<p>It’s wonderful that your school has been able to retain kids that would have otherwise fled to private schools. In HI, unfortunately, that has mostly not been the case. Most of the folks who can afford it one way or another do try to get their kids out of our public schools & into privates, including our electeds and many of the public school teachers & administrators. The academics just do not satisfy many of the families, PLUS the discipline problems and hassles with the teachers union.</p>
<p>My sister said something is definitely wrong with a system where ALL the teachers at her school had already calculated how soon to the DAY they could retire! She said she enjoyed working with the kids but found the faculty draining. :(</p>