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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact is that we don't have a high-performing IB Diploma program in the DC public school realm, and don't seem to be on track to get one.

We've got BASIS, Walls and Banneker as competitive AP programs, but nothing comparable for IB Diploma. It's never been clear to me why Wilson doesn't offer IB when Deal has for a long time.

I assumed that most of last year's DCI Diploma candidates would earn the Diploma. I couldn't quite believe that not even 1/4, 15 students out of 63 candidates, could clear the bar. Can we expect significantly more robust results this year?

When I attended an info night for the IBD program at Washington-Liberty HS in Arlington before Covid, I learned that their annual pass rate is more than 85%, although the program has never been test-in/selective. The W-L program is around the same size as a DCI class, 100 students.

I don't understand why most DCI parents don't see a red flag in last year's results. Because they're confident that most candidates will pass this year, or maybe in 2022? Serious question.

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Well looks like Washington Liberty HS has been around since 1925.  DCI just graduated their 1st class last year.  You are not comparing apples to apples.  Give DCI another 90 years to work on refining their program and see what their pass rate is.

I say look at the trend in the next 5 years.  Is it on an upward trajectory, downward, or stagnate?  That will tell you a lot.

I think it will be trending upwards especially since 14 or whatever number of kids just missed it by 2 points last year.  I also predict the average pass score will trend up too.
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Washington Liberty's IBD program dates from the late 90s.

If the DCI feeders were better run, along with DCI itself, we could essentially compare apples to apples because DC public schools already have the demographics to support at least one high-performing IBD program. We need to wait 5 years to watch trends, although the city has the inputs for competitive results right now. What's annoying is that policy decisions have been made not to establish a high-performing magnet IBD program, or a hybrid DCPS-DCPC IBD program, despite the fact that DC has long supported several high-performing test-in AP programs. I'm not blaming charter sector leaders. They tried to set DCI up as a hybrid DCPS-charter IBD program ten years ago. Last year's IBD results at DCI tell me that it's a real shame that they failed. Mayoral control of schools has left a lot to be desired under Gray and Bowser.

You guys may way patiently for the day when most DCI IBD candidates earn the Diploma. But many families in the DCI feeders won't. I've been surprised by how many parents we know who seemed serious about immersion in the feeders, hosting au pairs etc. have given up on IB. They've mainly moved their children to BASIS, or went with DCI for MS before bailing for high schools that don't offer IBD. [/quote]

I don’t really agree with your “failure” analysis here but I do admit many of the kids from our feeder aren’t considering DCI at all. They’re talking to other parents and making other choices. They are heading to Latin, Deal, private schools, I assume Basis, Truth. That alone will not help DCI improve. Hope it changes in the next five years.[/quote]

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