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Three children, fifteen years, and thousands of dollars. I cannot understand how a school can change overnight. Without boring any one with details, I am looking for info on the public schools (middle and high) and other private schools in Lexington?
Three children, fifteen years, and thousands of dollars. I cannot understand how a school can change overnight. Without boring any one with details, I am looking for info on the public schools (middle and high) and other private schools in Lexington?
We live in the Morton Middle School and Lafayette High School district. Love it and wouldn't change a thing. Especially Lafaytte High School. A good diverse mix of kids and an overall pretty mellow campus.
We live in the Morton Middle School and Lafayette High School district. Love it and wouldn't change a thing. Especially Lafaytte High School. A good diverse mix of kids and an overall pretty mellow campus.
Where do they rank on testing? Who should I talk to at the schools or do I just go to the Board of Education? Math is one child's favorite subject and Science is the other's. They both want to be Doctors, so it is really a major deal. The oldest just has one more year and the other one has a few to go. I went to the School(s) site(s), but I am not sure I understand the rankings of the individual schools.
I will move to get them to the school they need to be in and luckily I have a couple of months to accomplish this.
I would meet with the principal's of each of the school's you're interested in. Then I would contact the parent members of the SBDM (site based decision making council). Personally I would only consider Dunbar and Henry Clay.
Henry Clay has the Academy which simply put is an accelerated liberal arts curriculum. Dunbar has its Math/Science program while Lafayette has its Pre-engineering program. All three are great high schools, it just depends on what you're looking for. Size-wise, Dunbar is the largest, followed by Henry Clay, then Lafayette. I just graduated from Sayre on Saturday and while tuition is pretty steep now, the student:faculty ratio is 12:1 and the public schools can't beat that. The technology department at Sayre has managed to incorporate tools that you won't see in a public school setting either. I'm not taking a swing at the public schools as I think PLD, HC, and Laf. are all great schools in their own right.
I would meet with the principal's of each of the school's you're interested in. Then I would contact the parent members of the SBDM (site based decision making council). Personally I would only consider Dunbar and Henry Clay.
Where do they rank on testing? Who should I talk to at the schools or do I just go to the Board of Education? Math is one child's favorite subject and Science is the other's. They both want to be Doctors, so it is really a major deal. The oldest just has one more year and the other one has a few to go. I went to the School(s) site(s), but I am not sure I understand the rankings of the individual schools.
I will move to get them to the school they need to be in and luckily I have a couple of months to accomplish this.
It's important to consider test scores, but it's also important to really think about what you want from your child's total educational experience. Scores, good or bad, tell only part of the picture. Walk the halls, talk to the principal,or to a teacher, or to a counselor. Look at what the kids are wearing, what they drive, and their faces. Can you see your child there? If you are lucky enough to be able to make that choice for your child, you can do some really good research.
If your child is a great student, they will be a great student anywhere. What other factors might you want to consider? Access to great sports facilities, access to many people of the same socio-economic level, access to people of various socio-economic levels, access to people mainly of the same culture and race, or access to people of many different cultures and races. These are only a few pieces of the fabric of a school culture
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Dunbar is by far the best high school in Lex - best academics, a campus that is better than many private colleges, and in the best part of town. Lafayette's building is a complete dump, I'm surprised no one's died from a chunk of asbestos hitting them in the head. They supposedly remodeled it when I was there (1999-2000) but the campus still stunk.
it's important to consider test scores, but it's also important to really think about what you want from your child's total educational experience. Scores, good or bad, tell only part of the picture. Walk the halls, talk to the principal,or to a teacher, or to a counselor. Look at what the kids are wearing, what they drive, and their faces. Can you see your child there? If you are lucky enough to be able to make that choice for your child, you can do some really good research.
If your child is a great student, they will be a great student anywhere. What other factors might you want to consider? Access to great sports facilities, access to many people of the same socio-economic level, access to people of various socio-economic levels, access to people mainly of the same culture and race, or access to people of many different cultures and races. These are only a few pieces of the fabric of a school culture
this has got to be one of the best posts on schools.......amen!!
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Without boring any one with details, I am looking for info on the public schools (middle and high) and other private schools in Lexington? 
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