So how many IB are going to really be at Hardy?

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Anonymous wrote:As tired as I get of some of the ignorant assertions some DCUMers make about Hardy, I think that all this gnashing of teeth and agonizing is a sign that the school is going to change. People who are in-boundaries no longer just ignore it. They find themselves considering it and then most likely rejecting it but it really bugs them that it's not yet changed to their satisfaction. Whereas in the past, it wouldn't even have been on their radar.

Only a matter of time now.

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I hope thix doesn't mean that the PP thinks it the "matter of time" will be 100 years before Hardy is on par with Deal!

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Bumping this because the other Hardy thread is now about it's history.

Any more info on Hardy in 2014-2015 school year?

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To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

Bravo! Wonderful news.

-IB Hardy grad

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

Bravo! Wonderful news.

-IB Hardy grad

This is exciting news!

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

yay!

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Anonymous wrote:Seems to me that if the Hardy administration wants to attract lots more in boundaries families, they should have a concerted initiative to look at high performing public middle schools in the area (Deal, Pyle, etc) with an eye toward course and extracurricular activities that meet, and exceed, what's offered at those schools (bearing in mind Hardy's capacity is smaller). They need to lean on the mayor and the head of DPR not to renew the Maret agreement at Jelleff, so that Hardy in the future can make Jelleff its "home field" -- giving it outdoor facilities that are competitive with anything in NW at the middle school level. They need to prepare a realistic budget for what additional expenditures are needed to get the school to where they want in 2 years and 5 years, and tell the chancellor and DME that that is what it will take to diversify Hardy with much higher IB enrollment. And during that time, they need to sell, sell, sell in the community.

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They are doing many of those things already. So far, the problem is that many in the community are not buying. But maybe it will take more than a year of consistent leadership from Principal Pride to get over the hump.

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Marketing 101 says that if the dogs don't like the dog food, it's usually not the fault of the dogs. It's time to change the recipe.

marketing 102 though, notes that sometimes there are critical mass effects. having an internet connection wasn't worth much till there was more on the internet, and more people to email. Having a phone that can send texts isnt worth much till there are lots of people with phones that can receive your texts. owning a condo in an old industrial area on a watefront can improve in value when enough people move in next door that you dont find it spooky, and even more when there are enough to support a super market.

Thus there are early adopters, and late adopters. pioneers, and those who buy at the end. I would think affluent people in DC of all places would realize that - though I suppose some parts of upper north west have always been "good" and ones that gentrified, like Georgetown, did so when most DCUMers were not yet born.

Sounds like the early adopters are already at Hardy.

You rock, pp!
This makes sense. And some people will be late adopters and that's okay. They know what they need. I just wish they wouldn't whine so much.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

Bravo! Wonderful news.

-IB Hardy grad

This is exciting news!

Exciting, if accurate -- how can this be verified.

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

I am trying to calculate as a percentage using the DCPS school profile.

Does this mean 50 students in a class of 125, which is 40% IB for grade 6? If so, this is a great achievement.

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

I am trying to calculate as a percentage using the DCPS school profile.

Does this mean 50 students in a class of 125, which is 40% IB for grade 6? If so, this is a great achievement.

Given its small size and narrow boundaries, Hardy could quite rapidly become a superior academic experience to Deal. Kids who start at a feeder elementary to Hardy, from OOB, will be quite lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

Bravo! Wonderful news.

-IB Hardy grad

This is exciting news!

Exciting, if accurate -- how can this be verified.

Stand outside of the school in the morning and count the white children. And try not to get arrested for stalking.

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

I am trying to calculate as a percentage using the DCPS school profile.

Does this mean 50 students in a class of 125, which is 40% IB for grade 6? If so, this is a great achievement.

Given its small size and narrow boundaries, Hardy could quite rapidly become a superior academic experience to Deal. Kids who start at a feeder elementary to Hardy, from OOB, will be quite lucky.

yup, clueless people need to clue in . . . giant overcrowded deal is not looking so attractive relative to hardy these days . . .

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Anonymous wrote:To answer the actual question, Hardy met its goal of at least 50 IB kids this year in 6th and are at 100% capacity for 6th. Everyone I know who is there and IB has not looked back, even for a second.

Bravo! Wonderful news.

-IB Hardy grad

This is exciting news!

Exciting, if accurate -- how can this be verified.

Stand outside of the school in the morning and count the white children. And try not to get arrested for stalking.

Sod off. The kids who arrive at Hardy from a feeder school, regardless of race, have strong academic credentials. Those are the students that will strengthen Hardy's programs, and if they choose Hardy rather than a charter (along with the neighborhood kids), Pride will have achieved success.

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Maybe the uniforms will be dropped this year as a relic of the Gordon/Hardy past.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the uniforms will be dropped this year as a relic of the Gordon/Hardy past.

I hope they will not. Kids and parents are happy with them.

Hardy 6th grade IB parent new to Hardy (and extremely pleased with the choice!)