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[quote=Anonymous]Janney parent here.  As to the OP's question -- Janney is a wonderful school and your child would have no trouble making friends if she switched over.  The teachers are devoted and hard working.  By and large the parents are very satisfied with the school and the community.  They have support for kids at all levels, great before and after school enrichment and care programs, an engaged parent community.  No place is perfect and everyone based on their individual needs might tell you about something that hasn't worked for them or could be improved.  Generally there are ways to voice those concerns and get assistance in resolving them.

As to all the questions about the size of the school and expansion - while the school has grown dramatically, the number of classes per class year is a little misleading.  While it is accurate that there are more classes in the lower grades then higher grades that is in part b/c there are fewer students and more OOB students in the lower grades.  In other words, two years ago there were 4 K classes of about 24-25 students each and few if any OOB students.  Now there are 5 K classes of about 18-20 students and including more OOB students.  The classrooms that are being added now were envisioned by the original construction plan but there wasn't money to complete the complete project at once.  There may have been some hope that it wouldn't be required but it is and that isn't a problem b/c it was anticipated.  The school has enough space for the expected number of students with current boundaries. The school definitely is not closed to OOB children, it took a number of new ones in K this year and no doubt will next year too.  There is no need to rezone it.[/quote]

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