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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The season scores took a major dip this year[/quote]

Real talk about Seaton -- It used to be a complete gem and had two exceptionally good principals in a row who created a culture that differentiated well, utilized pull-outs, pushed for excellence all around, and I would have recommended it wholeheartedly to anyone. There has been a real change under the new principal and there are a lot of tensions (between teachers and the principal, and parents and the principal), and the academics are slipping. Some of the teachers and students are occasionally able to be exceptional, but the overall culture shifted away from that. You can see it in the scores this year.

This also coincides with the gentrification of the school in an unlikely way; 8 years ago there were maybe 20 gentrifier (read: families with parents who supplement like crazy) families and also it was an amazing school. now there are 100 gentrifier families and its a worse school. community cannot overcome academics.

It remains to be seen what will happen -- will the principal get better? will the teachers tensions resolve? will the sheer force of gentrifier families make it fine? It's a bit unknown. [/quote]

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