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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are your plans for next year? I'm extremely torn. I love the Spanish, the parents, my kid's friends. However the teacher turnover and the administration's inability to cede any power to teachers or talk openly about the disagreements is a very serious concern. I can't decide whether to stick it out and hope or try something new. I'm also wondering how many of my kid's classmates will be leaving. [/quote]

We've been at MV8 since PK3 in 2019. We're leaving after this school year. The community is great and the Spanish is too. But like you mentioned, teacher turnover and administration concerns have led us to jump sooner rather than later. Naomi's sudden and unannounced departure further sparked our concerns. Then the follow by two of our favorite teachers (who left for the very reason you mention. One told us directly). I've not been impressed with academics which has been a concern for a while, but I assumed it was going to get better. What sealed it for us was certain behaviors and discipline techniques that obviously impacted how our child responded to the classroom. Punishment by taking away recess was done twice even after we said it was developmentally inappropriate and not helpful. Certain labels being put onto our child and as Black parents of a Black child we are very "third eye open" when it comes to how our child is engaged in certain spaces.

So all of that to say, we are heading elsewhere for 1st grade.  [/quote]

Where?[/quote]

We only listed our inbound (Burroughs) for the lottery, but also applied to 3 privates. So we'll go either DCPS or private.[/quote]

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