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Brent parents have come to the conclusion that this solution will create the necessary confidence to retain current students, will not disrupt current feeder patterns and is the most viable way to create a successful program quickly within the DCPS system.  Parents have clearly expressed their ideas for what constitutes a successful middle school program including:

[b]• A program operating from a position of strength: a student body made up of a minimum of 75% of students already performing on grade level and ready to soar higher.[/b]
• IB Middle Years Program (perhaps paired with an IB Primary Years program at Brent).
• Continuation of our current school community and climate: A high degree of control over the administration and operation of the program.
• "Whole child" development - academic, social, artistic and physical.
• Academic rigor, including summer bridge programs and accelerated learning opportunities to meet the needs of struggling and advanced students.
• A vibrant school life without the need for excessive control measures by staff.
• A strong partnership with the Smithsonian and other institutions incorporating aspects of a School Without Walls concept to capitalize on rich local resources.

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Holy sh*t, lady!  Do you realize how out of touch that is?  Here's a little picture of the citywide population:

The state average for Math was 49% in 2012.  The state average for Reading was 41% in 2012.

75% at grade level would exclude a majority of public school students from the school.  Gee, I wonder what color all those excluded students will be?  This is your "Stage One Pilot" Then in 3-5 years you want to take over another school?  You're not creating a test-in magnet, you're suggesting kicking them out of a place where they already are:  i.e., Ward 6 schools.  That's a political nightmare that could wind you up in front of the Supreme Court (oh wait - it's already been there, 50 years ago, and it lost).  "White schools only, no blacks need apply"

Deal gets to do things that you don't because it's working with the students it already has - high SES ones which have [b][u]always[/u][/b] been the majority in Ward 3.  You don't get to do that in Ward 6.  The poor may leave on their own, but you don't get to kick them out.[/quote]

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