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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former DCI parent here who didn't return this week.

There's more than one poster on this thread who thinks that the mom behind the critical article makes valid points about DCI's failure to set and maintain high standards for students.

You can whitewash the situation by arguing that the school is still pretty new and that most of the students are low SES. The truth is that the school's leadership is weak. If admins had gone with more academic tracking, hired better teachers, not handed out the stupid chromebooks, brought on an experienced college counselor etc. the program could already have served low SES and high SES families better than it does. Parents shouldn't have to wait years for DCI's demographics to shift for a strong ib diploma program to emerge.

Calling posters names for pointing up real problems may make you feel good, but it doesn't help.[/quote]

Np here who appreciates this perspective. Do you think there's hope for DCI to address these issues? Did your child(ren) go private?[/quote]

No, unfortunately, I don't think that the current DCI admins are competent, practical, experienced or ambitious enough to begin to address the school's most pressing problems, nice as they are.  But I bet these leaders will be gone within five years, once many UMC parents have complained about them up the chain and DCI's sad IB Diploma point totals and pass rates have become public knowledge.

My children go to MS in Arlington, where my ex resides.  Their school situation is vastly better than it was at DCI, and not because there aren't a lot of poor kids in the program (school population is half free lunch).  VA has a law on GT education, so they're tracked in most subjects.[/quote]

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