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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sheridan parent here.
School is mixed.  School is still transitioning from head of school of 13 years who spent the last 2 years of his tenure barely there, and the school sort of limped along.  Verdict is out on new head, but signs are not all positive:

1) Admin to teaching staff is 30 admin to 22 teachers (some teachers are also admin)
2) Tuition increases 5% last year, over 3% this year
3) Under current head of school, who is only in her second year, at LEAST 4 kids have left abruptly in the middle of the school year (1 8th grader, 2 7th grader and 1 3rd grader), all parents decided it was so bad they'd forfeit  tuition money, and in one case, the 3rd grader, even pay a second tuition to leave.  Given how dramatic this move is  for a child, that seems to suggest a lot.  Also, strange that head purports to be an expert of middle school, yet these problems happen with her and 3 of the 4 kids were in middle school
4) NO mapped out curriculum. Teachers decide what kids learn year-to-year so there's overlap, it isn't deep and it is a bummer for $35K a year.

5) School does a great job of placing in 9th grade, but mediocre college acceptances. (School used to publicize the college acceptances with the fundraising requests.  School tracks this.  If interested you can get it and see outcomes. Occasional IVY acceptance, and the rest are middle tier schools.)  This is because kids aren't sufficiently prepared for 9th grade and it is a bust year in the more rigorous DC high schools.  Counts for college ....

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Wow.  This is not our experience at all, especially #4.  The curriculum is well thought-out with many connections between homeroom classes (reading, writing , math) and "specials" (science, art, music).  The school is heading in a great direction under the new head, who is well-versed, and experienced in progressive education.

Also, there is no way that there are 30 administrators there.  I count seven between the Head, lower and middle school heads, admissions staff, development office.  Add in the school nurse, front office person, a few reading specialists, and the cafeteria folks, and I am not sure that even gets you to 30.  [/quote]

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