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[quote=Anonymous][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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I think these posters do not have recent experience with Garrison.   It is absolutely not true that the only supporters are the local neighbors.  Garrison is our IB school and my child attends.  From what I have witnessed, other neighborhood families that send their children to Garrison are actively involved in the school.  I can understand why some families may not feel comfortable sending their children based on the test scores.  And each family has to do what's right for their child.  It's an individual decision.  But in our case, I'm very glad we made the decision to go to Garrison.  And we did have other options and declined. [/quote]

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