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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know anything about this particular school but my son is at a different school district in a similar school (many FARMS and ESOL students, small PTA where only a handful of parents does the job). We also have a new enthusiastic principal. 
Let me tell you, if we had no Title one funds it would really reduce my incentives to stay at the school. Free summer camp/school is nice. 
Extra teachers they hire for remedial/advanced services are nice to have, but not really a substitute for a class of kids ready and willing to learn. 
[b]Also, it is a challenge to make friends outside of school (if I get along with a parent usually kids are not friends, and vice versa, and there are just not enough families who are up to all the playdate culture etc). [/b]
On the plus side: it is easy to get all the best from school from just being active at school. 
If you can afford moving, I would move to attend a nice school where most kids would be like your kid, and most parents are like yourselves.  [/quote]

Not at Glen Haven, but my child is at a different Title 1 school in Silver Spring and this is definitely an issue. It's even harder trying to explain to my kids why they can't play with their school friends outside of school. [/quote]

Exactly, especially as I myself am not sure what's going on. There is almost no reciprocity and the play dates we host are few and far between. Academics is not really an issue but I am thinking about changing schools just because of the social aspect.[/quote]

This completely depends on your school. Both of my kids are/were in a Focus school, and friendships and playdates we're never an issue. Since they go to the neighborhood school, many of their friends are walking distance, so I don't need to arrange playdates with kids across town. I don't think it's fair [b]to paint all Title I or Focus schools with the same brush.[/b][/quote]

DP - I'm 22:07.  Also wasn't trying to do that.  Just commenting on our experiences.  As always, YMMV.  Our kids are at their 'neighborhood' school, but FTR, that 'neighborhood' school has strangely drawn zones so that it's not walking distance.  Even though there is another ES that IS in walking distance.

Glad your kid is having a great experience.[/quote]

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