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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jamestown is typically considered the best of the neighborhood school. Check out the current issue of Arlington Magazine. It shows test scores for all of the Arlington Elem schools. [/quote]

I know a few families that have been unhappy with Jamestown, despite its reputation.[/quote]

I'm a longtime Jamestown parent. Over the years I had become increasingly unhappy with the direction the school was taking - the principal played favorites among the teachers and some of the strongest teachers at the school left to go to other Arlington schools. Academics at the school suffered as they were integrating the FLES (Spanish language) program into the curriculum and there was more and more "teaching to the test" (to improve falling SOLs scores). BUT the principal retired at the end of last year and the very smart, hardworking assistant principal became the new principal. I have already noticed a change at the school - there's better communication from both the administration and teachers, my child is doing more interesting and challenging work, and the responsive classroom program is taking root and creating a better social environment. Just comparing this year to last, the school seems better run and a happier place.

Jamestown still has the same strengths it's always had - high parental involvement, an active PTA with plenty of resources, a strong technology program, and safe school environment. We'll see how this year goes, but I'm hopeful that the new principal has changed the learning environment of the school and that it's back on the upswing.[/quote]

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