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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very common. Like others have said kids, faculty and admin keep leaving left and right from pandemic onward including lower school head who weirdly left after only one year, assistant lower school head, DEI coordinator, athletic director, development director & a lot of teachers who were at the school forever. The HoS keeps saying that "the hallmark of a great school is when its best people leave for other or better schools" but that's absurd and people know it. Academics are a joke and not getting any better and it's showing in out-placement numbers. [/quote]

A few folks in this thread clearly have an axe to grind, or maybe the fit wasn't good for them at Lowell, or was good at a point in their child's life but then not in later grades. It happens.

I would just say, as someone currently in the middle school, not all the information being shared here is accurate.

Enrollment numbers have never been higher in the middle school; our 8th grade class has gained students every year. Kids that have left have moved out of the area; not one person in our class left in middle school for another DC area school. It's a great group of teachers, kids and families and we feel lucky to be a part of this community.

And outplacements from our class were very strong. Every family wants something different for their children, and in our class, those with a high academic focus did well in those schools (3 going to Sidwell, folks also going to Maret and GDS and the MCPS IB and CAP magnets). Plenty of Burke and SSFS and Field families for those wanting more progressive or nurturing environments, etc.

I know some folks think schools should have been open sooner during COVID but Lowell struck the right balance for us. Our kid was back in school by November of that school year. I think lower grades came back even sooner. I know there were some challenges with one particular class due to staffing health issues.

So again, that's not to say everything is perfect and for sure we had to say goodbye to a couple of beloved teachers. But honestly, the pandemic has caused a lot of churn for everyone in every industry.

Hope folks find an environment that works for their child.[/quote]

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