How has Hardy drawn inbound families?

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Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

60 seems WAY high, as well as something Pride would be letting everyone know about publicly by now. I hope it is 60, however! 60 might happen by Fall though-who knows?

I would also like to second the suggestion to drop the uniform!

NO to this! You don't know how much easier life is with the uniform. We had never done it prior to attending Hardy. For my son (who does pay attention to clothes), all we need are khakis and some navy blue polos. Easy as pie. This is not a big deal, nor should it be.

I'm not going to argue with your opinion that in DC public schools, a uniform "shouldn't matter."

However it is indisputable that in DCPS and PCS, there is a bright line division between the schools that require "khaki pants and polos" and those that don't. With Brent being an exception and its uniform a holdover from earlier days and a different student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

60 seems WAY high, as well as something Pride would be letting everyone know about publicly by now. I hope it is 60, however! 60 might happen by Fall though-who knows?

I would also like to second the suggestion to drop the uniform!

NO to this! You don't know how much easier life is with the uniform. We had never done it prior to attending Hardy. For my son (who does pay attention to clothes), all we need are khakis and some navy blue polos. Easy as pie. This is not a big deal, nor should it be.

I'm not going to argue with your opinion that in DC public schools, a uniform "shouldn't matter."

However it is indisputable that in DCPS and PCS, there is a bright line division between the schools that require "khaki pants and polos" and those that don't. With Brent being an exception and its uniform a holdover from earlier days and a different student body.

Ross requires a uniform, whereas Bancroft does not.

We love Having a uniform--makes everything so much easier in the mornings.

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I cannot say that we are picking Hardy because of the uniforms, but we do believe that (in additional to practical advantages) uniforms are a great way to keep kids focused on learning , rather than on what they wear or adorn their body with. This is specially true for a school such as Hardy where the variety of SES background is so wide.
Uniforms are a plus. I know they might be hard especially for girls at the beginning, but everybody gets used to them after a while. At least hardy does not provide strict protocols, so my kid who unfortunately loves baggy trousers can have them, as long as they are beige chinos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cannot say that we are picking Hardy because of the uniforms, but we do believe that (in additional to practical advantages) uniforms are a great way to keep kids focused on learning , rather than on what they wear or adorn their body with. This is specially true for a school such as Hardy where the variety of SES background is so wide.
Uniforms are a plus. I know they might be hard especially for girls at the beginning, but everybody gets used to them after a while. At least hardy does not provide strict protocols, so my kid who unfortunately loves baggy trousers can have them, as long as they are beige chinos.

+1.

We are a Hardy family (IB, for those to whom it matters) and have been very happy with the uniform policy. The uniforms look nice, they are inexpensive, they are comfortable, and it means one less thing for my kid to have to worry about. Keeps them focused on school, not on what they are wearing to school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think EVERY supermarket near a MS or HS is crazy with kids when school lets out-I pass the CVS and Whole Foods at Tenley nearly every school day around 3:45 and the entire city block there is a total nightmare. The students are not bad kids necessarily, but it is a mob descending on a residential area not equipped to cater to students and customers at the same time. The only difference is that those kids aren't wearing uniforms, so could technically be from a different school.

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My Deal kid complains bitterly that they have been told to not visit CVS or any of the businesses on Wisconsin near Deal. Fact is I see good and awful behavior around most middle & high schools.

Thank you for posting this.

--a Hardy parent who is sick of the comments about THOSE Hardy kids and after school behavior

+1

- another Hardy parent with the exact same feelings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

A current Hardy mom told me she has been told by one of the attendees at the front desk that 50% of seats have been taken by IBs. This would mean about 60 kids, which looks like a very large number to me, as our initial counts indicated about 40 IB kids (the Key group appeared particularly weak). I plan to ask Ms Pride early next week, and I will post an update.

60 seems WAY high, as well as something Pride would be letting everyone know about publicly by now. I hope it is 60, however! 60 might happen by Fall though-who knows?

I would also like to second the suggestion to drop the uniform!

NO to this! You don't know how much easier life is with the uniform. We had never done it prior to attending Hardy. For my son (who does pay attention to clothes), all we need are khakis and some navy blue polos. Easy as pie. This is not a big deal, nor should it be.

