Hardy---did they change number of OOB spots available?
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Anonymous
Yeah, former OOB Hardy parent back again. I don't know what it's like now but back under Pope there were plenty of responsible OOB families sending their kids to Hardy. |
Anonymous
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My child goes to a Hardy feeder school and we got this email today:
For the past several months PTA representatives from the elementary schools that feed into Hardy MS have been working together to address the ever dwindling numbers of feeder school families who enroll at Hardy. The goal of this working group is to transform Hardy into a school of academic excellence that can attract families from all feeder schools. A second objective is to make sure Hardy's principal has the resources, tools and backing from DCPS she needs to accomplish this goal. The team includes PTA representatives from all feeder schools, Hardy Principal Patricia Pride, representatives from Councilmember Mary Cheh's office, and key DCPS leaders such as Deputy Chief of Schools Dr. Amanda Alexander and Instructional Superintendent Dr. Mark King. Since the start of the school year the group has met regularly. We have been positively impressed by the level of responsiveness and energy from Principal Pride and DCPS, which are in line with Chancellor Henderson's recent comment that improving DCPS middle schools will be one of DCPS's greatest priorities for 2014. It is clear DCPS is committed to make sure this effort succeeds in the very short term. To date the team has focused on the following areas to be implemented starting in the fall of 2014: Prepared a new math sequencing plan, allowing differentiated math instruction and advanced math courses as early as 6th grade for those students who are ready. The plan also includes a standardized way to assess math performance for all incoming students, enabling adequate placement within this differentiated curriculum. The new plan will put Hardy's math offerings on par with those at Deal MS and in line with the area's top independent schools. Strengthening the core language offerings. Hardy will offer two core language options for all students (the specific languages to be offered are being decided based on input from feeder school parents -- we sent you a survey to that effect earlier this month. If you haven't done so already, please click here and take a moment to complete it now). In addition, Hardy is offering the possibility of after-school independent study in other languages through a partnership with Rosetta Stone. A strengthening of Hardy's Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM). The SEM is an exciting program for gifted and talented students, using a themed approach to learning. Themes are constructed around student interests and learning styles. SEM has been implemented in over 2,500 schools and has proven its effectiveness in schools with widely different socioeconomic levels. Hardy's SEM is initially being offered as an after-school enrichment program. Plans include additional SEM professional development for teachers and the possibility of building the SEM model into the school day. Both Principal pride and DCPS leadership are committed to this effort. We are, for the first time, seeing unprecedented responsiveness and energy on the part of DCPS for Hardy's transformation. There is now real excitement about Hardy's plans at all feeder schools, and we hope this excitement will quickly result in increased attendance from feeder school families. |
Anonymous
That is just inexcusably rude. You do realize that Hyde is 60% OOB? Are those OOBs good enough for you? |
Anonymous
Perhaps OOB needs to be defined. If your kid is currently at Stoddert/Hyde/Whatever you are IN boundary for Hardy regardless of where you live. People are excited for more people from FEEDER schools to go regardless of where they live! |
Anonymous
I have no idea what you mean PP. However I'm fairly certain the first PP at the top of the post was a troll with some race baiting. "OOB chaos/undisciplined kid" is code for African-American adolescents who are really loud and obnoxious at dismissal. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for posting 19:47!! |
Anonymous
The kids that cause the disproportionate amount of trouble are typically OOB. That's just a fact. But that is not the same as saying "all" OOB kids are a problem. Nor is it the same as saying race is a problem. Those are assumptions that are not logically valid nor are they fair to make. |
Anonymous
| PP where is the data proving your fact about OOB causing trouble? |
Anonymous
| PP: where is your data to substantiate the claim " "OOB chaos/undisciplined kid" is code for African-American adolescents"? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Hardy+Middle+School 89% of the students are OOB; 69% are African-American |
Anonymous
Sorry, if you're going to make racially tinged accusations you need to explicitly connect the dots. It's not enough to say there are lots of OOB kids and lots of African-American kids. And yes, saying that something is "code" is a racially tinged accusation. |
Anonymous
| PP: thank you. I'm right with you on this one. I think it's disgusting and irresponsible that some people like to lob accusations of racist content when the first instance of racial content is their post, leaving respectable posters being forced to defend against something they neither said nor believe. Yeah, I'm prejudiced against these people. |
Anonymous
I like you. Glad to see there are smart people here. |
Anonymous
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The principal is working hard to attract more families from feeders, so it is a sign of responsible planning to offer significantly fewer spots on the OOB lottery. Otherwise she could end up with a crowding situation. The waitlist will still be there. Families can still select hardy as a lottery pick.
I heard the principal speak recently and she mentioned that a few students have been returned to their local schools so she is obviously dealing with serious behavioral issues. |