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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back to the original question about Jefferson-Houston, OP, I agree with others that you should wait-and-see. You have several years before you have to decide what to do. I don't have a kid at J-H, but I have heard positive things about the school and the improvements that have happened this year. Hard to say what the future holds. In the meantime:

1. If you have an opportunity to meet and get to know current J-H parents, do it. No one can give you then inside scoop - the good, the bad, the ugly - like a parent with a kid in the school.
2. Tour the school. I'm not sure what options there are in the fall, but I think all ACPS schools do tours in the springtime around when K registration takes place. Go check it out.
3. Attend a PTA meeting or a PTA social event or fundraiser. I went to a PTA meeting or two at our neighborhood ACPS elementary school when my kid was a year out from K. It was a nice way to see what was going on in the school and to meet people. Everyone there understood - they had all been in the same position years before. Fall is a great time to do this because there are lots of new-to-the-school parents attending and the meetings can be really informative.
4. Pay attention to the redistricting process and other ACPS news.
5. Try to separate fact v opinion in your mind when thinking about schools (whether public or private) and always consider the source. Particularly when it comes to schools, I find that people feel the need to justify their own choices by bad-mouthing alternatives to some degree. Every family and every kid is different. What works for one might not work for another. One person's "best" is another one's "worst". Be wary of absolute statements in either direction. Trust what you see with your own eyes.

Good luck!
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Hey, what are you doing on this thread, with your calm, reasoned response?  :thumbup:

OP, this person is right on the money. [/quote]

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