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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think having a principal who does/cares about outreach is a good first step.  Offering music, foreign language, extracurriculars/sports and especially an enrichment program matter too.  But honestly what seems to be working is that there is a school that

a) has room for lots more in-bounds kids
b) is a destination school for elementaries that have a growing in-bound percentage 
c) has a boundary with a very high-income and highly-educated population

and the families can no longer get into Deal out of bounds

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To attract IB families, Hardy also has to address its athletic facilities issues, particularly fields.  I was walking by there this weekend.  Most of the school yard seems to have been given over to a parking lot that is used for flea markets.  The playing field, if you can call it that, is a kind of "mini-me" embarrassing imitation that is 25-30% the size of a regulation soccer field.[/quote]

Then go inside, and take a look at the gym and basketball court , which is one of the largest in the whole city, and just renovated. Almost twice in size than the Macomb St Basketball court of St Albans to say one...

None of the current and prospective parents is embarrassed by the sports and soccer court. This is a downtown/mid-town school facilities in the most expensive DC estate area (Georgetown). The small parking area serves the needs of the school teachers who would otherwise have to pay the on-street parking fee (and allows the school to retain several bright teachers who drive to work) . The field is perfectly adequate for athletic and soccer practice. You did not mention the tennis court.

IB families are looking and seeing things beyond the soccer field.

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