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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I guess I'm never sure what the right response is to these inquiries.  I feel like I have to expend energy every year reassuring these parents that their little geniuses will not die at my LRPS.  After they bail, I feel like I WANT THAT TIME BACK and it colors my future dealings with them.  This makes me hesitant to spend time with future ditherers, instead palming them off with some version of "I feel it was the best choice for my children but every child is different and I will support any decision you make," which is (to me) a polite "F-off and stop wasting my time when you're going to bail" message.

That being said, I do feel like sometimes (rarely) the dithering parents do turn out to wholeheartedly support the school and stay for the long haul.  I just wish there was a survey or something that I could use to gauge in advance whether I should waste my time with this or that ditherer.[/quote]

Stop putting yourself in the position if it makes you that unhappy. If somebody asks if they can refer somebody to you to discuss your school, just say no.[/quote]

But if you refuse to have that conversation then be aware that some parents who are on the fence might take that as a negative sign and choose to send their kid elsewhere.  Which makes it harder for the school to continue to improve and for IB percentages to move up.  But that's a decision you'll have to make.

FWIW, the thing about charters that tends to the annoying is that the parents are frequently boosters who talk about how great the schools are...and that includes telling you even if you didn't ask.  They are also quick to defend their schools...often times in unnecessarily defensive ways.  For sure there's a chicken/egg thing at play and some externalities unrelated to the boosterism, but it is worth asking if there might be a correlation between the success of a school and the willingness of the families in attendance to commit to the the school and proselytize the gospel of the school.  [/quote]

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