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[i][b]That being said, we turned down a spot this year because they seemed highly administratively disorganized and I thought the director was a disaster. She spent the entire tour talking about herself, why she'd taken the job, and how nicely it meshed with her long term career goals. Do I care? She also mispronounced Maret while trying to brag about outplacements, which I thought was hilarious but elicited some serious eye rolling among the other parents. None of this, of course, speaks to the quality of the program.[/b] [/i]

This is a pretentious and arrogant comment, that seems very suspicious.  I am a current parent at St. Alban's ECC.  I had also attended the tour/information session before enrolling and have referred many others since that time.  It was outstanding.  We had a chance to hear about the program, visit the classrooms, and tour the grounds.  During the tour the director spent most of the time talking about the program and children. Since the tour is an information session, people tend to ask questions about the background of the staff (including the director).  She mentioned something about her background once.  This was in direct response to a question.  Also, most people do care if the director (or staff) intend to stay at the school to ensure stability in the program.  Seems to me your reasons are just your reasons and cannot be taken to seriously since it has absolutely nothing to do with the program.  You do not represent the majority of people who absolutely love the school.  What may have appeared to be a "disaster" or "disorganization" was a change in staff on the administrative side.  The new assistant director and business manager are great.  You really need to get the facts straight.  Oh, and if a bunch of parents stood around rolling their eyes (according to you) because it sounded as if "Maret" was misprounced, that it an amazing reason to dismiss a great school. For the record, between this year and last year alone several children were admitted into Sidwell, Beauvoir, GDS, Maret, and Washington International.  So the so-called bragging was warranted since many parents are also concerned about outplacement.  I know that was a factor for me.  Good thing since my child has just be admitted into two of the schools mentioned.  It seems to me and many others the director must being doing something right.  Too bad you missed out.[/quote]

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