Hardy MS
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Anonymous
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Hello! Moving in bounds to Hardy and kids currently at Mundo Verde. Debating whether to keep at MV, which tracks to DCI or move to neighborhood school that feeds to Hardy.
Anyone with experience with Hardy and the new principal? From what I have heard, the school has undergone a number of changes over the last few years. Appreciate any thoughts! Rachel |
Anonymous
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Hardy > DCI.
Unless, perhaps your chidren are studying your or your spouse's native language and you think the dual language program helps them gain or retrain Spanish fluency. |
Anonymous
| Love Hardy! DD is going into 8th. Principal Cooke is excellent—communicates well and often, gets the kids and is focused on both the academics and social learning. |
Anonymous
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Echo the Hardy contingent. New principal is fantastic - arts and sports are back, along with a sense of community.
One possible downside, the school is becoming more diverse with the entry of more in-boundary families. Used to be majority African American. Lately there are more white, asian, and latino families. (I think the school is now 1/3 in-boundary) Also, all the Hardy feeders are fantastic - (Hyde-Addison is moving back soon) |
Anonymous
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Any Hardy feeder is going to be great, and Hardy has tons more IB kids now, which means friends close by. We are not zoned for it, but wish we were. My kid has several friends there and they are overall happy with their experience.
We also have friends whose kids enjoy Mundo Verde, but they were all-in on the language immersion and green focus, and the commute was workable, so it has worked out for them. Agree with PPs - how important is language immersion to you? I would think if you're IB for Hardy, that cross-town commute is going to be crushing. If it's not your family's #1 priority, I'd switch now and enjoy the neighborhood schools and easier commute. |
Anonymous
Most schools that feed Hardy are "neighborhood schools". Most of the kids in the neighborhood attend the local elementary - and everything hangs around that. It is a traditional neighborhood experience. We were at a charter - and moved to our school that is mostly neighborhood kids. It changes EVERYTHING. The stress of getting out in the morning, picking up in the afternoon, afterschool activities, friendships, sleepovers, walking to friends houses etc etc etc. If you are on the fence with MV - that you are considering your neighborhood school and eventually Hardy - I would recommend that you move the kids to your neighborhood school. Yes - Hardy will be a different experience than DCI - you need to just pick what you think is right for your family - and do it. |
Anonymous
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DC had a great 1st year at Hardy. Plenty of classmates came from her feeder, but she also made several good friends from other feeders.
DC seems to be doing well. She is doing his summer homework now to get ready to take Algebra I in fall. |
Anonymous
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Unless you really love MV + the commute, the neighborhood school & hardy combination should be fantastic.
Most of their school friends will be living nearby - walking distance. Pick up and drop off will be simplified. Sports and after-school things become a cinch. Heck, they can start walking to school themselves soon. (Speaking from the Stoddert standpoint) And the schools are all great. The elementary schools are among the best in the entire region. We love the middle school, Hardy. There seems to be a contingent of people on this forum that hates Hardy - but the school is great, small (compared to Deal) and well-run. Most of the in-boundary students at Hardy fit in really well. |
Anonymous
| Besides the middle school, I would also keep in mind the high school track in making your decision. There been some major changes at Wilson with their honors for all which many parents are not happy about, and it’s deterring a number of parents from considering Wilson for HS now. |
Anonymous
Who knows what Wilson’s curriculum will be like 5+ years from now. |
Anonymous
| Also Hardy is likely going to lose its Title I designation next year. (That requires 40% or more kids to be from economically disadvantaged families). In 2017-2018 it sat at just 41%. That’ll legally make it a true middle class school. |
Anonymous
And the $ that goes with being a Title 1 school. |
Anonymous
As it should. If there are still at risk students, there will be some (limited) funds directed at the school on a per-head basis. |
Anonymous
Schools just don’t lose Title 1 status because the percentage of F/R meals changes in one year. It would make planning and programming erratic. A school gets in or out of Title 1 status after 2-3 years at the same percentage. |
Anonymous
Do you think Hardy will have more or less FARM students in the coming years? Note 1. The rising 8th graders from Stoddert at Hardy was the last class at Stoddert to have OOB students enter in PreK. 2. The rising 8th graders from Eaton was the last class that had the option for Deal or Hardy |