Familiarity plays a part, too. Teachers don't have to start all over each year. I applaud parents for being advocates for their children. I have yet to meet with all of the teachers individually. Whatever we decide, it needs to be decided collectively, with input from the staff and from parents.
Parents see the school differently than the staff.
They see it from the outside in, where we see it from the inside out. You have to have both views. A concern I know of, even when I was a teacher here, is the campus - the physical layout of the school. Also, having parity between this school and the schools downtown. It's a goal.