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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I think it is racism. We left CMI to go back to our much higher performing Ward 4 IB and people thought we were crazy. We got so many perplexed comments and looks, like we were crazy for choosing a DCPS over any charter. What's the difference between CMI and the DCPS in our neighborhood? Demographics. Even though CMI is a MUCH weaker school and feeds into an equally poor middle school. There's another thread that is asking for charter seats for kindergarten. Not good DC kindergarten seats - only charters. Because the underlying bias is that all charters are better than all EOTP DCPS and it's not because pre-K3 parents are worried about central office or middle school. It's because of the kids and their assumptions about those kids. [/quote]

Is it a Title 1 school though? You call it "high performing"... going to a high performing IB DCPS is a no brainer. Our IB school is Title 1, not high performing, and really struggles to retain students of any race. We moved to another Title 1 DCPS via lottery this year. It has a much better administration and a very committed parent group. I sometimes feel guilty about leaving our old school, but you have to be realistic about what is possible. Criticizing people for choosing a charter or OOB DCPS over their IB school doesn't always make sense.

I also have extremely limited patience for people who have great IB schools and then want to be mad at people with struggling IB schools for making other choices. The system sucks if you are IB for a really struggling school -- you have no good options. Not all of us have the options you have. Plus I note you started at CMI. So your opinion on this evolving too. Which is fine. But don't assume you know what motivates everyone else.[/quote]

Yes, it’s a Title 1 and it’s also high performing. Not as high as the Ward 3 DCPS, but as good as the charters. That’s my point. It’s actually not a no brainer because almost everyone chooses charters over the handful of “high performing” DCPS in our area. Nobody should feel guilty for leaving a low performing school that can’t serve kids well, but people need to look at their assumptions (all DCPS are the same, all Title 1 are the same, MC families can’t stay in DCPS past second grade, any charter is better than any DCPS). I think you and I are on the same page since you also moved to another DCPS. But many people on this thread and in our neighborhood don’t ever question their assumptions and, even worse, judge others for making decisions differently.[/quote]

You are the one judging people for not making the same decision as you. Every family situation is different and everyone decide what they think is better for their kids. [/quote]

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