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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there many kids who prioritize and go to certain schools because there are things they like better about that school than their home school, but don't actually apply to or get into certain programs there?  Seems like that would be the main potential loss here.  If so, [b]what are the kinds of things that are attractive about those schools to them?[/b][/quote]

- Safety and security
- Academic outcomes associated with the school
- Newness of the school building 
- Quality of school leadership 
- Quality of classroom instruction
- Satisfaction of school-based staff
- Vibrance and reputation of sports teams (basketball and football primarily)[/quote]

That's an interesting point regarding extracurriculars and the like (not just sports ) Is there a lot of variation between schools regarding the quality and opportunities for kids who care about things like band/orchestra, school plays, sports teams, school newspapers, or any other kind of extracurriculars or activities that a kid might be passionate about and strongly prefer one school over another because of?  I could see that being a real benefit of the consortium model.[/quote]

I think there is a lot of variability between schools as far as sports and other extracurriculars.  I mean, if playing basketball is important and you have a choice between the NEC schools, you're not choosing Springbrook.  If you want dance or Poms, your first (and only real) choice is Blake.  Blake is Division I and the other two are Division III for Poms and [b]only Blake had dancers in the 2024 and 2025 Dance Showcases.[/b]  But there are some really good aspects of each of the signature programs.  [/quote]

To be fair, Blake is the only one that has dance classes. Paint Branch and Springbrook don’t. Which is part of the problem.[/quote]

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