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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the parents supporting the school don't actually send their kids there. [/quote]

This!  There are neighbors who genuinely want the school to succeed.  Some are idealists, if foolish.  Others are practical, it improves their property value.  In any event, yes there is a group of neighbors who really support the school, with time and effort and even money.  Just not with their own children.  It's a small group, but the families with options send their children to HRCS's, OOB's, etc.

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Despite very secure and affordable child care through age 5yo, I entered my children in the lottery at the earliest possible time (PS-3) just to ensure that they would not end up at Garrison. I did go to visit and the prison-like, anti-child atmosphere was overwhelming. The test scores are outrageous to the point of disbelief. I'm a public school true believer, but my kids are not social experiments. The risk of pure ruin was too high.

The cadre of "new" (white, recently-arrived) parents I met at the introductory meeting seemed pretty intent on lifting the school and seemed determined to be involved in great change. That was a couple of years ago. I wonder how many of them are still there.

Shame about the principal. A 9% drop is unthinkable.

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