FAQ, Part 1

So many questions, so little time. We're going to try and answer the questions that are floating around to the best of our abilities. Please send us your questions. We'll revisit this Q&A format often.

How many kids per class?

Dr. Aleman has stated the max will be the same max as we had at Harborisde. He said "15" and stated that was totally reasonable.

Will we keep our uniform policy?

Yes, or something quite similar we would think. The students of Washington already wear "Uniform Dress Code" -- that means they wear Navy or White shirts and dark or khaki pants. The differences are that they don't include red and the children are allowed to wear jeans, provided they are clean, unadorned and not ripped. Shirts are preferably collared but plain unadorned t-shirts (or school logo shirts) in Navy or White are accepted. Solid dresses and skirts in Navy or Khaki, just like we do, is the norm. We've even talked about selling an inexpensive logo'd polo before school starts, something that was in the works at the old Harborside. We can certainly do this school-wide.

When will the program be "defined"?

We're awaiting the first document that provides much in the way of BIG definitions such as class size, utilization of Harborside teachers, curriculum assurances, interaction between Washington and Harborside students, and admin structure. We hope to have this THIS WEEK. Further definition will come with each passing week over the first half of summer.

What about private monies?

At public schools, you can set up a Foundation for donations from parents and private enterprise. Our Program or Academy can have its own Foundation, as does Los Penasquitos Academy. We've already gotten some great legal advice on Foundation building. We want this to be open to the public to see, no secrets, no hiding. We think some of this money should be used to fortify our own program-- for instance paying for our teachers credentialing or bringing on Graham's program. But some of the money we thought could be used for the school at large. One of the great benefits of operating this school in a public setting is that we can affect change in our community.

Okay that's enough for now. More Q&A / FAQs later. Send us your questions by clicking on the comments button below. Thanks.