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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd recommend learning more about Jefferson before writing it off.  [/quote]

I came here to say this too. Especially if your kid is happy at ES, two transitions in two years is a lot. We are heading there next year, and I’ve talked to a lot of parents that are really happy there. I’ve also talked to several families that initially saw Jefferson as a nonstarter  until they visited and talked with staff, and [b]many of them attended or will be attending next year.[/b] [/quote]

Don't fall this sort of whitewashing BS, OP.  The truth is that there hasn't been a year when "many" UMC Brent grads (read a dozen+) went to Jefferson since pre-Covid.  I know this because my kids' time at Brent extended from 2014 to 2024.  We know several families where older sibs attended Jefferson during the pandemic yet younger sibs are at SH now.  Jefferson has a nice building and faculty and staff talk the talk about supporting advanced learners but there isn't much to inspire.

The inconvenient truth is that hardly anybody bothers with Jefferson when they have access to SH and some of the UMC Brent families who start at Jefferson bail before 8th grade year after year.

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While I think it would be great if more Brent families attended, there are kids other than the UMC Brent grads who attend and thrive at Jefferson. Those families, who represent current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, were the ones who informed my family's decision (not kids who attended during the pandemic 5 years ago). I get that different families are going to make different choices, my main point was to agree with the person who recommended learning more before writing it off completely because I've seen people (not all UMC and not all white, but all kind, smart kids) change their mind after doing so. [/quote]

Well said. There is no harm in learning more and talking with current families/admin.[/quote]

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