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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do the parents who do not know about magnet programs know about the George B Thomas Learning Academy?  www.saturdayschool.org/

Are the underperforming students making use of this resource?  Who is the person incharge of this academy? what is their race? What are they doing to inform everyone about this resource?[/quote]

We are at a Focus School and get fliers in English and Spanish for this program, plus robo phone calls.  [b]However, it was never clear to me from the calls whether my family was the target audience. [/b] Recently our principal noted that about 40 kids from our school participate in this program, so I'm guessing that our school does a pretty decent job of making sure that the kids who would qualify/benefit are aware.  Still, the blanket approach to publicizing it seems to be less effective than the school actively recruiting underperforming students.  That means, of course, that the school staff need to be aware of the program, motivated to identify needy students, and in touch with parents to get kids signed up.

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I agree with this statement.  I certainly know this program exists due to the many calls I get but I'm not clear at all what the purpose of the program is even after visiting the website.  As I'm typing this message I'm still trying to figure it out.[/quote]

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