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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am PP- if you were to get in to the PS3, PK4 grade levels I would not be concerned. Some holes in K and 1st, concerns about 2 and 4th grade.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got into MV and thought our relationship with the lottery was done forever. Unfortunately have had a negative experience, in particular with administration's handling of teaching challenges. Love the families and majority of teachers, but the downside is too great. A year in the life of a small child is too much to sacrifice, especially if there are long term consequences.

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PP, what grade, if you don't mind me asking? We are hoping and likely to get in this year and I have seen a few posts like this.[/quote][/quote]

Thanks PP, we're looking at 2nd (which may be too tough under the best of circumstances). Any other info would be welcome if you are willing![/quote]

I'm not the PP but am another MV parent. Theere were a couple classrooms where things were a bit rough at MV this year - in one class there was a teaching change over the winter that seems to have resolved it, but for a second grade class the problems  didn't really seem to resolve as easily and it sounded like a nightmare. That said, it sounded to me like more of a series of bad luck vs incompetent administration. That said, if my kid was in that class, I would have been really disappointed. However, I have had friends in fancy suburban public schools and even privates who also had kids who had really bad years. But I think that the difference with a charter is that because the parent chose the school (and still has to justify the choice to others who think all city schools are horrible) it's easy to question that decision after a bad year -- even though kids have bad years everywhere. [/quote]

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