Hardy MS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

That is like saying, "I went to Columbia since I didn't get into Harvard." Hardy is going to be just fine.

More like university of Phoenix when UDC wouldn't take them

Did someone touch a nerve here? Relax and take a deep breath

[Anonymous]

Hardy was:
13% IB in 2011-2012
13% IB in 2013-2014
20% IB in 2015-2016
27% IB in 2017-2018

This seems to me more like steady progress with neighborhood families since 2013 than this weird concept of "flipping" (way too implicit racism there). Maybe there is an inflection point, maybe there isn't. But there has been 5 years of steady IB growth. We'll see what the 2018-2019 number are when they are released later this year. I'm expecting a number in the low 30s, though the increasing class size due to the Eaton influx could change that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy was:
13% IB in 2011-2012
13% IB in 2013-2014
20% IB in 2015-2016
27% IB in 2017-2018

This seems to me more like steady progress with neighborhood families since 2013 than this weird concept of "flipping" (way too implicit racism there). Maybe there is an inflection point, maybe there isn't. But there has been 5 years of steady IB growth. We'll see what the 2018-2019 number are when they are released later this year. I'm expecting a number in the low 30s, though the increasing class size due to the Eaton influx could change that.

Go back through the thread. A big change was 2018-19 was the first year that Eaton fed to Hardy. That's not in the above year stats - and then it will still be weighted with next year's stats where the IB #s are higher for 6th and the 7th and 8th will still have higher OOB proportionately. Around half of this past year's 6th grade were students from Eaton - and then a large # from Stoddert. And the feeder #s overall to 6th was around 90%.

Would agree 'flipping' is offensive - but it's a change of being a neighborhood and feeder pattern school vs. being a de factor charter - where places like Basis have emerged as charter options and DCPS then now also has to invest more in Stuart Hobson and Jefferson and other MS options also.

Principal Cooke is amazing - and I also like some PPs prefer that Hardy is a smaller school - around 1/3 the size of Deal - where the principals and teachers know the kids names and Cooke makes having kids know there are caring adults there for each kid a top priority. He is also committed to diversity and inclusion at the school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hardy does not need a critical mass from Key or Mann to have flipped. They have Stoddert as their base followed by Eaton. The grades feeding from Eaton are a make up of IB and B students. The OOB families who have gotten their kids to Eaton for years did it with the end goal of a path to Wilson. They are going to continue getting their children to Hardy.

All you need is a handful of students from Hyde, Mann and Key and you have filled up the school with feeder students.

Not likely. OOB will probably be less than 10% of Eaton, and declining, within five years. IB enrollment is way up and is projected to continue to climb.

OK with us. DC has created a system of neighborhood based schools and why shouldn’t Eaton, like other Ward 3 schools, be firmly anchored as a neighborhood school?

Eaton doesn't seem to be taking any OOB students in the lottery this year.

I think, wisely, they are waiting to see how the move impacts numbers before deciding what to do for this year. Given that schools typically have a much higher IB uptake rate post- renovation, filling slots now with OOB would result in an immediate overcrowding situation when the students return to the school in 2 years. That said, I am aware of 5 students so far in my oldest’s grade not returning this fall. Given the impact on funding, I’m not sure Eaton can afford to leave those spots open if new IB children don’t move into the grade this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

That is like saying, "I went to Columbia since I didn't get into Harvard." Hardy is going to be just fine.

More like university of Phoenix when UDC wouldn't take them

Did someone touch a nerve here? Relax and take a deep breath

When did Columbia become a low test score urban public school? Where is the comparable again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

That is like saying, "I went to Columbia since I didn't get into Harvard." Hardy is going to be just fine.

More like university of Phoenix when UDC wouldn't take them

Did someone touch a nerve here? Relax and take a deep breath

When did Columbia become a low test score urban public school? Where is the comparable again?

More like Texas vs Texas A&M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

Will 2020 be the year that Hardy finally leaves its urban legacy behind and jettisons the anachronistic school uniforms?

[Anonymous]

I hope Hardy does not drop the uniforms!

--mom of one kid at Hardy, other kid at a school without uniforms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope Hardy does not drop the uniforms!

--mom of one kid at Hardy, other kid at a school without uniforms

We live around the corner from Hardy and have a baby who will be at Hardy in about 9 years. I hope the uniforms are still around! It makes getting dressed in the AM much easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

Will 2020 be the year that Hardy finally leaves its urban legacy behind and jettisons the anachronistic school uniforms?

Didn’t you already check in on this thread? Maybe this will be the year you start a new hobby.

- parent who likes the uniform

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

Will 2020 be the year that Hardy finally leaves its urban legacy behind and jettisons the anachronistic school uniforms?

Take a drink!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Hardy does not drop the uniforms!

--mom of one kid at Hardy, other kid at a school without uniforms

We live around the corner from Hardy and have a baby who will be at Hardy in about 9 years. I hope the uniforms are still around! It makes getting dressed in the AM much easier.

I LOVE uniforms especially for a girl.

[Anonymous]

I love uniforms and bought for all 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a chance as people are buying in parts of the city thought unimaginable not to long ago. Those parents are desperate to go to Wilson, not because it is that good but because the other options are really bad. Hardy will get richer and whiter because DC is getting richer and whiter and it’s scores and prestige will reflect that.

It will always be 2nd place to Deal because Deal simply has a huge head start

Will 2020 be the year that Hardy finally leaves its urban legacy behind and jettisons the anachronistic school uniforms?

Take a drink!

Whats delightful is someone is using "urban" to mean "ghetto" instead of "hipster elitist" Makes me nostalgic. Make mine a gin and tonic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Hardy does not drop the uniforms!

--mom of one kid at Hardy, other kid at a school without uniforms

We live around the corner from Hardy and have a baby who will be at Hardy in about 9 years. I hope the uniforms are still around! It makes getting dressed in the AM much easier.

I LOVE uniforms especially for a girl.

Can you explain this? Reduces peer pressure to dress in age-inappropriate ways?