I'm not going to argue with your opinion that in DC public schools, a uniform "shouldn't matter."

However it is indisputable that in DCPS and PCS, there is a bright line division between the schools that require "khaki pants and polos" and those that don't. With Brent being an exception and its uniform a holdover from earlier days and a different student body.

What are you even trying to say here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

I'm not going to argue with your opinion that in DC public schools, a uniform "shouldn't matter."

However it is indisputable that in DCPS and PCS, there is a bright line division between the schools that require "khaki pants and polos" and those that don't. With Brent being an exception and its uniform a holdover from earlier days and a different student body.

What are you even trying to say here?

I think that she is trying to say that the kids look like they should be going to Landon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any news on the #s of IB kids that are enrolling at Hardy for the fall yet?

I'm not going to argue with your opinion that in DC public schools, a uniform "shouldn't matter."

However it is indisputable that in DCPS and PCS, there is a bright line division between the schools that require "khaki pants and polos" and those that don't. With Brent being an exception and its uniform a holdover from earlier days and a different student body.

What are you even trying to say here?

I think that she is trying to say that the kids look like they should be going to Landon.

No. In dcps and pcs, schools with the higher rates of kids in poverty or kids who are at risk for involvement in crews wear uniforms. Other schools don't. Brent and Ross used to have much higher rates of FARMS than they do today.

[Anonymous]

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Let's put some facts in here on the parking and outside space. There are presently 33 cars in the parking lot. Another 20 cars are parked behind the hardy building. The British School sends their kids to the massive Maret/Jelle field. The question about space prospective Hardy parents need to focus on is whether they want the 100 car parking lot adjacent to the south edge of Hardy to become townhouses. GW plans to sell it. It was school property until sold in late 90s by Barry administration.

While it's true that the British School uses Jelleff during the day, it's only because Hardy doesn't want to. Maret paid for the field, and in exchange they get it for ten years 3:30-5:30 on weekdays and on Saturdays. The rest of the time it's given out through normal DPR permitting. Under DPR rules a public school has priority, so if Hardy wanted to use it the British School would have to find somewhere else.

So what's holding Hardy back from using it? Would they have to pay DPR? Where do Hardy's teams play, then?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The plan will be released in a few weeks. Mark my words, there will be no mention of a high school other than Wilson for Hardy MS.

Yes. We have every reason to believe this will be true based on what DME Smith said at the Hardy PTO meeting - that if the Wilson boundaries are aligned with the Hardy and Deal boundaries, she expects that there will be room for Hardy and Wilson students without overcrowding - hence no need for a new school

That's a big"if".

I fully agree with the PP who brought up the potentially nebulous meaning of "new high school".

I have been a big supporter of DCPS-3 kids in the system right now-but I am growing very weary of feeling manipulated and trying to make sense of unclear language.

"Fragile trust" is how Catania described how DCPS parents are feeling...very easy to break that trust, I am almost there.

Hang in there. Hopefully it will be strengthened when the plan is released and Hardy continues to feed into Wilson. I know Abby Smith personally and have every reason to believe this will happen.

Trust, understandably, is in short supply when when it comes to the management of our city's public schools. Kayla Henderson's widely circulated letter about the 60th anniversary of the Brown decision, in which she seems to argue for a city-wide lottery for school assignment doesn't make it any better. Is Smith really has taken off the table the option of Hardy feeding anywhere else but Wilson, she should say so publicly and soon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The plan will be released in a few weeks. Mark my words, there will be no mention of a high school other than Wilson for Hardy MS.

Yes. We have every reason to believe this will be true based on what DME Smith said at the Hardy PTO meeting - that if the Wilson boundaries are aligned with the Hardy and Deal boundaries, she expects that there will be room for Hardy and Wilson students without overcrowding - hence no need for a new school

That's a big"if".

I fully agree with the PP who brought up the potentially nebulous meaning of "new high school".

I have been a big supporter of DCPS-3 kids in the system right now-but I am growing very weary of feeling manipulated and trying to make sense of unclear language.

"Fragile trust" is how Catania described how DCPS parents are feeling...very easy to break that trust, I am almost there.

