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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Hi, we heard some negative stuff about NHE but did a tour and saw just positive stuff. The principal and teachers seem super dedicated, the kids seem calm, happy, engaged, learning. Being Title I they seem to have extra resources like reading specialists, counselors etc + a health center. What gives? Thanks so much![/quote]

OP school tours do not tell you much. Most people expect DCC schools to be war zones so they are pleasantly surprised when they don't see the SWAT team taking down snack time. Low expectations can lead to a false sense of positivity from the tour. Just something to be aware about when making your decision.

In order to find first hand experiences can you post on Silver Spring email list and give your email? People do not want to say honest or negative things in public forums. They don't want to get on the bad side of MCPS or the local cheer leaders. They don't want to suppress real estate values so some will say the schools are OK in public and then when with friends go on and on about bad the quality is at the school. If you can find someone from the email list that is willing to talk with you privately you'll get more information. Ask the hard questions and try to figure out how much time the person spends in school. Talk to people who left and find out why. No one wants who tries public really is dying to pay for private school. If they switched there had to be a good reason.

You can also look on the school site and see if it lists the email for any PTA members for the school. While these may be the more positive, cheer leader types for the school they also will have spent some time in the school and understand the issues more. [/quote]

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