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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're at a Focus school and love it.  It's different than title 1 in that the poverty level isn't as high.  It's  socioeconomically and racially diverse and very friendly.  Plenty of upper middle class families and plenty who are not.  We've enjoyed having smaller class sizes.  But that's just our experience with our local focus school.  What school is it you aren't sure whether to send your kid to?[/quote]

What is the name of your Focus school?[/quote]

Flora Singer[/quote]

Flora Singer has a fantastic reputation. [/quote]

New poster/Singer parent.  The description comparing focus school v. non focus school doesn't ring true in our experience, so I think it's worth reiterating the answers to many questions is "it depends on the school."

On parent participation, I've noticed that having a staff and PTA make a concerted effort to reach out to parents who may otherwise not feel comfortable participating makes a difference.  The school has plenty of translators at PTA meetings, Latino parent coffees in Spanish, etc.  There were lots of parents at the Valentines party this week.

My observation re: how ESOL v non ESOL students for my early elementary child is that the teachers coordinate well together for what is likely a large gap in reading when kids are new to English.  Reading groups don't seem to be limited to a single classroom, so there's a comparable group for brand new English speakers all the way to the crazy advanced readers.

And yeah, the class size is so small I almost feel guilty - like I'm working the system or something.[/quote]

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