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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Inside of DC's classroom is great, the teachers are highly trained, innovative and committed professionals.  However, the school administration and 1/2 of the families are a mess. No clear direction for the school, denial about dysfunctional processes, and too many parents satisfied with the status quo. I guess I drank the Kool-Aid but after 3 years I do not see any hope of improvement on the horizon. [/quote]

If inside my child's classroom is great, the teachers are super, and the child is happy and learning, then I personally wouldn't mind as much about administrative challenges - or would be motivated to get involved and figure out how to work with them. But my own priority is feeling like my kid is having a good experience. Of course, I don't know what kind of dysfunction you mean and how it might impact your kid down the line. [/quote]
As someone dealing with something similar, you may have missed the "1/2 of the families are a mess" line. It may sound terrible to outsiders, but when you have to deal with it in person it is a challenge. It means that you cannot have an effective PTA to support the school. It means that half the kids are unprepared every day, which means that the quality of instruction your DC receives suffers as a result. It increases the daily struggle significantly and it means a lot more than people recognize. And when that is the situation you are faced with, the only outcome you can control is to leave. We are going to do it too.[/quote]

My kids are at a title 1 school EOTP, so I do understand what is like. It is a challenge, but we do have a good PTO. I'm sure it's not as amazeballs as the ones WOTP, but still good for us.
Maybe half the kids are unprepared for the day (I don't know how to judge that), but the teachers with their butts off to make sure my well prepared children are challenged.
I don't doubt your experience because that's your own, but it's not the same everywhere.[/quote]

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