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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or what makes EH and Jefferson similar to Deal which actually has an IB program?  I don't even get what it means to "follow" one.  Are they somewhere in the process?  Have they met goals?  On track to have the program when?[/quote]

There have been several well advertised presentations on these IB programs in and around Capitol Hill.  Maybe you should try to make the next one to get these questions answered and to get a better overview of what IB is and how it serves differentiation. Yes, the two schools you mention are well on track towards accreditation, which is a multi-year process, and, to tell from observers as well as answers I've gotten at such meetings, they take IB very seriously. You also see it at work already in classrooms and around the schools, which I hope you have some time to check out. And this is a good place to check out the basics from the comfort of your home: http://www.ibo.org/[/quote]

I actually have attended and checked out all three schools (4th grader at Brent) to prep on what we are doing. My hope was that EH/Jefferson could be an option. Sadly, after visiting Deal they aren't. Have you been to Deal? In my opinion EH and Jefferson are completely unprepared to implement a MYP anytime soon. I felt that they didn't take the IB program seriously. The EH IB coordinator was unable to answer simple questions posed by another parent which worried me. I won't even get into Jefferson and their issues. I don't know how long the process takes to become IB but it was clear that they are probably 5 years away with very little support from teachers which is my biggest concern. While we will never get into Deal it at least made me realize that EH and Jefferson aren't options either. [/quote]

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