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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son attended J-H for kindergarten years ago, before we moved into Fairfax county (not because of J-H).  He had a fine experience.   All of the teachers we interacted with seemed lovely and committed to the kids.

In spite of the fancy building and the various curricular reforms, they've never been able to break out of the cycle of bad reputation &gt; most involved parents opting out &gt; low test scores &gt; bad reputation, exacerbated by a ridiculous level of principal turnover.   Maury, which looked pretty similar 15 years ago, was able to break out of that cycle with the combination of an experienced principal and a group of local parents making the commitment to stay with it together.

If I were there now, I'd send my kindergartener without hesitation, and see what comes out of the redistricting.[/quote]

While the parent community is not embracing the new school administration, which is dominated by Regent University (Pat Robertson) alums, JH has improved to at least some degree in the last few years.  The new building may be expensive and controversial, but it was necessary.  The current doubts seem to focus on (1) the administration (and the ACPS central office), which seems overbearing and erratic to some parents who had been big boosters to pull out of JH, and (2) the ACPS redistricting, which is a completely open issue but might impact the West End more than JH.  
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