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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The board traditionally includes former parents too as well as one or two trustees who do not have children who ever went to the school.

The characterization of a dynamic where the head of school wields power over parents (or the 3/4 of families whose kids apply to private schools) because he or she gives guidance and communicates with schools during the ongoing school application process is just wrong. Ongoing schools ultimately do as they wish and decide for themselves which applicants they will accept. The decision is not up to the head of a preschool.

There is so much misinformation and hysteria on this thread. I feel like I’m reading The Crucible. If you are a current or former NCRC family or are thinking of applying for next year, who not ask these questions of the school, and not an anonymous, unreliable forum.

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Oh okay. So was I imagining it when James would ask each family to share with him their #1 school so he could go lobby on the family’s behalf at the school?  [/quote]

Of course a HOS tries to advocate on behalf of families.  But the decision rests with the elementary schools, not the preschool head.  Sometimes the elementaries listen, sometimes they don't.

And there are plenty of people in every NCRC class for whom advocacy to ongoing schools is irrelevant -- those with older siblings already at a target school, those going public, those moving away, etc.  No "power imbalance" there.

Meanwhile, do you think people only choose NCRC for exmissions?  Maybe a few do.  Most don't.

Finally, who do really thinks holds the power -- the employee hired (and possibly fired) by the board or the people paying $$$?[/quote]

Unfortunately, you are incorrect. He absolutely  had power when it came to emissions and everyone, especially board members, knew it. I’m sorry - you just don’t know what you’re talking about. [/quote]

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