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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. It will be close to the Hill and the Waterfront and likely Metro, new Latin will probably be flooded with high SES students. Without an at-risk preference, I predict it will be like Lee and Stokes; in a poor neighborhood but a low percentage of at-risk students.

However before it turned into a middle class enclave, Latin did well with disadvantaged students (pre-permanent building). Still not sure what has changed? Different staff? Disadvantaged kids just being left behind or the kind of supports that used to exist fading away as the school became wealthier? [/quote]

I just don't understand why a school that is doing poorly with low-income kids would even want to go EOTR.  If their attitude is "too bad, so sad, not our fault, can't be helped" then what is the point of doing it? Any building should go to a school that wants to make an effort.[/quote]

They felt a "moral responsibility," according to their expansion application. The Latin Board lamented the dwindling level of economic diversity in its strategic plan (see its website). But I agree that until the application forced the issue, there wasn't a lot of action on this front. Most of the things they are now being required to do, such as staff training for anyone who interacts with kids, are pretty common sense for a school that serves a diverse population.

I think the Board hired the current HOS to help address this problem but I'm not sure he's up to the task. The thing is, before coming to Latin he was head of the elementary at Hyde PCS (now Perry Street Prep) for 5 years. Elementary school =/= MS and HS. He's also worked in several private schools. Also a whole different kettle of fish.[/quote]

Especially with not letting anyone in after 9th.  Oh, it hurts their precious culture.  Oh, it's just too hard and they don't want to do it.  By-right schools have a culture to cultivate as well.  Taking new arrivals is part of a school system's job and Latin is shirking its fair share of the hard work.[/quote]

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