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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the items on your list compel me to say that you need to remember you are choosing a school, not a single teacher or a specific set of classmates.

At every school there will be classes that are a dream and classes that are a nightmare, teachers that are rockstars and teachers that don't gel with your kid, schedules and "cadence" will change, curriculum can change year to year, amout o f recess can change too. So don't let items that specific sway you as much as other considerations. There simply are no guarantees.

I've had two kids in the same schools and their experiences were so different at each (of three schools) that it was almost as if they went to different schools.[/quote]

In that case, what sort of things actually matter, especially when considering a school for multiple kids that may have different needs?[/quote]

1) COMMUTE. Seriously, this is a big thing. Make sure you try out getting there in the morning and evening and ask yourself if you can honestly swing it every day. 
2) Organization. Is the school humming with life, or a disorganized mess?
3) Parent satisfaction. Reach out to the PTA. Ask them what they love or hate about their school. 
4) Gut instinct. I do think you need to go with this as well. Can you see your kid going there? [/quote]

These are great but 2 and 3 you won’t be able to know. Entering the school once won’t necessarily tell you how organized it is. The PTA won’t tell you the straight story. Best you can do is talk to neighbors who go to the school and ask for the good and the bad. Taking it with a grain of salt because it’s just one view.

This is why most people rely on the tiers, scores, stars and the like. If you are going to try for something that isn’t Maury, know why and what you hope to get that you can’t in your IB.[/quote]

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