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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you're correct that there are at least some people in your school community who will care--it sounds like you're at a school that parents are working to improve, and maybe is your IB/neighborhood school? If so, there is likely to be a little  tension. It's unavoidable. We have friends who transferred to another coveted public from their neighborhood school after four years there working hard on building the PTA, and there were a lot of tough conversations with both other parents who were also putting that time in, and also with some of the teachers as they shared that they were leaving. I think you have a bit of a boost on them in that you're leaving for a very specific school environment, not just another "better" public. (Are you the person who is looking at language immersion? [b]If so, that's a pretty clear distinction between where you are now and the new school; lean on that.[/b]) At the end of the day you have to go with what's best for your child, though. If it makes you feel better, I work for our public school district and am waiting on lottery results to decide whether to go public or private. I have only told a few people we even applied to private, because there's definitely a stigma associated with it. There's no easy answer. Good luck![/quote]

OP here.  Wow, you're pretty accurate in your above assumptions re: type of public school we're at, and the specific reason we're leaving.  Didn't realize I was that transparent!  :?   We actually haven't told a soul at current school; only teacher knows since we asked for letter of rec. [/quote]

OP again.  Meant to say, thanks for your thoughts.  I think we'll definitely mention the distinction between the old and new schools as the main factor in our decision.  Our kid is actually happy and doing well at current school; it's really just about the different, very specific curriculum at the new school.[/quote]

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