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[quote=Anonymous]OP, some of the things you describe (poorly written schoolwork, low test scores) simply reflect the school's demographics. Bancroft's scores are pretty much in line with other DCPS schools with a similar % of low income Latinos.

Our child (third year at Bancroft) loves school and has made good friends, and we've liked his teachers. To me that's half the equation. I didn't worry about academics much in preschool but am more now that he's in K. But I felt reassured at our first parent-teacher conference when the teacher said he had been tested and will be placed in a group with other advanced readers.

Others have complained that the principal is not very visible. My take on it is that she's not an extrovert and chatting up parents doesn't come naturally to her. (Not that she couldn't try harder.) She's also still pretty new and is maybe still building  confidence. The asst principal is only in her second year.

The principal has put a big emphasis on raising test scores, and while math jumped up 2 years ago (then dropped slightly last year) reading has stayed flat. Personally I would like to know more about what is and isn't working. There will be a public meeting later this year (in Jan?) to talk about the scores and I urge anyone thinking about Bancroft to attend.

One thing about Bancroft that may set it apart from Cooke, Francis Stevens, etc. is that a  handful of middle class families stay all the way through fifth. Their kids seem to be thriving--many were in Bancroft's wonderful spring musical, and I was really impressed by their poised performances and how they moved effortless between Englsh and Spanish. Parents with doubts about Bancroft may want to talk to some of these families about why Bancroft works for them. [/quote]

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