Hardy Middle School -- 5th grade in feeder school -- who's considering Hardy for 6th?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on the growing trends - Principal Pride mentioned it could get up to around 500 kids total (IB kids alone from the 5 feeders could fill out most of that).

Right. But as IB enrollment grows at schools with historically high OOB enrollment, it seems that DCPS doesn't manage the OOB enrollment down. This is happening at Eaton, Murch, Hearst. Despite being overcrowded (over capacity), for example, Eaton is still majority OOB. Murch is bursting at the seams and still haze a sizeable OOB enrollment. It's probably political -- communities from east or Rock Creek Park have come to expect certain access to upper NW schools. DCPS has a lot of institutional pressure to respond to those expectations, not to mention pressure from certain council member offices, etc. However, the purpose of lottery enrollment was to provide SURPLUS, unfilled spots to kids who wanted to go to those schools. It's unsustainable to continue to maintain a significant number OOB slots when IB student enrollment is climbing. And of course, the growing size of the elementary and middle schools becomes Wilson's huge challenge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the growing trends - Principal Pride mentioned it could get up to around 500 kids total (IB kids alone from the 5 feeders could fill out most of that).

Right. But as IB enrollment grows at schools with historically high OOB enrollment, it seems that DCPS doesn't manage the OOB enrollment down. This is happening at Eaton, Murch, Hearst. Despite being overcrowded (over capacity), for example, Eaton is still majority OOB. Murch is bursting at the seams and still haze a sizeable OOB enrollment. It's probably political -- communities from east or Rock Creek Park have come to expect certain access to upper NW schools. DCPS has a lot of institutional pressure to respond to those expectations, not to mention pressure from certain council member offices, etc. However, the purpose of lottery enrollment was to provide SURPLUS, unfilled spots to kids who wanted to go to those schools. It's unsustainable to continue to maintain a significant number OOB slots when IB student enrollment is climbing. And of course, the growing size of the elementary and middle schools becomes Wilson's huge challenge.

Hearst and Murch took no new OOB this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the growing trends - Principal Pride mentioned it could get up to around 500 kids total (IB kids alone from the 5 feeders could fill out most of that).

Right. But as IB enrollment grows at schools with historically high OOB enrollment, it seems that DCPS doesn't manage the OOB enrollment down. This is happening at Eaton, Murch, Hearst. Despite being overcrowded (over capacity), for example, Eaton is still majority OOB. Murch is bursting at the seams and still haze a sizeable OOB enrollment. It's probably political -- communities from east or Rock Creek Park have come to expect certain access to upper NW schools. DCPS has a lot of institutional pressure to respond to those expectations, not to mention pressure from certain council member offices, etc. However, the purpose of lottery enrollment was to provide SURPLUS, unfilled spots to kids who wanted to go to those schools. It's unsustainable to continue to maintain a significant number OOB slots when IB student enrollment is climbing. And of course, the growing size of the elementary and middle schools becomes Wilson's huge challenge.

Hearst and Murch took no new OOB this year.

Same for Stoddert. And while we have a record 52 students in 5th this year, all of them are longterm Stoddert students. And several of those families turned down charter spots last year in order to finish out at Stoddert with the assumption that they would most likely go to Hardy so long as DCPS doesn't pull anything screwy like the nutty talks about having Hyde-Addison join the campus for swing space.

[Anonymous]

There is absolutely no rationale for any student inbound for Hardy to go elsewhere. The school has many great teachers, nice space, and so many enrichment opportunities for academically advanced kids.

[Anonymous]

Any updates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely no rationale for any student inbound for Hardy to go elsewhere. The school has many great teachers, nice space, and so many enrichment opportunities for academically advanced kids.

Is that nasty, militant English teacher still there, the WTU shill who opposed Chancellor Rhee's attempt to diversify Hardy's student body?