Maury?

[Anonymous]

What's the latest scoop on Maury? Do people like it?

[Anonymous]

I don't have a child there but people writing in on the newhilleast and Moms on the Hill listserves seem to like it a lot.

[Anonymous]

Great school, especially in the younger grades. Tons of family involvement and a great principal in a newly modernized building.

Middle school options (or lack thereof) is a problem.

[Anonymous]

Maury mom here...our 2nd year...LOVE it!! great neighborhood school, good teachers, terrific principal (very responsive to parents and works around-the-clock)...parent involvement is amazing. you should go to an open house. check the website for schedules. otherwise, call the principal, carolyn albert-garvey, and ask for a tour.

as for middle school, that will be changing. there is already a group of parents, educators and public officials committed to making eliot hine as good as its feeder schools (so many are up and coming). we are very optimistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maury mom here...our 2nd year...LOVE it!! great neighborhood school, good teachers, terrific principal (very responsive to parents and works around-the-clock)...parent involvement is amazing. you should go to an open house. check the website for schedules. otherwise, call the principal, carolyn albert-garvey, and ask for a tour.

as for middle school, that will be changing. there is already a group of parents, educators and public officials committed to making eliot hine as good as its feeder schools (so many are up and coming). we are very optimistic.

Call for a tour? She doesn't even answer e-mails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maury mom here...our 2nd year...LOVE it!! great neighborhood school, good teachers, terrific principal (very responsive to parents and works around-the-clock)...parent involvement is amazing. you should go to an open house. check the website for schedules. otherwise, call the principal, carolyn albert-garvey, and ask for a tour.

as for middle school, that will be changing. there is already a group of parents, educators and public officials committed to making eliot hine as good as its feeder schools (so many are up and coming). we are very optimistic.

Call for a tour? She doesn't even answer e-mails.

Odd, she answered my email in less than 24 hours. Have you checked your spam folder? Can you access http://google.com ?

[Anonymous]

What age? We got out (gladly) becaues it leads to no where. Most parents with kids in older classes do the lottery each year in the hopes of making the jump out -- though they won't tell you that at a Maury event.

[Anonymous]

The lack of good middle schools are absolutely a concern and are "draining" upper grade kids across Capitol Hill. CHIPSO and DCPS developed an extensive middle school plan to change the trend. It will take a few years to be implemented, but there are a lot of families committed to making it work.

[Anonymous]

The plan was not very extensive. Get a grip. Ask some Ward 6 school parents if the plan has any effect on their confidence level in middle school. None. It was/is a farce.

[Anonymous]

I would absolutely send my kids there with the understanding that the middle school options may not be there. My nephew is there and my SIL (who is a teacher at a top private) is very happy.

[Anonymous]

16:03 here -- we have been on Capitol Hill for years and have always been told to put your kids in the local schools, middle schools are coming, etc. Never materializes.

Even many of the Cluster kids opt out of Stuart Hobson. To think that this will all turn around in 5 years? Doubtful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The plan was not very extensive. Get a grip. Ask some Ward 6 school parents if the plan has any effect on their confidence level in middle school. None. It was/is a farce.

Sorry you got into the game a little too early. Heck, I can remember 10 years ago when no middle-class parent would consider sending their kid to Maury. Now you've got folks who opted out early a few years ago. Who knows what things will look like in another 6-7 years. Things stay the same until they change. Don't let your poor timing sour your personality.

[Anonymous]

Maury upper grade parent here: We love Maury! The offerings for 4th and 5th graders are amazing, well worth the gamble on middle schools if there even is one. Maury's graduates have traditionally sought to go on to Hardy or Stuart-Hobson but I'd say in the last year or two significantly more parents of college bound children, parents I trust, have picked and invested in Eliot-Hine.

[Anonymous]

I live two blocks away from E-H and I know one family who has sent their kids there. I am not writing the school off, but it would be nice to hear more factual positives and see more diversity there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The plan was not very extensive. Get a grip. Ask some Ward 6 school parents if the plan has any effect on their confidence level in middle school. None. It was/is a farce.

Sorry you got into the game a little too early. Heck, I can remember 10 years ago when no middle-class parent would consider sending their kid to Maury. Now you've got folks who opted out early a few years ago. Who knows what things will look like in another 6-7 years. Things stay the same until they change. Don't let your poor timing sour your personality.

Pp here. My kid is in Kindergarten! Am I really early? How long is this plan going to take??