Praise for Hardy Middle School

[Anonymous]

I have a kid at Hardy and want to say how great it has been. The principal is incredible - energetic and a fantastic leader (formerly at Deal, Ballou, and elsewhere so has seen many contexts), the accelerated courses are awesome and the kids are great. Of course there are downs - DCPS being DCPS. But overall it’s been great my kid has been challenged and has learned a lot.

[Anonymous]

It's nice that Hardy has SEM too.

[Anonymous]

Great to hear! We are also happy with our DCPS MS (not Hardy).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great to hear! We are also happy with our DCPS MS (not Hardy).

Which one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's nice that Hardy has SEM too.

Can you speak to how SEM is implemented at Hardy (and/or the middle school level in general)? We'll be at Hardy in two years and would love to hear more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's nice that Hardy has SEM too.

Can you speak to how SEM is implemented at Hardy (and/or the middle school level in general)? We'll be at Hardy in two years and would love to hear more.

NP with a fourth grader too! Looking forward to Hardy based on what we have heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's nice that Hardy has SEM too.

Can you speak to how SEM is implemented at Hardy (and/or the middle school level in general)? We'll be at Hardy in two years and would love to hear more.

As a parent, I'm not aware that Hardy has SEM. On the other hand, I've never understood exactly what SEM is other than a buzzword.

[Anonymous]

I’d also like to hear more about SEM at Hardy.

[Anonymous]

Hardy test scores are low.

Over 1/2 of Hardy students are below grade level in math.

Over 1/3 of Hardy students are below grade level in English.

Other options? Deal? BASIS? Private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy test scores are low.

Over 1/2 of Hardy students are below grade level in math.

Over 1/3 of Hardy students are below grade level in English.

Other options? Deal? BASIS? Private?

Let’s see if this is still true after this year’s results come in. Lots of positive changes. Also, for advanced math coursework 91% are proficient in Algebra 1 and 100% proficient in Geometry.

[Anonymous]

Kids need time to grapple with math concepts. Why does everyone push for accelerated math. What is the rush? Where are you all going? What is SEM? Why are we dropping the T for technology?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy test scores are low.

Over 1/2 of Hardy students are below grade level in math.

Over 1/3 of Hardy students are below grade level in English.

Other options? Deal? BASIS? Private?

Just go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy test scores are low.

Over 1/2 of Hardy students are below grade level in math.

Over 1/3 of Hardy students are below grade level in English.

Other options? Deal? BASIS? Private?

Let’s see if this is still true after this year’s results come in. Lots of positive changes. Also, for advanced math coursework 91% are proficient in Algebra 1 and 100% proficient in Geometry.

This. There's a new program that provides extra support to students below grade level. Early results are positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy test scores are low.

Over 1/2 of Hardy students are below grade level in math.

Over 1/3 of Hardy students are below grade level in English.

Other options? Deal? BASIS? Private?

Takes time to get everyone caught up coming from different elementary schools. I went to magnet high school abroad. Every kid in that small country had learned the exact same thing at the exact same time. There was still big difference when it came to knowledge among the 30 students in our class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids need time to grapple with math concepts. Why does everyone push for accelerated math. What is the rush? Where are you all going? What is SEM? Why are we dropping the T for technology?

SEM is not STEM.
SEM = Schoolwide Enrichment Model