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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charters don’t really care about parents.  They aren’t set up for that.  Especially not LAMB. They have a massive waitlist and large donors.  So leave or don’t. But threatening to leave is just dumb. [/quote]

I agree that they aren't set up for parents (especially not LAMB), and I agree that LAMB won't care at all if many parents leave.  I think other charters with shorter waitlists definitely are more responsive to parents, as retention is a factor in their Teir ranking, and they want to move up the Tier scale.

It does beg the question, though:  What DOES matter to LAMB?  What would make them listen to parents?  Maybe a WP article?  IDK.  It doesn't seem like the board much cares about parents.[/quote]

LAMB doesnt take new students after kindergarten. I assume if that grade school kids left, then the school would care because they get funded by how many students they have and they can't replace a third-grader who leaves. [/quote]

Yes they can.  They currently CHOOSE not to replace a third grader that leave. [/quote]

they could but that would fundamentally change the school. it wouldnt really be an immersion school anymore if they started admitting third graders who dont speak a word of spanish. [/quote]

Gasp....you mean it would be.............a DCPS immersion school????  Cue the horror and screeching. [/quote]

You must not have a child at LAMB. Every first grader at LAMB speaks very good Spanish. If LAMB started admitting grade-school students who can't speak Spanish, they would have rethink every aspect of how the school operates. [/quote]

They don’t seemed as concerned about this as you.  If they were that concerned they would open so you wouldn’t leave.  They aren’t.[/quote]

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