Try this to help frame your priorities.

advises you to try to answer these questions before scheduling a consultation. They will help you frame your priorities about school choice for your child. You can print this for yourself, or to share with spouse and friends. If you have an older child, you can offer it to them, too. These questions have been formulated by Sarah Meredith from workshops she has conducted to help stimulate parents into thinking about their real criteria.

Use the back of your printed pages if you need more space:

Feel free to print and keep this form for your own use. If you want to send it along to Sarah Meredith in preparation for a consultation, just complete this form. Click on Submit when ready to send it in. For fees, more information about consultations, or to schedule a consultation, you can click on Consultation Info or call 718-230-8971.

Your name:
Email address:

When I remember elementary school I feel:

Here's what I remember from 3rd grade:

The best times for me (or my child) in elementary school:

The best and worst of junior high for me were:

If I could change anything about my (or my child's) early school experiences I would:

When I imagine my child at school I think of:

My biggest fear about my child's school is that:

If there's one thing I could volunteer to do at school I would offer to:

I want my child to read so that:

The most important thing about a teacher is:

My child's classmates should be:

The most important thing about our present or previous school has been:

Any other comments?

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