Anyone have information on Marie Reed to share?

[Anonymous]

Am particularly wondering why MR seems to have fairly good test scores yet is never on anyone's list as a good school. But any information on experiences there would be helpful. We are in-boundary and would love to send DC to a school that does not involve driving across town! We are applying for PS3. Also is the dual language program new this year?

[Anonymous]

I'm also considering this school and am hoping to hear from folks who actually have kids at Reed. I posted a question last week and received some helpful replies. But none of them were from folks who actually have kids at the school. Here is the link:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/148637.page

[Anonymous]

Thanks! I would really love to hear from anyone who has children at the school as well.

[Anonymous]

I got a very good impression of the school but chose to go with another easterly NW school. They are focused on learning and not class barriers. But I got the sense that few parents there haunt DCUM or are even very internet savvy. Very few white faces, the location is great for hipsters who have had kids and still live in Ad Mo, but the physical plant has a lot of crumbly edges. Hope you get some input, we were very interested because it has a Spanish language program that is not well publicized.

[Anonymous]

Thinking Reed is ripe for gentrification ala Ross, Cooke or Stokes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thinking Reed is ripe for gentrification ala Ross, Cooke or Stokes.

Ross or Stokes? That's comparing apples to engine blocks! And Cooke?! That's like throwing fish heads into the mix!

Seriously, the only thing these schools have in common is that they appear to have been chosen at random.

Weird.

[Anonymous]

I am so sick of the comparisons - apples, tiers, fish heads? Come on people.

I completely understand the sentiment that Reed is ripe for gentrification. Ross did it many years ago and has been successful. Stokes, as a charter, also went through a period of time when it became more "gentrified," if you will.

Cooke just started the process one and a half years ago, when the new building opened. By most accounts, it's going well in the early childhood education years. But the jury is still out - and yet, Cooke is becoming over subscribed in the early childhood education years. There simply aren't enough options anymore for all the parents seeking slots for 3 and 4 year olds. Ergo, Marie Reed looks like it might become an option, and start becoming more diverse, year by year. It's a slow process, and only happens with each new class of youngsters, and also depends on those kids staying on into the later years.

It's a fascinating process to watch, notwithstanding constant sniping on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking Reed is ripe for gentrification ala Ross, Cooke or Stokes.

Ross or Stokes? That's comparing apples to engine blocks! And Cooke?! That's like throwing fish heads into the mix!

Seriously, the only thing these schools have in common is that they appear to have been chosen at random.

Weird.

Speaking of weird, this must be one of the oddest posts I've ever read on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking Reed is ripe for gentrification ala Ross, Cooke or Stokes.

Ross or Stokes? That's comparing apples to engine blocks! And Cooke?! That's like throwing fish heads into the mix!

Seriously, the only thing these schools have in common is that they appear to have been chosen at random.

Weird.

If you don't get it, you don't get it.

[Anonymous]

Marie Reed is having an open house tomorrow (2/16)--starts at 9 am. I guess we'll go check it out.

[Anonymous]

You don't hear about Marie Reed b/c there are no white middle class parents at the school. Same reason you did not hear about Cooke 3 years ago. Same reason you did not hear about Stokes 3 years ago. Stokes now has 250+ applications for 8 slots and the PK/PS is majority white -- change happens fast.

[Anonymous]

By the way, Marie Reed is sending a representative to the school choice forum on Wednesday at All Souls Church. We don't have a parent speaking, but if you want some time to chat with an administrator, they'll be there to answer questions.

[Anonymous]

We are in boundary for Marie Reed and wouldn't consider sending our kids there because of test scores and a number of other factors. Surprised to hear that anyone would be aiming for it. We are in a home that we LOVE and are moving to be in-boundary for a better school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in boundary for Marie Reed and wouldn't consider sending our kids there because of test scores and a number of other factors. Surprised to hear that anyone would be aiming for it. We are in a home that we LOVE and are moving to be in-boundary for a better school.

Such as...? First hand observation? Talks @ Tryst? Pls share. Since you're leaving anyway, wouldn't hurt to give your 2 cents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't hear about Marie Reed b/c there are no white middle class parents at the school. Same reason you did not hear about Cooke 3 years ago. Same reason you did not hear about Stokes 3 years ago. Stokes now has 250+ applications for 8 slots and the PK/PS is majority white -- change happens fast.

True, but people have to make the effort to seek out Stokes and apply. Cooke & Marie Reed have to take everyone inbounds. I think we'd find a different level of parent engagement and expectations at a school they've sought out and drive to, in order that their children can be bilingual in French.