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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I don't go there, but I live in the area and know many who do. I would say:

1) The younger their kids, the more optimistic they are about the middle school. Whether that's just naivete or because they have more time for that to happen, or both, I don't know.

2) Plans tend to be some collection of these ideas:

A. Stay through 5th and then go to Stuart-Hobson, either IB or by lotterying in.
B. Try to lottery into a Stuart-Hobson feeder.
C. Try to lottery into Inspired Teaching.
D. Try to lottery into a DCI feeder school (understanding at your kids' age that DCI isn't guaranteed).
E. Look into Eliot-Hine and Jefferson.
F. St. Anselm's if you have a boy. Other privates such as Capitol Hill Day School and St. Peter's and St. Anthony's.
G. Plan to move-- a lot of people have this idea because they think they'll be wanting (and can afford) a larger home anyway. 
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We are a current TR4 family. TRY is not an option for middle school unless they can manage to somehow turn things around. My plan is to lottery for ITS, Stuart-Hobson, Truth, or go private. Most TRY4 families leave after 3rd or 4th grade for a chance at a better middle school option.[/quote]

Until the administration and school leaders acknowledge and own the school’s failures, there will be no improvement. We left TRY ES years ago; I was astonished at the denial and excuses dealt out by the school leaders (and parents) regarding serious lapses in curriculum and classroom discipline/management. The death spiral had already begun by the time we left, although maybe things are turning around? [/quote]

Well, they did replace some leaders. And things like phasing-in middle school students coming back after Winter break do seem to acknowledge a serious problem. As well as massive attrition from cohorts entering 5th and 6th, to the point where reduced staffing is necessary. I'm not that hopeful just because this is a very, very hard thing to accomplish. But I do think they know they have a big problem.[/quote]

How much of this was due to TR’s extremely prolonged covid closure? The kids most impacted behaviorally would be the ones kept out of school from 3-5th then dumped into MS. As the kids who didn’t get deprived of the early-tween transition move into MS, maybe things will improve. So that would mean maybe starting with the incoming 6th graders next year (although then you start facing academic deficits from kids who missed out on early literacy/math foundations). [/quote]

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