How to replicate Ross's success?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how many kids were actually tested? was this a very small cohort if kids leave at third grade?

From DCPS data, they had about 50 students tested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how many kids were actually tested? was this a very small cohort if kids leave at third grade?

Very few leave at 3rd. I doubt PP who stated this is a Ross parent or has first hand knowledge. Where she is right is that few students remain to complete their 5th grade year at Ross but they aren't leaving for 3rd.

[Anonymous]

Agree with PP. Current Ross parent here. Many Ross students leave *after* fourth, but not after second or third.

[Anonymous]

So if you start in Pre-K(3) or Pre-K(4), you've got 6 or 7 amazing years there. Not a bad decision at all, in my book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. Current Ross parent here. Many Ross students leave *after* fourth, but not after second or third.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how many kids were actually tested? was this a very small cohort if kids leave at third grade?

From DCPS data, they had about 50 students tested.

That would be 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades? (Maybe around 25, 15, and 10, respectively?)

[Anonymous]

Yes, something like that, give or take a few kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Note recent trend of Ross staff moving on to teaching and leadership positions at nearby DCPS schools. Eg. Principal of HD Cooke. Assistant P. at Seaton, teachers at Seaton and SWW@FS. Good news for those schools and DCPS as a whole.

Seaton parent here. I have not heard of any official announcement on AP Rivers' replacement. Who will be coming from Ross? If this is true (new AP and teachers from Ross to Seaton), that is GREAT news for Seaton!! Great changes continue to happen at Seaton .

Heard that former Ross teacher will be AP Literacy at Seaton next year. Great news.

[Anonymous]

That's true. She is a great teacher and helped Ross lift its literacy rates.