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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know anything about this particular school but my son is at a different school district in a similar school (many FARMS and ESOL students, small PTA where only a handful of parents does the job). We also have a new enthusiastic principal. 
Let me tell you, if we had no Title one funds it would really reduce my incentives to stay at the school. Free summer camp/school is nice. 
Extra teachers they hire for remedial/advanced services are nice to have, but not really a substitute for a class of kids ready and willing to learn. 
[b]Also, it is a challenge to make friends outside of school (if I get along with a parent usually kids are not friends, and vice versa, and there are just not enough families who are up to all the playdate culture etc). [/b]
On the plus side: it is easy to get all the best from school from just being active at school. 
If you can afford moving, I would move to attend a nice school where most kids would be like your kid, and most parents are like yourselves.  [/quote]

Not at Glen Haven, but my child is at a different Title 1 school in Silver Spring and this is definitely an issue. It's even harder trying to explain to my kids why they can't play with their school friends outside of school. [/quote]

Exactly, especially as I myself am not sure what's going on. There is almost no reciprocity and the play dates we host are few and far between. Academics is not really an issue but I am thinking about changing schools just because of the social aspect.[/quote]

This completely depends on your school. Both of my kids are/were in a Focus school, and friendships and playdates we're never an issue. Since they go to the neighborhood school, many of their friends are walking distance, so I don't need to arrange playdates with kids across town. I don't think it's fair to paint all Title I or Focus schools with the same brush.[/quote]

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