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[quote=Anonymous]I have worked for years in a well-regarded school in a well-regarded school district, in a role that is not classroom teacher.  I have concluded that while everything OP says is true it is also true that parents seem to assume that if the school is "good" then the administration, staff, curriculum and programs are all good.

In reality, if the demographics are good it's the students, and by default their parents, who make the school good.  Their test scores, pass rates, etc. are the data people make decisions on, and those kids would likely do as well in any school, good teaching, admins, programs or not.

As Great Schools has also concluded, it's the ability of a school or school district to educate the subgroups (special ed, English language learners, economically challenged) well that tells you how good the school is.

Many "good" schools choose to ride on their reputation, with an SOL pass rate in the 90% range, rather than do the hard work of educating the subgroups successfully, consistently.

I have a lot of respect for those who choose to work in schools with demographics that make it much more challenging (and also rewarding!) to educate all the kids successfully.  A 60 or 70% pass rate in some schools represents a lot more good work by the school than the much higher pass rates at other schools.[/quote]

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