Hang in there. Hopefully it will be strengthened when the plan is released and Hardy continues to feed into Wilson. I know Abby Smith personally and have every reason to believe this will happen.

Trust, understandably, is in short supply when when it comes to the management of our city's public schools. Kayla Henderson's widely circulated letter about the 60th anniversary of the Brown decision, in which she seems to argue for a city-wide lottery for school assignment doesn't make it any better. Is Smith really has taken off the table the option of Hardy feeding anywhere else but Wilson, she should say so publicly and soon

The proposal for boundaries and school assignments will be released by the end of the month according to the timeline. All will be revealed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Let's put some facts in here on the parking and outside space. There are presently 33 cars in the parking lot. Another 20 cars are parked behind the hardy building. The British School sends their kids to the massive Maret/Jelle field. The question about space prospective Hardy parents need to focus on is whether they want the 100 car parking lot adjacent to the south edge of Hardy to become townhouses. GW plans to sell it. It was school property until sold in late 90s by Barry administration.

While it's true that the British School uses Jelleff during the day, it's only because Hardy doesn't want to. Maret paid for the field, and in exchange they get it for ten years 3:30-5:30 on weekdays and on Saturdays. The rest of the time it's given out through normal DPR permitting. Under DPR rules a public school has priority, so if Hardy wanted to use it the British School would have to find somewhere else.

So what's holding Hardy back from using it? Would they have to pay DPR? Where do Hardy's teams play, then?

They wouldn't have to pay DPR. If they're not using the field it's because they don't want to use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Let's put some facts in here on the parking and outside space. There are presently 33 cars in the parking lot. Another 20 cars are parked behind the hardy building. The British School sends their kids to the massive Maret/Jelle field. The question about space prospective Hardy parents need to focus on is whether they want the 100 car parking lot adjacent to the south edge of Hardy to become townhouses. GW plans to sell it. It was school property until sold in late 90s by Barry administration.

While it's true that the British School uses Jelleff during the day, it's only because Hardy doesn't want to. Maret paid for the field, and in exchange they get it for ten years 3:30-5:30 on weekdays and on Saturdays. The rest of the time it's given out through normal DPR permitting. Under DPR rules a public school has priority, so if Hardy wanted to use it the British School would have to find somewhere else.

So what's holding Hardy back from using it? Would they have to pay DPR? Where do Hardy's teams play, then?

They wouldn't have to pay DPR. If they're not using the field it's because they don't want to use it.

So what does Hardy use for athletic fields? This question has been asked before on this forum and the response is usually to attack the questioner, but I don't think that the question has been answered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The plan will be released in a few weeks. Mark my words, there will be no mention of a high school other than Wilson for Hardy MS.

Yes. We have every reason to believe this will be true based on what DME Smith said at the Hardy PTO meeting - that if the Wilson boundaries are aligned with the Hardy and Deal boundaries, she expects that there will be room for Hardy and Wilson students without overcrowding - hence no need for a new school

That's a big"if".

I fully agree with the PP who brought up the potentially nebulous meaning of "new high school".

I have been a big supporter of DCPS-3 kids in the system right now-but I am growing very weary of feeling manipulated and trying to make sense of unclear language.

"Fragile trust" is how Catania described how DCPS parents are feeling...very easy to break that trust, I am almost there.

Hang in there. Hopefully it will be strengthened when the plan is released and Hardy continues to feed into Wilson. I know Abby Smith personally and have every reason to believe this will happen.

Trust, understandably, is in short supply when when it comes to the management of our city's public schools. Kayla Henderson's widely circulated letter about the 60th anniversary of the Brown decision, in which she seems to argue for a city-wide lottery for school assignment doesn't make it any better. Is Smith really has taken off the table the option of Hardy feeding anywhere else but Wilson, she should say so publicly and soon

The proposal for boundaries and school assignments will be released by the end of the month according to the timeline. All will be revealed.

"All will be revealed." That doesn't sound like a system of transparent comment and response, does it? Ms. Smith has messed this up so much, her next job will be on the business end of a french fryer, not near a public school system.

[Anonymous]

Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.