please tell me about Maury elementary school in NE DC
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Then why are you only "mostly" happy with it? |
Anonymous
well, we aren't robots or cheerleaders. all schools have issues. good luck finding that perfect gem, either in public or private schools. we have issues with the lack of communication coming out of DCPS. even with two listservs, we often feel out of the loop, and seem to get announcements well after the date of issue. But as far as the education my son is getting, we have no complaints yet. |
Anonymous
| OP, If you are really interested in learning about the school, go to the school and investigate what happens in all the grades. Don't speak only to parentes of preschool-age kids. The dynamics, diversity and quality of education/achievement are drastically different once you past K. Not unlike what happens in many schools, newer (white) Maury parents talk the school up (and have many good reasons for doing so), but whether those same parents will keep their kids at Maury through the upper grades is extremely doubtful...which should tell you something. |
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There we have it right in the pp: the pessimism and racism that infects every aspect of the experience in dcps. What possible purpose could you have had for posting that? Do you even live on Capitol Hill?
For what it's worth, I think you are dead wrong. Watch for those preschool parents to stay at Maury and then Eliot Hine Middle and then Eastern High. Watch for the same at Brent and Tyler. It is a wave that won't fizzle out. |
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18:50, I posted my perspective based on what I personally witnessed as a parent at Maury.
Rather than assume I am racist, please accept that I have stated an opinon based on first-hand experience as a Maury parent. As for your optimism, I hope you are right. I hope that all those (white) preschool parents keep their kids in the Maury-Eliiot Hine-Eastern schools. Based on past experience, I don't share the same optimism. Perhaps you could please post again in 2-3 years and let me know just how many of those parents have kept their (white) kids at Maury into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. |
Anonymous
| As a parent of children attending Brent I have met lots of people in the Maury community. It is a great school at all levels - students, parents, staff, etc. The big issue for you is if you actually get in, even as an in-bounds family. Some schools on the Hill (like Brent) may not accept all in-bounds families that apply for PreK. You will get a spot in K, but PreK is not guaranteed. Also, Maury gets its Phase 1 modernization this summer, which means the school will essentially be gutted and get all new stuff from furniture to technology. Maury is a great option for many families. |
Anonymous
PP, you must know something i don't know. my family loves our capitol hill home and we aren't moving anywhere else (you can have the 'burbs. they aren't for us). we've put a ton into our home in sweat equity and dollars, and we have no intention of selling. and i just don't see us (or our immediate neighbors) shelling out the $20K+ annually it takes to send our kids to private school. so many of us are committed to Maury. the past is the past. this new wave of parents see more hope and opportunity than existed in the past. Much has changed in faculty (new principal last year), facilities (constantly upgrading), etc....actually, our hope is that the african american kids stay, too. right now, my DS's class is predominately white and male. |
Anonymous
| I live in-bounds for Maury and I love seeing all of the positive changes in the school. When my kids were entering school no one considered Maury a viable option. That has all changed. This is happening at most hill schools, the schools are improving due to dedicated parents advocating for change and improvement. It is wonderful to see and I hope that it continues. |
Anonymous
| Maury-Eliot/Hines-Eastern is now the trifecta? What happened to make this such a winning combination? This probably needs to be another blog. |
Anonymous
Why are pessimistic people so offended by optimism? Full disclosure - I am super optimistic and positive. I have high hopes for Eastern. Brent and Maury are wonderful schools for most kids - have the people that dissed them stepped inside them in the past couple years? Brent is sparkly clean and has incredibly commited, excited, energetic teachers. My son's teacher's aid is a young man with a college degree. Is it perfect? Well, no it isn't, but I love it. Maury is great too. My MIL is a former teacher from a very highly regarded suburban district and she is very impressed by both schools - she has grandkids at both. I have way more reservations about Eliot Hine and Jefferson, but so want to be proven wrong. |
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"aury-Eliot/Hines-Eastern is now the trifecta? What happened to make this such a winning combination? This probably needs to be another blog."
A: Not yet, but many pieces are in place to make Eliot Hine and Eastern progress quickly in the next few years. I.e. strong community support, new renovations, improving feeder elementary schools, good political support, interest of foundations/outside funders. B: using the word "trifecta" highlights one of the things that bugs me about dcps discussions. People assume there can only be one winner at a time. That the pie of success is too small and limited to be shared around. People strangely want to hoard the good stuff and feel threatened by others' success. The pie can be grown. In a healthy system success can breed success. |
Anonymous
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Hi,
I'm a single mother and would like to know how can I get my son in Maury although he would be consider an out of bound student. Most of the schools in my area have very poor test scores and I want to afford him with a great education without having to pay a private school price tag. My prince will be entering 2nd grade this fall, so if any of you can provide me some information on how an out of bound student can attend, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you! |
Anonymous
Okay, well then can you help me understand why the testing trends are so drastically down? 3rd grade testing results in Reading (% at or above proficient) 28% (2010) 32% (2009) 50% (2008) The state average for Reading was 42% in 2010. 3rd grade testing results in Math (% at or above proficient) 22% (2010) 11% (2009) 50% (2008) The state average for Math was 38% in 2010. Grade 4 Reading 33% (2010) 52% (2009) 67% (2008) The state average for Reading was 61% in 2010. Math 29% (2010) 35% (2009) 76% (2008) The state average for Math was 45% in 2010. http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/dc/28#from..HeaderLink |
Anonymous
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Well, if you look at longer term trends, the real irregularity was in 2008. The scores shot up, way up that year.
Erased to the top, perhaps? |
Anonymous
| Yes, I would say a crackdown on "testing irregularitiew" would be the answer. |