So how many IB are going to really be at Hardy?

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Anonymous wrote:OMG! I haven't been on DC in over a month. Why in god's name is this string going??!!!

Because DC is full of people that were the best in this or that class somewhere else USA and now we move here to do jobs that prove we are actually smart and pretend it is meaningful. When it is not we make money prostituting for the federal government and then obsess about our children being better and at a better place than anyone else. That way we can pretend to go back to those days when we were great academic wonders to the poor schleps around us that were just going to be regular people.

It is hard to look down on others if you don't denigrate them. Hardy is just an easy way to do it.

I think I love you. Thanks for a great summary of 85 pgs

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Anonymous wrote:Much of this thread's debate is focused on Hardy's past rather than Hardy's developing present. As the perceived gap between Hardy and Deal continues to close, such distinguishing extras that Hardy offers (such as school size, class size, culture, and quality of music instruction) will be factors that push many families to happily choose Hardy, whereas in the past they may have not.

+1. I'm baffled by how clueless some of the posters are. The idea that there will be a gigantic gap between next year's Hardy & Deal is fiction. Hardy is ultimately going to be the most desirable MS: its IB catchment is higher SES than deal, it's a much smaller school & the IB ARE attending in increasing numbers . . .

I used to think this, but based on present trajectory it could be 20 years or so. I don't have time for my kids to be guinea pigs in the meantime. I think it's unrealistic to expect Deal to just stand still as well. It will continue to improve and Hardy will be playing a distant second place for a very long time, I'm afraid.

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Is there any update on new enrollment numbers? It's almost 2015, the current school year is basically half finished and they still can't publish numbers? Or they don't want to?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any update on new enrollment numbers? It's almost 2015, the current school year is basically half finished and they still can't publish numbers? Or they don't want to?

It's a DCPS central office thing. Check the school profiles for any DCPS; they all still show SY13-14 demographic data (race, IB, ELL etc).

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Didn't Principal Pride plan on publishing the stats?

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The IB numbers probably aren't as high as projected.

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Anonymous wrote:The IB numbers probably aren't as high as projected.

If the IB and feeder school numbers are up, but the IB numbers are up less than projected, does that matter? Looks bad for those who made the projections, but the overall trend would still be up, right?

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Anonymous wrote:The IB numbers probably aren't as high as projected.

If the IB and feeder school numbers are up, but the IB numbers are up less than projected, does that matter? Looks bad for those who made the projections, but the overall trend would still be up, right?

There were never any "In-Bound" projections. The principal stated that she had reserved a certain number of seats for students not arriving through the lottery. Despite some idiots here telling you that these seats were saved for "In-Bound" students, this is false. The seats can -- and must -- be set-aside for feeder school students, not "In-Bound" students.

It is a reasonable question whether the enrolled feeder students met the set-aside projection. I don't have an answer to this, but this is the only question of relevance (both literally and figuratively).

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Anonymous wrote:The IB numbers probably aren't as high as projected.

If the IB and feeder school numbers are up, but the IB numbers are up less than projected, does that matter? Looks bad for those who made the projections, but the overall trend would still be up, right?

We won't know until the numbers are released and it appears that someone is sitting on them because they did not live up to her predictions/projections.

If you want to say another kid from Mann is a "trend," by my guest. I'll wait for the overall numbers.

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No Hardy enrollment numbers yet. Principal Pride must be keeping them in a slow cooker, 'till they taste better!

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...and are easier to swallow.

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The rumor is that the Hardy administration is rather disappointed in the in-bounds take up this year which did not meet expectations.

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I seriosly hope IB folks just stay away in droves...more room for other kids who could benefit from Hardy's growing strengths. You all make me a bit ill.

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Anonymous wrote:The rumor is that the Hardy administration is rather disappointed in the in-bounds take up this year which did not meet expectations.

Hey, I just started the rumor. Don't blame me.

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Anonymous wrote:I seriosly hope IB folks just stay away in droves...more room for other kids who could benefit from Hardy's growing strengths. You all make me a bit ill.

What an idiotic selfish comment