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[quote=GarrisonPTA][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like their open houses are a lot more organized now. I went to the first one, and it was parents and not teachers, no principals, didn't get a feel for what the program would be like. Glad they've improved them. It's not on our list based on our open house experience.[/quote]

Hello there, it's Ann.  I am sorry you had a bad experience with an open house.  May I ask when this was?  We would not plan an open house without our principal being there - if it is on a weekend we can't get into the building without him.  I'm just trying to connect the dots so we can ensure this does not happen again.  We are very aware that we win a lot of people over via open houses, so your report makes me very sad.  Thank you.

Regarding a posting last week about the test scores - all I can tell you is what the principal explained to me.  The past few years we have only had one class per grade in 3-5.  In SY 2011-2012, we had a really exceptional 3rd grade.  They moved up to 4th (obviously) and a new 3rd grade class came in, who just were not as strong academically.  Since it is such a small sample size, it really affects the scores.  We have hired additional staff this year to give kids the resources they need to get to where they should be.  Hopefully that answers the question.  I know how important test scores are when looking at schools, but a school is so much more than its test scores.  My son is in 2nd grade and has friends in other DCPS schools and charters - I've seen what is sent home with them and many of the schools are using the exact same materials...some of our friends even say, "Michael is doing addition of three-column numbers? We're not doing that!".  My niece and nephew are in 3rd and 2nd grade in Potomac Maryland, and my son is on par with them.  My son is learning multiplication and my niece hasn't even started on that, and she's in 3rd grade.  So, I believe 100% that my child would not be getting a better education if he were at another school.

As always, thanks for your interest in Garrison!
ann mcLeod
Garrison PTA President[/quote]

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