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[quote=Anonymous]I tend to agree with 07:46.  Most young couples thinking about starting a family are increasingly being priced out of the Brent market.  This reality will almost certainly be exacerbated by further reducing the catchment zone.  At the same time, established families with children aged five and above are wary about relocating to the Hill in general when there is no viable middle school and charters such as Latin and BASIS are becoming more and more difficult to enter via the lottery, assuming that they are even right for your child.  While I may be wrong, I think the IB uptick that began in the PreS program around 2009 or 2010 will level off, and then start to trend downward, in a couple of years.  At that point, most of the three or four-year olds will be siblings, keeping with recent history.  Does it make sense to look at dropping PreS in a year or two in order to accommodate larger upper grades?  Perhaps, and I am confident the LSAT and Principal  Young will be taking a hard look at the issue.  However, the roll-out of the RE-inspired program for PreS may make this less likely in the short-term.

Everyone needs to take a deep breath.  The school administration is listening to parent concerns as it continues to implement a more robust and well-rounded academic program for the upper grades and ensuring that teachers have access to appropriate professional development, which are key in terms of continued academic success after leaving Brent.  Isn't this -- as opposed to hand wringing about the need to bring in trailers -- truly what is most important and best for Brent and its student population?  Sure, it sucks having topay a nanny for another year or two, or continue to write checks to a daycare, but this is no different than thousands of other DC residents who did not secure spots through the lottery.  Heck, if you paid $1.5 plus, asopposed

The school also needs to have a frank discussion about diversity and finding ways to open spots up for OOB students beyond NCLB placements.  Whether that is even possible with 14 rising four-year olds and 48-50 rising kindergarteners will have to sorted out in the short term. [/quote]

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