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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am asking this following a conversation with a person I absolutely trust and has first-hand information about a nearby private high school. This private high school received last year twice as much the"normal" number of applications from Deal families compared to the previous years.
Anecdotal talks and exchanges in my neighborhood tell me that Deal's community confidence  in Wilson has been negatively affected by: 1) the change in leadership (a trusted principal being arbitrarily replaced by an outsider,  who seems to be struggling to establish her way in such a complex school and system); 2) by last year's loaded gun episode; 3) and now by the worsened PARCC outcomes (regardless of the explanation re. the conflict with the APs tests and DCPS mismanagement).

I am very interested in hearing Deal parents' views. We are considering returning IB, after 3 middle school years at a good charter and almost 1,000 hours spent in commuting time, we can't take no more. Wilson is a 15 minute bike ride.

8th grade charter parent IB for Wilson. [/quote]

My DC is a Wilson 9th grader who was at Deal last year. I'm guessing the school you mention is St. John's. I don't think you can treat it as a wholesale signal that Deal families have lost faith in Wilson.  From my perspective I think those families who already had kids at Wilson were fine with sending their younger kid there (I fall in this camp) and in some instances those that chose St. John's it was their first kid in high school or they already had a child at St. John's. Anecdotal I know but just an element to consider. Deal still sent the majority of its students to Wilson.

My older child has had a great time at Wilson and is very positive about her experience there and my 9th grader has adjusted very well. Every family has to make a decision that works for them.[/quote]

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