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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At a recent PTA meeting, I heard that Hoffman Boston was slated to become a STEM school - due to its failure to meet AYP for x amount of years, and the overcrowding problem in most elementary schools.  Not sure if this was just a rumor, but I thought it sounded reasonable.  Thoughts?[/quote]

I say "even better!".  I'm in FCPS, not ACPS, but at a minority majority school where 50%+ of the kids are FARM (it's a Title 1 school).  The school didn't make AYP for two years in a row and got additional resources because of it.  We love the school and the teachers.  Sure, there are a lot of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds and the PTA isn't as robust as it is at the majority white schools but it's still a great school.  In fact, in some ways, the lack of parental involvement has sort of made us superstars at the school.  DH and I both WOH full time but we do try and make it to school events, show up for lunch twice a month and send in extra supplies/goodies.  I think ALL the teachers know us and our kids and are very appreciative.  I think it makes a big difference when the teachers/administrators know who you are and who your kids are.  [/quote]

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