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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools can change so quickly. If the principal chances at an elementary, the entire tone/atmosphere and performance of the school can change within a school year, for better or worse. So people can buy a house for a school thinking the school is great, but if there's an administration change it can essentially become a different school.  [/quote]

This happened to us.  We bought our home shortly after we got married.  At the time, we were zoned for a good school.  But my spouse is handicapped due to a genetic disorder and one of the things we prioritized was public transportation so they could get to work even when I was not available to drive them.  Then my spouse had health issues due to the genetic disorder that took 8 years to stabilize.  Then we had fertility issues and it was 13 between when we bought the house and when our children were ready to go to elementary school.

In that time, the good principal left and after she left, about 40% of the teachers changed.  By the time our kids were ready for ES, I spoke with neighbors who told me that the school was no longer very good. The entire school student body had cycled and the newer parents did not participate in the PTA, there was little support and poor communication between the parents and the school and the school had dropped in quality significantly.  It was a completely different school from the one that we were zoned for when we bought the house.

So, we made arrangements for private until we could find an alternative for our kids.[/quote]

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