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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shocked about Oakland terrace. ?[/quote]
We moved from Oakland Terrace to Kensington Parkwood a number of years ago and regretted it.  OT is a fantastic school with a Principal who really strives for academic excellence.  Kids who are ready and thirsting for challenge are given those opportunities and supported and kids who need a lot of help are also supported.  The Principal is aggressive and hard charging which might be tough for some of the staff but she really expects them to challenge and support children at every ability level.  [/quote]

I posted the climate survey.  While the return is pretty good, others either didn't respond b/c 1) they've given up or 2) they are happy and simply don't care.

One question I ask, however, is this:  Can a school sustain this momentum?  While the academic achievement is impressive, given its obstacles (1/3 FARMs and 13% ESOL), how much can teachers continue to give of themselves?

On another note, I can compare it to Highland, also a DCC feeder, with its 500+ enrollment in a pre-K through 5 setting. HES, however, has over 80% of its children categorized as FARMs, with over half of its population in ESOL.  So OT looks like a walk in the park compared to Highland's stats.  Don't you think that the teachers who are at HES WANT to be there?  I'm sure that's their choice, too.

But again, how do you motivate teachers to continue to work with students facing obstacles when the state believes that a 5-star rating is the end all? So to expect staff to ". . . challenge and support children at every ability level" is unreasonable for long stretches of time, as we all have lives outside of work. I certainly would never put my own children in second place. So feeling supported is one thing, but once a school loses its 5-star rating (the bar is low, folks), will the staff still feel supported?

I don't know the turnover.  Perhaps someone on this thread does. Trends tell a story, too.

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