Recess

One of the things that I looked at when we wanted to move Annabella to a different school was recess. I know that a number of people thought this was a funny priority. My other priorities were things like art and music. I would love for Annabella to be in a school with a drama program as well. But, given dwindling budgets, the current moil of our present school district, and everything else, I was happy to find a school that offered 2 recesses in the Fall and occasionally through the year, during prep para time, as well as art, music, and an enrichment program for gifted students.

Now, my quest for recess is vindicated by Harvard! Check it out!

Now it is time for us to reapply for our indistrict transfer that allows Annabella to attend a better school, closer to our home, with more recess time, more art, and music. Unfortunately, because the district is losing students, there are school closings. One of which will add as many as 70 students to the school Annabella is currently attending. That means that once we get our yearly paperwork in for the indistrict transfer, this year there will be a LOTTERY. A lottery, only those who have previously had an indistrict transfer to the school will be eligible, to determine who gets to attend.

Priceless.

Now, we received a letter stating that per the most recent attendance area redraw Annabella will have to return to the school she attended for Kindergarten. I think not. So we fill out the paperwork for the indistrict transfer, which asks us to list our TOP 4 choices. Seriously? Yes.

Now, there are other schools in our district on par with the one Annabella attended this year. They are a little farther away, we don't know any neighbor children who attend them, and that would mean 3 elementary schools in 3 years. All while we live in the same house. I was moved a number of times as a kid, but this is ridiculous.

What length will we go to to get her, or keep her, in a good school?