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[quote=Anonymous]No one in their right mind would start a charter at middle school. Even if the school attracts 50% high-involvement families, most of the kids come in with MANY deficits from every conceivable source. Some of the kids will have bounced around to different schools, some because they did horribly at current school, and others will be attracted because they are at an inferior IB school (and will have the academic gaps to prove it). Many of the "poor" kids who come from IB schools will have had no exposure to foreign language. "Here, take Spanish and Mandarin!" 
I wish them luck as I do with all new charter ventures, but none of these will serve to create a cohesive, successful cohort of students. They advertise extended school day, but it will need to go until 5:30 or 6:00 to compensate for the 90 minutes/day of art combined with the huge academic deficits that will be streaming through the door. 
I hope that the charter board has a clear collective head about this and doesn't get dazzled into thinking this is a magic partnership.[/quote]

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