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[quote=Anonymous]We loved our DC charter but moved for middle school. We really missed the community at our charter school in particular. But we moved for 5th so that my oldest could be eligible for the middle school magnets. My child was (is) extremely strong academically so I was very confident they  would get in and was right (This was before the lottery). Ditto my younger child, plus also both got high school magnet places.

I don’t have any regrets but I do still miss the school community. MCPS is huge and impersonal. Joining elementary after kindergarten and not sending kids to aftercare has left us feeling very detached from the elementary and it’s hard to make parent connections at middle school anyway. It took a shift in my thinking to get used to being part of a huge public school system where your kids are just numbers vs being part of a welcoming charter where all parents and staff know your kids. (This may have been different if we’ve been at a different, smaller elementary.)

Overall though there are many more opportunities in MCPS. My kids would never have had the opportunity for band or for many electives like TV studio, even middle school and high school sports options are better.[/quote]

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