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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, I am the person whose kid switched to campbell late . I may be outing myself from those who know me.

(1) we were at claremont beyond K. My kid had some learning difficulties and she had a VERY HARD time with Spanish. School told me she had to fail before she could get an IEP. That was terrible (and illegal) and I could see that despite the great teachers, that was not going to work as kid was falling more and more behind. I called the school administration office and asked to be transferred to Campbell and not my neighborhood school and they did it. Thank you APS for your willingness to help.
(2) my kid had great teachers. Not all of them are as great. A number of kids left after K because the kids hated the spanish and there were many parents very unhappy with some of the K teachers. I don't know if that has been fixed.
(3) Claremont has a very active PTA, yes. And some people think it is getting a bit ridiculous. The whole transfer policy has a lot of people worked up in negative ways. 
(4) Campbell PTA is excellent too. Less participation from broader range of parents because it is a poorer school, but excellent nonetheless. 
(5) campbell is expeditionary learning. Be sure to read what that is before you go there. It is a very different school from Claremont, and we love it. No one has any attitudes and everyone is chill. Great learning environment and your kid doesn't get lost.

Got to go. If anyone has more questions about the two schools, ask.[/quote]

This is the poster that is leaning towards Claremont. Why were folks unhappy with the K teachers are Claremont?

Can  you describe a little more about your experience at Campbell? [/quote]

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