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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eaton parents will really end up liking Hard in the end I bet.[/quote]

I hope so, and I really hope Hardy improves so more IB kids will go, but honestly I can tell you that very few Eaton parents will end up going to Hardy, at least for the next five years or so.  Everyone who can think of a reason to get into Deal (grandfathering, sibling preference, even moving a few blocks) is going to do so.  Hardy is a school on the rise, but I don't know anyone who would choose Hardy over Deal right now, and that's difficult for Eaton parents to accept for their children.  The reality is that it takes years if not decades to change a school's trajectory.[/quote]

Mmm, I do not agree.... It took just two years of stable management by Principal Pride (after the neighborhood-hostile tenure of Principal Pope, and the catastrophic following 3 years with 5 different principals) to change the trajectory. Ms Pride was selected with the high engagement of the community (PTO representatives from the feeder schools as well as Hardy were part of the selection process). Room for improvement is large, but the school and the parents are working for it. I did not consider Hardy for my child 3 years ago. I am now considering it for my second child. Change can happen faster with a committed and capable captain (Ms Pride), DCPS endorsement (DCPS is now paying much more respect and attention to the stronger and more organized present and prospective IB community) and an engaged community of parents, and I believe Hardy has all of these 3 requirements.[/quote]

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