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[quote=Anonymous]There are pretty clearly several different posters other than 19:21.  I can't speak for others, but I do not have ties to Norwood.  I read this thread because I am interested in the DC independent school scene, having taught in independent schools for a time after graduating from college.  I find the business side of things interesting.

Whether or not more transparency would be a good thing in the independent school world, the fact of the matter is that schools do not currently make public information such as attrition rates over time.  I guess a motivated parent with multiple kids, and thus access to school directories over time, could put together a historical list of the size of various grades over the past decade, but I don't know why anyone would do so or share their results wholly outside their school community on a forum like this (although I would be among those who would be interested in such a post).  My point here is that Norwood is not unusual in not making such information publicly accessible -- again, perhaps the industry standard "should" be different but the status quo is that such information is closely held.  These schools are independent and have pretty good leverage and can control how much information they share.

I have a decent ear to the ground for schools around here -- Norwood grads go to the school with which I do have ties -- and I have not heard any rumblings of problems.  It may be that there are issues with the K-6 or K-8 model but at least for now, there seem to be enough people in this area who are willing and able to pay for private school costs that well-established schools like Norwood should not have trouble.  As another poster noted, almost certainly there is higher attrition at schools in Montgomery Country, as parents are more comfortable with the public school alternative than is generally the case in DC.

I do look at things both from a "school" perspective and from the point of view of a parent so I don't like to see innuendo or whisper campaigns against any given school, and it seems there are some posts on this thread that could be unduly raising concerns where none are warranted.[/quote]

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