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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a high-performing kid, and we opted for our IB middle school for logistics, community, and because I liked the school and knew other kids who had been happy there. I presume we’ll have no problem getting into a select HS (and for me that doesn’t have to be just SWW), but I’m also intrigued by Eastern and we’ll take a close look at it once it’s time, but from what I know now, I think my kid would do just fine there in the EPIC/IB program. [/quote]

That's great! Seems like the EPIC/IB program is a game changer.

DCPS, now do all the Cardozo high school feeders.[/quote]

I will say that at my Eastern ES feeder I haven't heard any enthusiasm about the Eastern program at all yet. When we were recently reviewing a list of Eastern students for a potential event, we couldn't find a single one from our ES. Similarly, we have never heard anything directly from Eastern's admin trying to connect families with the school even for a meet and greet or single event, so I'm pretty skeptical there's been any wholesale change in the minds of most. (This is very different than the vibe around our MS feeder which definitely has improved and the Principal has really made an effort the last few years.)[/quote]

I don’t think anyone is describing this as a wholesale change for a majority of people. But I think there’s a growing number of families that aren’t Latin/BASIS/Walls or bust, and some of them are considering or attending Eastern.

I also wouldn’t expect any HS admin to systematically engage with the large number of feeder elementary schools. That being said, it seems like your school has some engagement if you have a list of students for a potential event. I would expect the Eastern admin to engage with the MS feeders, and I believe that’s happening, and there’s a new principal this year who seems well received. [/quote]

Sorry, I guess what I should say is that I don't know a single person at my ES who is considering sending their kid to Eastern. I have a 5th grader, so it's not like I am a PK3 parent speculating about the distant future. I also have parent friends with older kids at our feeder MS and none of them are considering Eastern either. I think it is a huge mistake for Eastern not making a real effort to engage with ES feeders, but it feeds into my perception that recruiting IB kids is not actually a DCPS priority the way that I think it should be. Kids are only in MS for 1-2 years when families start planning for HS; that's not very much time to try to change very negative perceptions.

It's actually our school that was attempting outreach to Eastern; not the reverse.[/quote]

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