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Anonymous wrote:We pulled DC out of APS (to Catholic) to avoid virtual school. We've been very satisfied with the academics and love the school community. But, we are considering moving back to APS only due to "teacher shortage" concerns and very recent turnover.

Because there aren’t major teacher shortages and turnover in public school? Not following…

APS pays way way better than Catholic schools. Only advantage is some Catholic teachers are lifers (basically they attended catholic school, live off a trust or spouse, and fulfill a calling to teach at Catholic school)

Not better than Independent Catholic HS. Not a chance.

75% of teachers at my kids' Independent Catholic have Ivy degrees, most have top 10 University degrees. They have very high retention, very low turnover.

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Anonymous wrote:We pulled DC out of APS (to Catholic) to avoid virtual school. We've been very satisfied with the academics and love the school community. But, we are considering moving back to APS only due to "teacher shortage" concerns and very recent turnover.

Because there aren’t major teacher shortages and turnover in public school? Not following…

APS pays way way better than Catholic schools. Only advantage is some Catholic teachers are lifers (basically they attended catholic school, live off a trust or spouse, and fulfill a calling to teach at Catholic school)

Not better than Independent Catholic HS. Not a chance.

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Anonymous wrote:We pulled DC out of APS (to Catholic) to avoid virtual school. We've been very satisfied with the academics and love the school community. But, we are considering moving back to APS only due to "teacher shortage" concerns and very recent turnover.

Because there aren’t major teacher shortages and turnover in public school? Not following…

APS pays way way better than Catholic schools. Only advantage is some Catholic teachers are lifers (basically they attended catholic school, live off a trust or spouse, and fulfill a calling to teach at Catholic school)

Anonymous wrote:We pulled DC out of APS (to Catholic) to avoid virtual school. We've been very satisfied with the academics and love the school community. But, we are considering moving back to APS only due to "teacher shortage" concerns and very recent turnover.

Because there aren’t major teacher shortages and turnover in public school? Not following…

We pulled DC out of APS (to Catholic) to avoid virtual school. We've been very satisfied with the academics and love the school community. But, we are considering moving back to APS only due to "teacher shortage" concerns and very recent turnover.

Anonymous wrote:Same with innovation. Standards based

Our private elementary has gotten rid of grades and high school is dropping AP; everyone is doing this.

Same with innovation. Standards based

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Anonymous wrote:Never. If anything, I'm seeing more families go to private and/or plans for private HS.

Covid gave an already flailing school system a beating.

Things seem back to normal, SOL scores are up, so why do you think it’s taking a beating?

How do you know SOL scores are up? I know my kids' scores, but the state hasn't published overall scores yet.

Was wondering that, too. Nobody has seen the district-wide scores yet. And “top math group” just means the top of that group of kids. Haven’t all APS elementaries moved to skills based report cards now? There’s no metric for anything above “meeting the standard.”

My third grader still got letter grades last year. Not skills based.

Innovation and ASFS still has grades. DHMS has graded.

ASFS did not have grades this past year, they switched to standards based grading too.

Unless your kid is exceptional, it is foolish to blow money on private when APS is solid, so you will see a huge return next year.

No Arlington elementary and middle schools are at least as good as most non AAP FCPS schools or privates. The advance for most was being in person, which now applies to all schools.

You’ll see big jumps in enrollment OP, as people are RTO and looking for short commutes again.

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Anonymous wrote:Never. If anything, I'm seeing more families go to private and/or plans for private HS.

Covid gave an already flailing school system a beating.

Things seem back to normal, SOL scores are up, so why do you think it’s taking a beating?

How do you know SOL scores are up? I know my kids' scores, but the state hasn't published overall scores yet.

Was wondering that, too. Nobody has seen the district-wide scores yet. And “top math group” just means the top of that group of kids. Haven’t all APS elementaries moved to skills based report cards now? There’s no metric for anything above “meeting the standard.”

My third grader still got letter grades last year. Not skills based.

Innovation and ASFS still has grades. DHMS has graded.

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Anonymous wrote:The families I know who left for Congressional and Gesher are not coming back.

What is Gesher? Congo is not worth the premium over APS.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=gesher+school+

NEVER heard of this.

+1

Not worth Googling.

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Anonymous wrote:Never. If anything, I'm seeing more families go to private and/or plans for private HS.

Covid gave an already flailing school system a beating.

Things seem back to normal, SOL scores are up, so why do you think it’s taking a beating?

How do you know SOL scores are up? I know my kids' scores, but the state hasn't published overall scores yet.

Was wondering that, too. Nobody has seen the district-wide scores yet. And “top math group” just means the top of that group of kids. Haven’t all APS elementaries moved to skills based report cards now? There’s no metric for anything above “meeting the standard.”

My third grader still got letter grades last year. Not skills based.

Anonymous wrote:We know 5 that left, none going back.

They went private or moved?

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https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=gesher+school+



NEVER heard of this.

That says more about you than it does about Gesher.