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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There just isn't a lot of accountability on the part of leaders of any of the 3 DC public schools IBD programs.

Last fall, I went to open houses for 4 area IBD programs, Richard Montgomery, Washington-Liberty, DCI and Banneker.

I learned the least about Diploma results at the DCI open house. Admins were really fudging the success of the program.

No data on exam results was provided at the DCI open house, not for IBD exams, or AP exams ("our students usually don't take them because they don't need to") or SATs either.  Those in attendance were told exam results info was "internal and confidential."  [/quote]

Very interesting.  That tells parents with high-achieving kids everything they need to know.

Nothing prevents DCI from publicizing their exam results.  The fact that DCI is telling prospective students that IB, AP, and SAT scores are "internal and confidential" means that they are embarrassed by them.  We can only assume that the results are consistent with DCI's PARCC scores, which[i] are[/i] public.  Those show that most 9th graders at DCI are below grade level in math and English. This is after they have been at DCI for a few years, so you can't blame the feeders.

Compare WIS, which puts exam results on their website.  For example, last year WIS had an average IB score of 35, with 18.75% achieving 40 or above.  Their numbers were well above global averages.[/quote]

It’s amazing all the people on here who don’t have kids at the school thinking they know anything.

DCI averages are usually low 30’s, just 2 or 3 points most from WIS.  WIS is not well above the global average which was 32 in 20002. From that global average the overwhelming number of schools worldwide are private or self select. So if you want to pay 50k a year for 6-12th for 2-3 points higher that’s your prerogative.

The averages in the IB programs which also self select in the burbs are around low to mid 30’s at best.

So taking everything into context, DCI is doing a good job with their IB average from a school that takes all which is rare for IB.  If you do well and score high, you will stand out from IB pack crowd in college admissions. [/quote]

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