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OP, you are not the only person looking at this and shaking your head. Your concerns are valid and something that I think most AA parents take into account.

I'm an AA single mom, I come from a STEM family in terms of academic strengths and careers chosen. I lucked out and lotteried my DD into an HRCS here in the district that I'm very happy with overall -- love the learning model and curriculum; great diversity SES and culture-wise among the parents/students; great diversity among the staff; warm, welcoming involved parent community that cares a great deal about their kids and what they are learning.

All these things cover one of my big concerns, which is overall atmosphere and peer group -- I think the kids at DD's school come from environments where learning is important. Most students are not coming from environments that are challenged enough to make learning difficult, and for those that are we have SE services and the staff does an excellent job of helping families access other programs and city services. The reason I know this so well is that I have accessed some of these services during a period of unemployment.

I am not sure yet if our charter addresses my other big concern, which is challenging DD enough -- our teaching staff overall are some of the best in the city, but some teachers obviously will be a better fit than others for DD's learning style and interests. Also, she is just starting K, so the preschool years are not a time where you expect your child to be winning a Nobel peace prize ;) . That said, it is a concern going forward and something I'll be keeping an eye on.

I know already though, that my solution will be supplementing with Khan Academy or some other online service. We could qualify for scholarships to some of the well-known privates in DC, but having experienced that myself I know that a private school education can also be a bad fit and is not a one-stop solution.

Good luck OP. Finding the school that is the right fit for your kids is a true headache, and as AA parents who want a good learning model, diversity, and for our kids to associate with other kids who look like them and value education, it's truly a long haul. [/quote]

I could have written this. We are in the same boat. Not sure if the DC Charter is the same, but it's Inspired Teaching.[/quote]

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