools. KGES last more than any other school. Can't blame it on ESOL. Can't blame it on GT. Can't blame it on number of teachers with master's degrees. Can't blame it on crowding. Explain it.

http://peelbacktheapple.blogspot.com/p/kges-1-in-finishing-last-place.html

Lowest level of advanced readers in 1st and 2nd grade. Explain it.

http://peelbacktheapple.blogspot.com/2011/02/kges-low-scores-cannot-be-blamed-on-not.html

If you can't explain it, who do you blame it on? Why don't you care? 
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Does there have to be "blame"?  Does the refusal to assign "blame" automatically mean indifference?

KGES serves less affluent neighborhoods that the rest of McLean, and it has slightly higher percentages of demographic groups that tend to score lower on standardized tests.  Perhaps there's less time spent at KGES focusing on SOLs than at other schools.

It just seems like such thin beer to turn into a personal crusade.   Have you thought about moving into another district or going private?  Most people seem happy with KGES.   The students go on to attend Longfellow, which is generally considered one of the best middle schools in the county, and then McLean, which isn't chopped liver.           [/quote]

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