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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the city is going to build a small school just to cater to IB families who don't want to go to school with OOB families?  That is a crazy idea![/quote]

We proposed reducing enrollment at Hardy so that it could reach majority IB enrollment quickly, but that was a crazy idea as well.

The abbreviated version of this thread: Any proposal that results in a majority IB school for the families zoned for Hardy in the next few years is a crazy idea.

[/quote]Here's a proposal that would work.  IB families enroll in Hardy and then it will be a majority IB school.  Oh my god, that's brilliant!  And not crazy at all.[/quote]

No it wont.  Hardy = "Second tier MS school for anyone in the city whose IB school is failing and is willing to commute for a shot at a decent education."

The current enrollment of 375 is arbitrary.  The building can probably accommodate twice that.  As the number of IB kids increases, the enrollment will increase as well so that OOB families have a shot at a decent school.[/quote]

Meh. Deal is only 69% in-boundary. I'm sure Hardy will go over 50 percent in 5 years.[/quote]

There's big difference between 69% and 13%.  People have been predicting a surge in IB enrollment at Hardy for years...[/quote]

[b]Deal has a much bigger feeder population relative to its capacity[/b].[/quote]

True, but to be fair, they're not wealthy.  Nobody desires to send their children into a 1300 strong Lord-of-the-Flies school when they have better choices.  Obviously private school is more desirable.  Most Deal-zoned families can't afford something better.  Most Hardy-zoned families can.  It's that simple.[/quote]

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