JR vs. BCC- I'll take the later

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Anonymous wrote:I have on who just graduated from Wilson/J-R and one who is a sophomore....I will say that it went through a rough year last year but it is very different this year. Yes, still very over crowded; yes, still chaotic and the schedules were a mess. But the level of rigor is much higher, teachers are good (some vacancies unfortunately, but that is likely true at many MoCo schools), and the behavior is much better. The new principal seems excellent.

Oh, and my recent grad is at a large, "top 25" school and feels well prepared, both academically and in terms of being able to navigate a large school. I have no interest in comparing it to any MoCo school but I do think last year was an anomaly.

thanks for the update! I don’t think we can judge based on the past few years for obvious reasons.

btw - have we figured out if DCTAG is actually 15k now?

I'm not sure BUT it is means tested now (we didn't qualify!).

but it’s like 500k HHI right?

It was before too. It was a cliff at like $999,999.

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Anonymous wrote:I have on who just graduated from Wilson/J-R and one who is a sophomore....I will say that it went through a rough year last year but it is very different this year. Yes, still very over crowded; yes, still chaotic and the schedules were a mess. But the level of rigor is much higher, teachers are good (some vacancies unfortunately, but that is likely true at many MoCo schools), and the behavior is much better. The new principal seems excellent.

Oh, and my recent grad is at a large, "top 25" school and feels well prepared, both academically and in terms of being able to navigate a large school. I have no interest in comparing it to any MoCo school but I do think last year was an anomaly.

thanks for the update! I don’t think we can judge based on the past few years for obvious reasons.

btw - have we figured out if DCTAG is actually 15k now?

I'm not sure BUT it is means tested now (we didn't qualify!).

but it’s like 500k HHI right?

It was before too. It was a cliff at like $999,999.

yes...it's now $515K

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/service_content/attachments/DCTAG%20Maximum%20Income%2011.13.20.pdf

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As another poster said, there's just no comparison between NW DC publics schools and Bethesda-area MCPS public schools. Even for BCC, which is the least-good Bethesda high school (compared to Whitman and Walter Johnson and *possibly* Churchill).

No judgement. It's just how it is.

It would help if you provided more than just a conclusory statement.

Or do they not teach you how to support your conclusions at the W schools?

One huge difference...there's no way Wilson parents would have turned a blind eye to a rowing coach grooming and sexually assaulting students just because he increased their college prospects. So, there's that.

+1 Wilson fired the crew coach that won medals on the world stage 24 hours after his crude remarks online.