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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with this. My DD is in a title 1 school. The class size is small and gets smaller when kids are pulled or are absent. There are many inclusion opportunities. My DD is on the higher end academically and she is making nice progress. She loves the school but tells me she is bored (although that is not uncommon for kids her age to say that) and has peers that seem to be at her level or above but I would say the majority of the kids are not (she is bright but not off the charts). The kids that need the services get them, which is great. I feel that there is some differentiation/enrichment but that is sometimes derailed due to behavior of other kids.

However (and it is not like this at all title 1 schools) there is very little parent involvement in PTA so that means there are limited to no after school clubs, not many school wide events unless organized by the staff and just the way the boundaries are drawn there is not a neighborhood feeling to the school. Also, there is a high mobility rate meaning many students move in or out of the school.

I went to a high school that I think was the equivalent of a W school and I know I didn't want that for my child. I think the title 1 is fine for what it is but I do wish I had moved somewhere that offered just a bit more then what the school does.

[quote=Anonymous]So my quick take is that the wealthiest area schools often functionally have the most resources since the level of need per student is lower. Title 1 and focus schools have extra resources but this is in responsible to the very high needs of this population so your kids will be competing for resources  with kids often with high needs.  My children went to a focus school and yes the smaller class size was great as were some of the other resources. However because the school was high farms and high els it still struggled to meet the needs of special education students (504 plans or IEPs) and gifted students. If you need to live in a geography that sends to a Title 1 or Focus school, these can be very good schools that meet the high need of their students.   But, realize you are moving into an area of high need students.  Often these schools will have a less involved parent population (parents working multiple jobs) so the schools will not have the parent financial and volunteer support available at other schools. My advice for someone with a special needs child is I think the old adage of get the cheapest housing in the wealthiest area.  As for gifted, the wealthy areas will also have more resources since more parents will be providing tutoring and pushing for accelerated options. If your child is very gifted then there are true gifted magnet programs, which require budding usually, that they can attempt to gain entrance to. [/quote][/quote]

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