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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Post above is misleading, PP.  Jefferson IB participation by UMC families has flatlined in the last couple years, with most of the families still running off to high SES-friendly charters after 4th grade, or Stuart Hobson or DCI after 5th.  The truth is that enrollment at Jefferson from Brent families is way down from 3 or 4 years ago.  Don't enroll at Van Ness naively, buying the line about how Jefferson is a bright star to move in the direction of.  Do it for other reasons if you jump. [/quote]

PP here, I disagree. There were 20 students who finished 5th grade at VN and went to JA with my kid. More than one got into SH and turned it down. These kids are routinely on the Principal's honor roll, in National Jr Honor Society, the top monthly readers, etc. And most of them are not high SES. A majority of families are getting shut out of charters like Latin I and II and Basis and need to know that their IB is a good choice as well, regardless of SES.[/quote]

It's not true that most IB Van Ness 4th and 5th grade families are being shut out of desirable MS charters - it's not v. difficult to get into Inspired Teaching's middle school, or Cap Hill Montessori or DCI and at least half the families crack one of the Latins or BASIS.  Also not the case that IB participation by UMC families is increasing steadily at Jefferson. As pointed out above, Brent participation at Jefferson has been dropping. What is true is that many of the IB UMC families still leave Van Ness before, or during, the upper grades. If they stay, they tend to supplement academically, like many of the Brent families. Our Brenties started going to Mathnasium in 3rd grade, when they became bored in math. DCPS just isn't that great. [/quote]

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