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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had interactions with her during her first year and I always appreciated how she spoke respectfully to children. I can’t say the same for the teachers. She seemed like she was going to try to be present but from even those early days she never seemed to be available to parents. Not everyone is perfect so hopefully she’ll find a good school and be given the power to hire/fire early on. But if you want more neighborhood buyin? I would recommend the new principal get out into the neighborhood if he wants to make it a neighborhood school versus just talking to the same old parents who think the school is amazing -[b] it could be SO much better with neighborhood buy [/b]in.[/quote]

Curious why you think this?  I’d like a principal who would actively drum up more neighborhood buy-in too, even if for selfish reasons (more walking play dates! running into families at the playground, etc.).  But there have been some great, engaged OOB families too over the years.  Not sure fewer OOB would necessarily make the school “better.”[/quote]

The neighborhood has a ton of Jewish families, they aren’t going to buy in... ever. Like they can’t even say hello to non-Jewish neighbors! The OOB kids are great. Our child has many oob friends. [/quote]

Have you ever lived near a group of very observant religious folks before?  Many prefer to send kids to Jewish schools, where they learn Hebrew, learn about and preserve their culture, etc.

Also, I've found our Jewish neighbors on our block to be friendly.  Our kids play outside together.  They warmly welcomed us to the neighborhood when we first moved in.  I would be careful not to generalize to all members of a certain group based on your interactions with a few.[/quote]

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