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Seattle, WA
Magnolia Cooperative Preschool

Four Stars

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Queen Anne/Magnolia ·  Telephone: (206) 286-5922  · Website: www.magnoliacoop.org

Home-School Connection

OVERALL RATING (3.5)
Three and Half Stars
Conducts an open house at start of school year
Five Stars
Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year
Three Stars
Conducts regular parent teacher conferences
Three and Half Stars
Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year
Three Stars
Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year
Two and Half Star
Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools
Four Stars

source: This information was provided by parents

Separation

OVERALL RATING (4.1)
Four Stars

source: This information was provided by parents

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
In the Co-op, parents work in class with the child one day per week and do a small class job. Additional volunteer work and donations are requested but not required though most families are involved in doing something extra to support the school. Extremely strong parent community - in many ways the school serves as a heart of the whole neighborhood.

Parent #2
This co-op model consists of parents alternately working one day on, one day off with students in the classroom, so separation anxiety could be handled in a flexible manner, e.g. on my 'off' day, I could leave for shorter periods of time, building up to the whole session and was guided in the process by the teacher.

Parent #3
The Coop requires a parent to be a teacher's assistant in the classroom one day a week. So the drop-in/separation questions don't apply directly.

Parent Community

COHESIVENESS RATING (4.1)
Four Stars

Parents:

- Sit on the board of trustees

- Hold social events at the school to build community

- Fundraise

- Are required to make donations ourselves

- Are able to visit the school anytime we want

- Go on field trips

- Volunteer in the classroom

- Receive newsletters

- Hold social events outside of the school (with and/or without children)

source:This information was provided by parents

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
We are co-op, so we are teachers right along with the paid teachers.

Parent #2
Parent Education opportunities, Consistent groups of parents working together in the classroom

Parent #3
Can be supportive and is also very cliquey and can be alienting, particularly to newcomers.

Modes of Communication Between School and Home

- Notes

- Phone Calls

- Voice Mail

- Email

- Special Meetings

- Two or More Regular Conferences

- Drop-Off

- Pick-Up

- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school

source:This information was provided by parents

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
While working in the classroom

Parent #2
In class or at meetings both of which parents must attend

Parent #3
Monthly class parent meetings.

Parent #4
Parents assists in the classroom

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2009

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13
2009

Trace around your child's foot, with shoe on, on a piece of white construction paper or card stock. Have child cut out the shoe print and add a spooky face. Glue it to a popsicle stick and you have a ghost stick puppet!

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