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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one wants a Montessori middle school.

- current Montessori parent [/quote]

I think the folks in 6-8 at CHML want it. And the folks who apply to Truth. And some other charter families. [b]And the people IB for Brookland MS who want any sort of specialized program.[/b]

But if you're right, and you may well be, then just end CHML at 6th (5th would be better but I understand the model uses 3-grad groupings) and create a few more PK3-K classrooms, which is where the demand really is. When it's done, kids just have rights to their IB middle school. DCPS could test the Montessori program at BMS for a few years and end it if it doesn't get sufficient enrollment. [/quote]

We are at a DCPS that is IB for Brookland MS. The recent Lee Montessori thread on their tensions over academic performance in upper elementary vs fidelity to the Montessori model says a lot. I may be going out on a limb, but I suspect some of the popularity of the Montessori programs is driven by demographics versus demand for a particular style of learning.

Brookland MS has to compete with Inspired Teaching and Latin Cooper for families with kids who are not struggling with grade level work. I think creating an option that allows families to continue with a language immersion specialty would be more impactful than turning another school into a Montessori/social justice mash up with weak academics. [/quote]

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