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[quote=Anonymous]OP, before we got to Murch, I shared your concerns, but after being there, so far, I don't see them.   Some previous posters explained the class size dynamic, and the fact that enrollment did not meet projections.   I would much rather have a smaller class size with some OOB kids than have a large class, like those at Janney.   A fair amount of research says that reducing class size is the single most important thing you can do to improve outcomes.

At, and least in our class, the OOB kids are very similar to the rest of the class:  one from Crestwood, and one from somewhere around Glover Park.  Smart, well-behaved, lovely kids.  I'm fine with some OOB if it is done to keep classes small, even if the school overall is large.    The school seems to have plenty of community -- so much so that as a working mom, I really can't keep up with it all.   If I actually went to all the school events (as I would in theory like to do), I don't know how I could avoid being part of the community.   Already, I have had plenty of interaction with the parents and kids in my son's class -- as I do try to make it to almost all of the class events -- which are also very numerous.

But Murch does badly need a new, larger, modern building -- and I am glad it looks like it is still on track to get it.   And if the issue with OOB becomes not rounding up small classes, but making large classes, I would be very opposed.[/quote]

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