Bishop Ireton - Alexandria

[Anonymous]

Looking at the school profile the kids at BI all are going to be smart kids (not saying brilliant, but not ruling it out). You are not going to find that at TC Williams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the matriculation for BI: (pretty sure this is a better crop than T.C)

American University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
The Catholic University of America
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Columbia University
The Corcoran College of Art and Design
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Elon University
Fordham University
George Mason University
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marquette University
New York University
Northwestern University
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Radford University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Saint Joseph’s University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee: The University of the South
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Trinity College Dublin
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Mary Washington
University of Notre Dame
The University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of St. Andrews Scotland
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University

It sure is. Try comparing the upper 50% of each to the other. And the posted list is incomplete, BTW. We know a BI '26 that is attending a college not on the list. Pruning, maybe?

[Anonymous]

One thing to note about BI that I have heard from more than one parent - the teachers who teach AP classes at BI are not required to have any additional training unlike teachers at public school (including TC). For this reason, students in some AP classes (not all) are having to get outside tutoring because they do not feel prepared for the AP exam.

[Anonymous]

Interesting list - there are quite a few kids leaving BI to come back to West Po because academics are lagging there so I'm surprised to see this. Is it cumulative over the past few years or from this year?

The kids we know are rarely in the advanced academics programs but are average or maybe honors kids. There may be a few kids who apply to all the top tiers and get in but most from our neighborhood are quite average students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One thing to note about BI that I have heard from more than one parent - the teachers who teach AP classes at BI are not required to have any additional training unlike teachers at public school (including TC). For this reason, students in some AP classes (not all) are having to get outside tutoring because they do not feel prepared for the AP exam.

If this is true the school can't call the class 'AP whatever.'

The College Board is explicit about this. Anyone can sit for the exam, regardless if they took the class, but it would be problematic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the matriculation for BI: (pretty sure this is a better crop than T.C)

American University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
The Catholic University of America
Christopher Newport University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Columbia University
The Corcoran College of Art and Design
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Elon University
Fordham University
George Mason University
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marquette University
New York University
Northwestern University
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Radford University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Saint Joseph’s University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee: The University of the South
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Trinity College Dublin
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Mary Washington
University of Notre Dame
The University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of St. Andrews Scotland
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University

Let's at least be intellectually honest. This is the Acceptance list over the last four years. It spans multiple graduating classes. And, the same outstanding applicant may represent multiple acceptances. Theoretically, one person could be the acceptance for Columbia, MIT, and University of Chicago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting list - there are quite a few kids leaving BI to come back to West Po because academics are lagging there so I'm surprised to see this. Is it cumulative over the past few years or from this year?

The kids we know are rarely in the advanced academics programs but are average or maybe honors kids. There may be a few kids who apply to all the top tiers and get in but most from our neighborhood are quite average students.

There were students that left West Potomac for BI this year as they felt WP was not rigorous. My point is, you can find students who will say this at any school.

Find the best school for your child and don't worry about what others think or say about your decision.

[Anonymous]

A commuter nightmare.

[Anonymous]

A commuter's nightmare

[Anonymous]

They are losing a lot of experienced teachers due to administrators. They have a lot of trouble filling vacancies because a starting salary in the low $30,000s does not allow a teacher to make a living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are losing a lot of experienced teachers due to administrators. They have a lot of trouble filling vacancies because a starting salary in the low $30,000s does not allow a teacher to make a living.

What is going on with the Administration?

[Anonymous]

Most teachers strongly dislike Dr. Curry. Many teachers have left and are leaving. Look for them at neighboring private schools next year. He fired the nurse because she refused to give him the staff medical cards with personal medical info on them. He spent some fifty thousand dollars on a gold cross for him to wear at graduation.

It is a shame because in the past there were some excellent school leaders.

He gets rid of staff and then won't hire enough to replace them. Witness the one librarian trying to do the work of two. The students are paying the price for that kind of thing. Many other examples exist.

[Anonymous]

Love the school. Love the community. Outstanding music program and music director. Small class sizes and dynamic teachers. Great new principal this year. (school has a hos and a principal)
True the school has gone through change, but all schools do when new people come aboard. . Some teachers will stay and some will go. There are still plenty of longtime teachers still at the school who remain. Our kids have gotten an amazing education.

[Anonymous]

Music program is fantastic. Lots of things are good. But you won't see many of those longtime teachers next year. Football coach not rehired b/c his son complained about an inapppropriate coach in another sport. Many other horror stories that you wouldn't believe. HOS refuses to meet with those have questions/complaints. Morale at all-time low among teachers.

[Anonymous]

I heard a rumor the entire baseball coaching staff quit after the head coach was fired. I know head coach was fired over some Facebook posts, not sure if the other quit or if it's hearsay.