Moving on Up

We've thought a lot about future schooling for the kids. We are very happy with our current elementary school and they have loved both kids hard. We are guarded about middle school options as Gabe gets older. In the fall, we toured schools, read up on them, talked to lots of people, and made the decision to look into options to move into a smaller school district with appropriate staffing, good communication, high standards, and happy parents. The school district has long had a reputation for academic excellence. As for special ed., in the past, there have been some dissatisfaction amongst the special ed community, but it sounds like they have learned from past failings and grown a lot based on conversations we've had. I really liked their current special ed. director - she seems very legally based (for both district and student) and their ratios are amazing. So we did a thing - we moved! Why move and not just pay tuition you ask? Well, even with open enrollment, if a school is very crowded, it does not guarantee you a spot. We can't gamble at Gabe being "cut", so living within the city gives us peace of mind. It also prevents us transitioning to an out of district middle school and back to an in district high school - too much transition. It's been hard saying goodbye to our home of the past 13 years. It's been good to us. But onward and upward we go. Change is hard, and exciting, and fun. The kids have adapted well to the new house so far. They are most excited about the basketball hoop and laundry shoot.