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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the odd kid throwing the odd rock ranks among Brent's biggest problems in 2014, congratulations to the school community!  By way of comparision, check out the recent 100-page Watkins thread (um, 18 teachers quit over the summer, in-boundary population and test scores falling...).

As for crowding, with only a handful of Brent District houses on the market even during peak sales season (like now), most selling for over $1 million, I don't see terrible crowding in the cards.   When I bought my 3-bedroom house in the 700s 5 years ago, there were a dozen on the market.

And with Jefferson Academy as a dead-ended ms feed for what looks like another 15 years, I can't see Brent's school population growing by much in the next 5 years or so.  But I wouldn't bank on crowding not becoming more of a problem.  There still aren't nearly enough good by-right elementary schools on the Hill to meet demand and more young families with the money for privates after Brent are arriving.

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Brent is a strong Capitol Hill elementary and has come a long way over the years. I wish parents of younger Brent students truly understood the amount of work that was put in to make it what it is today. Have you talked to upper grade parents? The school is strong in early years but certainly doesn't compare to upper NW elementary schools or privates. The Principal seems to be pushed around by parents, no real resources for underperforming/special needs.  DS tells me that there's no hand towels or toilet paper in the bathrooms, it's true that kids are not watched carefully enough during recess and administration doesn't seem too concerned. Teacher quality is good, it's free, but there is a real issue in upper grades of where to go next with no MS option, let's be factual here and answer the OP. [/quote]

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