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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems they would have to tell families very soon if the school is closing next year. They'll already have to scramble if they want to get their children in other private schools. [/quote]

The entire school and parents just showed up for mass this morning to pray for the school to stay open.  Parents have raised over $800k.  If the ADW shuts the school down now, it will be because they just wanted to and were being dishonest about the reasons and intentions.[/quote]

And if they get the thumbs up to continue, which I sure hope they do!, I hope all of their good testimonies helps put more bodies in the seats too.  Ultimately that is what is going to keep a school going - solid enrollment.  The best admissions rep is a happy parent telling their story out on the street.  Talk it up at nursery schools and in the parish.[/quote]

Exactly. It would seem raising emergency funds is a short-term fix. Without significantly increased and sustained enrollment they'll be back to a crisis in no time.  [/quote]

Yes and no.  First of all, they have sustained enrollment over the last couple years.  The decline came before that, and it's been turned around.  Second, they're adding a PK-3's class that will increase enrollment.  Third, after surveying the families, they've also added a tuition increase so that the cost better matches a school with such a low student-teacher ratio and can maintain smaller class sizes.  Though, of course, tuition is still MUCH less than non-parish schools. So while yes, they do need to increase/sustain enrollment, they don't really need to get up to the numbers at other parish schools.
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