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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps a LAMB parent could simply ask their Principal, in person and face-to-face, whether this rumor is true.

I know LAMB is not famous for good communication from its administration but surely they would respond honestly if the question was put to them directly by a parent?

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What makes you think that they would respond openly and honestly?  That has not been their track record.[/quote]

I'm the PP who suggested that a parent could ask their principal. I am also the parent of an admitted student who is deciding how to proceed. I don't really understand these responses saying "haha" etc.

I know that LAMB has a reputation for poor communication but my understanding was that such failures were due to bureaucratic sluggishness or, at worst, reflected an institutional decision to place a low priority on such things. While I don't find either of those explanations very reassuring, they are much better than the idea that the administration deliberately withholds information from its parents/community to advance their own goals.

I would be very interested in whether LAMB parents feel that the administration's communications problems are "merely" due to disinterest/resource limitations, or whether they actually feel like the administration has been dishonest/withholding with them. I guess at some point, what difference does it make if parents aren't getting the information they need, but the distinction is important to me.[/quote]

I can't speak to LAMB, but I was involved in another charter school's location search. We wouldn't have been able to answer this question directly until everything had been finalized. There are many, many steps that must be completed before it can be public: negotiations with the seller, financing contingencies, alerting the ANC and Charter Board, getting by-in from other stakeholders, and prepare the Charter amendment. Only once ALL of that was finalized could we tell parents, because at any of those stages the deal could have fallen apart. For instance, many the seller decides to up the price, or maybe the Charter Board suggests they wouldn't be open to the move, or maybe financing falls part, etc.

I know you want the info, but there is likely a case where the school can't share it yet. [/quote]

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