Stokes Middle School

[Anonymous]

Stokes just officially announced that they have begun planning for a new Stokes Middle School to be located at or near the East End Campus. Targeted to open in three years, when first EE 5th graders graduate. I wonder if other DCI feeders that will go their own way as well when they expand.

[Anonymous]

Whoa! I wonder what this means for their relationship with DCI, or if maybe this is a result of a strained relationship with them? I also wonder what this means for the future of the French program at DCI.

[Anonymous]

Is there any reason to think that DCI would drop French? Based on only one school/one class feeding into it each year currently, I'm guessing it's the smallest program in the school.

[Anonymous]

There simply isn’t going enough room at DCI for everyone from the feeders very soon. FAmilies have been hoping for DCI to expand/acquire a new bldg etc but it hasn’t happened and the crunch years are approaching.

I think Stokes is doing a good thing for it’s families by moving forward in a Plan B.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There simply isn’t going enough room at DCI for everyone from the feeders very soon. FAmilies have been hoping for DCI to expand/acquire a new bldg etc but it hasn’t happened and the crunch years are approaching.

I think Stokes is doing a good thing for it’s families by moving forward in a Plan B.

Agree. And it will likely attract people to the EE campus.

Does this mean Stokes is giving up it's DCI rights for middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There simply isn’t going enough room at DCI for everyone from the feeders very soon. FAmilies have been hoping for DCI to expand/acquire a new bldg etc but it hasn’t happened and the crunch years are approaching.

I think Stokes is doing a good thing for it’s families by moving forward in a Plan B.

Agree. And it will likely attract people to the EE campus.

Does this mean Stokes is giving up it's DCI rights for middle school.

My guess would be Brookland would continue to primarily feed to DCI and EE primarily to the new middle school. But perhaps not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There simply isn’t going enough room at DCI for everyone from the feeders very soon. FAmilies have been hoping for DCI to expand/acquire a new bldg etc but it hasn’t happened and the crunch years are approaching.

I think Stokes is doing a good thing for it’s families by moving forward in a Plan B.

Agree. And it will likely attract people to the EE campus.

Does this mean Stokes is giving up it's DCI rights for middle school.

My guess would be Brookland would continue to primarily feed to DCI and EE primarily to the new middle school. But perhaps not.

That would not be a good look.

[Anonymous]

I don’t foresee them being allowed to continue the relationship with DCI with their own middle school, which then means DCI wouldn’t have a French feeder. It’s possible DCI will drop French as a result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t foresee them being allowed to continue the relationship with DCI with their own middle school, which then means DCI wouldn’t have a French feeder. It’s possible DCI will drop French as a result.

I would think DCI would welcome this as a way to have more capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t foresee them being allowed to continue the relationship with DCI with their own middle school, which then means DCI wouldn’t have a French feeder. It’s possible DCI will drop French as a result.

I would think DCI would welcome this as a way to have more capacity.

Right, my understanding is that DCI only has enough space for the five feeders at their original pre-expansion capacities. So the Stokes middle school wouldn't be competing with DCI, it would supplement.

[Anonymous]

I think this will mean eventually Stokes grads lose their rights to DCI, and DCI stops offering French. I wonder if YY will expand to grow the Chinese program at DCI, or create its own 6-12 school. This would also be a good opportunity for Sela to see if it can get a DCI feed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t foresee them being allowed to continue the relationship with DCI with their own middle school, which then means DCI wouldn’t have a French feeder. It’s possible DCI will drop French as a result.

I would think DCI would welcome this as a way to have more capacity.

+1. It would be beneficial to DCI if Stokes left the fender pattern, especially the French track.

[Anonymous]

When they make it official by filing an expansion plan with PCSB we will have these answers.

[Anonymous]

Where did Stokes announce this? We are a current family and haven’t heard anything about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this will mean eventually Stokes grads lose their rights to DCI, and DCI stops offering French. I wonder if YY will expand to grow the Chinese program at DCI, or create its own 6-12 school. This would also be a good opportunity for Sela to see if it can get a DCI feed.

Why would Stokes voluntarily give up their feed to DCI? I don’t see on what grounds DCI could kick them out as a feeder school.