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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the difference between LT and Brent is that the parents who go to PK don't feel any concerns that might arise after PK will be addressed by the staff/administration because they don't give a crap about the high SES gentrifiers. And, unless you keep your kids in the school said staff/administration is just going to point out that they don't need to give a crap about your concerns since all the IB high-SES people bail after PK! It's a never ending cycle...

Was Brent's principal saying "hell yes! Help me get rid of these OOB kids!" when everyone decided to stay?  Is that what it takes? 
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I would like to know this too. Was Brent's admin/principal interested in improving the school and retaining the neighborhood kids? I think this is one HUGE difference. It doesn't make it impossible, but when parents give their time and resources to LT only to be told by the admin/principal that they refuse to accept their efforts, it makes you decide to run and fast. [/quote]

At Brent, I believe a new principal was brought in who got rid of some of the weaker teachers at around the same time as the renovation.  It was controversial, and some parents protested and tried to rally around the dismissed teachers, then left themselves.  A new school culture took hold, and those first EC classes then stayed through 3rd or even 4th.  [/quote]

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