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[quote=Anonymous]Parent at the Charter here - did not know about the school prior to the lottery (this year's lottery applications due March 1). Concur with all prior comments that administrative staff is not on top of concerns, and sometimes those concerns are to do with the safety, well-being, and development of the children. They were supposed to have 3 charter classroom "guides" (head teachers) but instead opened the charter with only 2, so there are about 28 kids new to Montessori in each classroom.  One classroom is almost entirely new to Montessori, the other (those who pay for aftercare) are half/half maybe of kids who previously attended Montessori - impossible to tell conclusively due to their lack of information to the parents of children attending there.  My child has learned many bad behaviors since coming to the school and been treated rather roughshod - physically, emotionally, developmentally.  We are considering pulling her out for the second time this year because it has gotten so bad I fear she's experiencing more developmental harm than the good that Montessori should have provided.  The "guides" are unsurprisingly overwhelmed but not allowed to say so due to - as previously mentioned - the administrative leadership with personality issues.  My child has asked to go to regular public school and not be sent back next year.  My child is rather independent and was sent very well adept to the classroom environment and very social - pretty much all of that has been set back in their time at Crossway.  I must say the lure of "free Montessori" was there, and I thought it a miraculous option, however it has been a terrible experience and I highly recommend avoiding the charter school.  It is very difficult to find a parent that isn't chock-full of complaints about their experience at the charter.  The classrooms of children who pay to attend the school do not have as many students and have been brought up in the Montessori system - so I imagine their guides/teachers are much less overwhelmed and may be able to do a better job.  I know you "get what you pay for" but I did not think a private Montessori with a charter approved by MCPS could have done this badly when they ensured that it would be this extraordinary Montessori experience.  Due to such poor treatment, about a third of the lottery-accepted charter students declined their spots by the end of August, so many from the waitlist got a spot, only to find out why there were so many spots made available during the school year ... [/quote]

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