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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are an LB family as well and our child is in the Pre-K class, so this is our only year there. I will say, the pros outweigh the cons, but the recent teacher turnover was definitely a wakeup call for me to pay closer attention to what’s going on around there.

Pros: outdoor play philosophy, teacher/student ratios, large classroom, healthy lunch, easy parking, included “extras” (music, family picnic, pizza night etc.), reasonable inclement weather policy

Cons: very disorganized administration, the previously mentioned teacher turnover, so. many. emails., parent jobs (for as much money we pay, I should not have to buy/and prep fruit for snacks; also the toy washing is a joke. I guarantee most families bring back an unwashed bag of toys!), insular parent group who know each other from multiple years/children at the school, fundraising— again, we pay enough!

My child has done well at LB, although was devastated when a beloved teacher left last month. I have never heard the “wishing you well” song so I’m not sure how much of the Conscious Discipline is being taught in our class.

I know that some other families [b]have had difficulty with the lead classroom teacher,[/b] but that hasn’t impacted us directly. And who knows, at the rate of turnover and the long waitlist, you might not cross paths.

Overall, it’s a good school with nice “extras” but the co-op is definitely a turn-off and some of the parents are definitely drinking the Kool-Aid. It would bother me if we were here for more than a year, but since we’re not, it doesn’t.[/quote]

This teacher was alluded to in earlier post as having undo influence on director; what exactly were the conflicts that parents had with her, what is it that makes her controversial and drives other teachers to leave?[/quote]

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