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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There will be less attrition once Hardy expands the availability of advanced classes.  Before those classes began happening, families would not send their kids to Hardy because they would not be prepared to take the advanced classes available at Wilson.  Those advanced classes at Wilson have an environment productive to learning, which is great; but if your kid is in the non-advanced classes, the environment doesn't really allow for learning to take place.  Based on what Wilson kids and parents of graduates tell me, anyway.

But if you get Hardy's accelerated classes at the same level as Deal, you'll get more in-boundary parents staying for the cycle.  Which would further increase the student enrollment at Wilson (unless the boundaries change), but that's another topic.[/quote]

This is very, very optimistic at best. I wouldn't count on it.[/quote]

Why?  Hardy is already getting more in-boundary kids to attend, due to Principal Pride's efforts to diversify the programming at the school.[/quote]

The turn-around at Hardy will take years, PP.  We have a second grader at a Hardy feeder and don't believe that Hardy will improve fast enough for us.[/quote]

You know, middle school starts at 6th grade.[/quote]

But if you're going to make the jump you have to make the decision way in advance. If you want your child to enroll in a private school in September, 2015, you need to be preparing now. You're kid needs to take the SSAT in September or October, which may mean that classes or tutoring needs to be booked now. You need to do the tour/interview/application process next fall and make a financial commitment next spring. If you're looking at a school that has an entry year at 5th grade, then if you're the parent of a 3rd grader the time is now. So the parents of a third grader should be having some serious discussions right now. The charters have a more relaxed schedule but if you're thinking Latin or Basis you've got about six months to get in gear.

So the parent of a second grader who's saying there isn't time isn't being over-dramatic, you've got a year before you have to decide.[/quote]

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