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My logic: the parents of this 40% just dropped a crapload of money to buy IB, so they aren't going anywhere fast.  They also paid an arm and leg for the ability to talk about "community cohesiveness" and to brag about their PTA's abilities, especially with regards to every other school on the Hill, and probably in all of DC.  Excluding them in a lottery is not really a big deal.[/quote]

Easy for you to say when you pretty clearly weren't among the excluded.  Some rising parents have in fact already peeled off to other schools.   No big deal to be sure, but not a pretty picture either.  Brent pretended to solicit community input on reconfiguring the early childhood classes after the decision had already been made.  Parents remember these things.

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The universe does not revolve around you and your precious child.  I too disagree with some recent decisions handed down at Brent, but you can hardly criticize the Administration and LSAT just because you didn't get what you wanted in the end.  There was no clear consensus regarding the structure of the ECE program (full disclosure:  I was in favor of dropping PS3 so that more IB families could have been enrolled in PK, as were many families with whom I had spoken).  Based on what i heard while attending LSAT and other meetings, and discussions with staff, I truly believe that the Administration and LSAT were open to input from the public, even if Mr. Young may have leaning in favor of the blended age ECE structure implemented for this year.  There was a well-publicized and attended meeting open to the community at which a variety of viewpoints were offered.  In hindsight, that was probably a mistake because it gave a ray of hope to families shut out of PS in the 2013 lottery.  You also need to remember that the process was short-tracked as the result of a DCPS decision requiring schools to submit lottery numbers by early November.  If you can't get past sour grapes then try to find a greener pasture.  The school community doesn't need or benefit from people with nothing better to do than spend the past two two years stewing in their own bile.  The school also could do without more assholes threatening to not make a meaningful contribution to the PTA because of some perceived slight.  After all, these parent contributions go a long way toward making Brent the great school it has become.  It's called cutting off your nose despite your face.[/quote]

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