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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]

Yes-this is true. Early Childhood teachers essentially "draft" pick the students they want in their class. It's ridiculous and yet again, another example of how principal is pushed around by teachers/parents. We got a teacher that we like but it still should not be allowed.

We're happy where we've landed for PS3 and PK4 and don't see ourselves as part of the sour grapes bunch. I make a point of attending both Brent general PTA meetings and those at our current school. I'm not sure what you mean about assholes threatening not to contribute but the school community would benefit from efforts to heal rifts and prevent new ones from developing. Friends tell me that the mixed-age classes didn't get off on the right foot because the early childhood teachers were allowed to openly cherry pick the PS3 kids they wanted back for their own classes, with about half the kids rejected. Predictably parents of the rejected were up in arms. Some of these processes could be handled better. School communities benefit when stakeholders feel included and valued.  
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QOTD:  "Friends tell me . . . ".  :roll:  Would you care to share with us what your friends had to say about classes not getting off on the right foot?  What, in particular, did they find lacking so that it could be potentially corrected next year?

BTW, "Parents of the rejected" is an awesome name for an indie band!  I might need to apply for a trademark.  Our first album would be entitled "Up in Arms."[/quote]

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