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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Washington Latin is full of crap. Their suspension rates given their population are OUTRAGEOUS and they should be embarrassed about themselves but they are not.  I went to one of their open houses and they had NO response to their demographics looking they way the look and the head of the school kept bragging about how they do not focus on test scores/PARCC, yet somehow they have great scores. I found it beyond disingenuous. Their woman of color who supposedly goes out to recruit in low-income/minority communities (I do not remember her name) was inarticulate and had no specific responses to any questions. She just kept saying "apply - you can't get in if you don't apply." It was flat-out stupid.  A parent of color asked how they can have diversity when they admit that 50% or more of their slots go to sibling preference - no answer.  Their lack of real responses and smugness made me dislike them very much. Plus, to not acknowledge that you have a high SES population and that is what leads to your high test scores without trying tells me all I need to know about them.[/quote]

Not a fan either.

At the hearing this is what they said. Essentially two things have reduced their poor and at risk student population over time: sibling preference taking 30-45% of seats each year and MS students staying through HS. They say they used to have to backfill more high school seats and many students of those students were at-risk.

No real recruitment details were offered. Said they would focus on putting a new school where PCSB says high quality seats are least available (apparently PCSB has a list) but that being close to a Metro and bus lines accessible to all is the top priority.

They said they have a good track record of serving students with IEPs (case managers, all teachers being aware of the students’ disabilities - basic stuff BTW) and were going to start tracking at-risk kids the same way and providing similar supports.

Finally they said that ufvan at-risk preference ever exists, they would implement it. [/quote]

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