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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like other people to chime in and share their thoughts.

I noticed that no one seems to really know anyone. The parents don't seem to know each other. The teachers and other staff don't know the parents (or students).

I noticed very little smiling on the part of the office staff (not necessarily a bad thing). Which makes them seem like they really don't want you to be in their office, unwelcoming.

There is a lot of negativity in the flyers and handouts. Like on the[i] first [/i]line of a sheet for a class, "ABSOLUTELY no food or drink allowed...". Then they say what the class will be about. Rather than something like, "welcome to X class, I am happy that you chose this class...[i]please[/i] respect our environment and refrain from bringing any food or drink in the classroom".[/quote]

What age is your child?  If they are older (MS or HS), I think parents are less involved and the boundary area is much bigger so people don't know each other as neighbors.  I have had kids in 3 different MCPS ESs and my experience was that they had a strong sense of community and lots of people knew each other.  As for handouts, they are not going to use high level English-- like the word "refrain".  Parents and some students may not be native speakers, or they don't have a very high level of education.  In my experience all the front offices have at least one dragon lady secretary.  Get to know them, say hi.  They are likely extremely nice.  They just have to be tough because they sometimes need to boss around kids and parents.  I definitely wouldn't let interactions on the first few crazy days shadow my whole perception of the school and staff.[/quote]

If you want nice office staff, you have to enroll at North Chevy Chase Elementary. (NCC). AMAZING! I miss those ladies and their incredible over-the-top office decorations for every minor and major holiday or change of seasons.  [/quote]

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