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[quote=Anonymous]OP, people are being a bit hard on you, and I know you're not in a school yet so you don't have much perspective on this.  But let me try to explain it to you (and others contemplating this).

Hearst is a small school.  There will be 38-40 kids total in PK next year.  About half will be IB kids (due to tiny boundaries and other reasons).  That leaves around 20 spots for OOB kids.  One thing we love about Hearst is that kids from all over the city come to our school and really become part of the community.  We are a tight-knit  and active group.

With many of the surrounding schools (Janney, Murch, Stoddert) filling their PK4, every year we get families from those schools.  Often, these families don't really engage in the school, don't attend the PTA meetings, don't participate in activities, etc.  And if they take up 10 spots, that's 25% of the class.  And they all leave after PK4.

To build a strong school community we need engagement and commitment from the families.  Obviously people move, things happen, and kids leave each year.  But it is tough to have a quarter of the new class every year basically just being placeholders.

Anyway, just thought I'd try to share an insider's perspective.[/quote]

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