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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely agree. We were at SSMA for four years. We were content for 3.5 of those years. When it did fall apart and we landed at a DCPS, we were absolutely floored by how well it was run. The kids are more happy. We are more happy. Things that we just came to accept, upon looking back, were just completely unacceptable. No AC, recess on the parking lot, an after care program where they were literally having children put their face against the wall as punishment. We viewed them as problems that WE could fix. None of these things can be fixed without the administration's help and approval. When they threatened to decertify the Community Association, a lot of families suddenly realized that there was nothing they could do. When you leave SSMA, and you will, you realize how much you missed out on.[/quote]

While it's great that you are happy at the DCPS you're in now, I think it's naive to think that all DCPS options are better than SSMA. Having been to one of the neighborhood DCPS schools for the first couple months of PK3 before getting into SSMA (and knowing people that have been "stuck" there in subsequent years), I can tell you that even with the ongoing issues, I'm still much happier my kid is at SSMA than back at that DCPS. And not everyone has the ability to head to a more desirable DCPS further away from where they live.

We are entering the lottery this year, but in the end it's still a lottery. [/quote]

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