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[quote=Anonymous]I am am a Janney parent of a number of years and I find this whole thread annoying.  I think I now understand how current parents in failing schools feel when the gentrifiers arrive, try to take ove the PTA and suggesting curriculum changes and new aftercare programs to the existing families.

There were 27 kids in my child's kindergarten class and she was just fine.  Now more kids came so three classes of 27 is now four classes of 26.  In any event, the changes that have happened over the years have been done thoughtfully by the principal, teachers, and engaged parents have had input.  Contrary to popular belief, the parents do not run the school and that is a good thing.

If you have ideas, join the LSRT or another committee, come to the principal's coffees, learn about what has made the school what it is and where so many families want their child educated.  It is not perfect but my children have been quite happy here.

We need to find a strong replacement for the principal, but if you think that you know better than she did what is/was best for the school overall, not just your snowflake, then you are deluded.

Yes, there are changes that could be made to use of space if warrented, but that decision has impacts and they need to be thought through by people that understand more than just what they have read about the benefits of small class size.  Who knows, we may have 6 K classes and 6 Kindergartens next year.  I have not seen the demographic information and do not know what impact that would have on the class structure, etc. so could not opine whether that is best or not.

You have chosen to send your child to a school with 700 kids and counting.  There was something about it that was working well that drove that decision.  It is beyond condescending to arrive and be so very certain that your way is the best way given that you had zero to do with making the school as successful as it is.
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