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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But CMI got tons of love in the past, so something has happened/changed. And, from what I am hearing from CMI families - some of whom have left -the school is great for early childhood education and certain special needs, but that is it. I am hearing great disappointment with upper elementary and middle school and SN that does not fit into the CMI model.  Is this right? Honestly, I am not worried about parent drama - we are a two parent working family and do not have time for all of that. Just need a good place for our kids.[/quote]

You've got it right. Only thing that has changed is the proportion of families experiencing upper elementary/middle.

The problems were here all along: lack of meaningful support/PD for inexperienced teachers tasked with complex teaching assignments (inclusion classroom, project-based curriculum + common core). Lack of clear structure and approach for classroom management grows discipline problems, alongside poor/lazy approach to academic and social/emotional differentiation. Discipline issues grow as instruction weakens in upper grades (when kids are increasingly ready for rigor, but there is none). Minimal to no school-wide expectations for students - behavior, performance, etc. Misinterpreting inclusion as "anything goes" or personalized learning, but without the staffing, training and support to back it up and deliver. Not just the teachers. Elementary school instructional support is nonexistent too.

They may figure it out, but the hole is deep.[/quote]

What grade does the decline begin in?[/quote]

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