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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't comment on Hardy but Deal seems to be past the tipping point. It's like survival of the fittest to find a seat at lunch because the cafeteria now has to hold hundreds more students than it was planned for.  [b]Some classes are well past 30 students in size.[/b]  The sports teams are either so competitive to get a spot that many talented kids are cut or the are so poorly organized that its just a frustrating experience.  Parents are actively discouraged from scheduling a conference with teachers on conference day because the teachers don't have the bandwidth to meet with all of the parents.  Many of the student computers are broken and have not been repaired or replaced.  Some of the teachers are good and the curriculum is moderately rigorous (a debatable issue) but the place is really showing the wear and tear of the overcrowding.  I don't believe Deal students today have the same experience students did 4-5 years ago.[/quote]

Hardy parent here. My 7th grader's science, honors math and honors English all have more than 30 students. Social Studies high 20s. Try understanding that when the school is actually underenrolled. Last week DC also had one substitute each day - same substitute, different subject. It was actually an improvement as there have been numerous days with no substitute coverage all so the kids were unsupervised until the gym teacher or an admin stepped in.

These are symptoms of poor management and a lack of leadership and it is time for everyone to thank the principal for getting the school to this point and find a new leader. Our ES has been  increasing its IB election to Hardy the last several years, and it looks like a big drop-off for 6th grade[/quote]

Can you explain what it means when you say "it looks like a big drop-off for 6th grade?" My Hardy feeder is going to go from sending 20 for 6th grade this year to 30+ this fall...of course you never know until August.  [/quote]

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