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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That commute wouldn't bother me, OP, especially for SWS.

Only thing to consider - SWS has no middle school feed.[/quote]

SWS also has some of the challenges that CMI is having in their upper grades (I don't know as much about ITS).  Touchy feely child centered is great until your kid starts missing academic metrics for middle school preparedness.[/quote]

SWS has a designated middle school feed - Eliot-Hine. [b] So perhaps, you meant to say that SWS doesn't have a MS feed that is acceptable to you.[/b]

And in terms of academic preparedness, I'm an SWS parent with children in younger and older grades.  The school will readily admit that it's learning what works and what doesn't work - as evidenced by the changes in curriculum and approach.  My younger child is having a vastly different experience.  I think whether you're happy as a parent with an older student has a lot to do with whether your student is 'succeeding.'

I am of the belief that given the school's demographics, test scores should be higher given the documented correlation between affluence and test scores and the fact that the school has taught the majority of these kids since PK4; FYI - the school's FARMS rate is 10% and that includes the the medically-fragile classrooms.  I think the scores are not as high because the school was expanding and going through a learning curve.  For those of you entering in EC years, I'd pay attention to how quickly PARCC scores increase - that will be a signal as to how quickly SWS is navigating the learning curve.  
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No, I said what I effing meant. SWS does not have a guaranteed middle school feed.  You return to your neighborhood school.[/quote]

NP here. If you meant that, then you are wrong. SWS absolutely feeds to E-H. [/quote]

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