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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had the same question about the reading list. My rising 6th grader asked why DCI was listing a book for summer reading that she had read at her charter elementary in 4th grade. We can't afford private and she didn't get in anywhere else so I guess we will have to supplement.[/quote]

I suspect they don’t want to make it too hard.  Just read over the summer.  [b]They don’t know any of the incoming kids so will likely sort them out as the year progresses [/b]- below grade level, at grade level, above, etc... I would imagine.[/quote]

She was referring to lists for rising 7th and 8th graders. The 'incoming kids' excuse doesn't apply. And since 95% comes from feeders, DCI asks for and gets information from the elementary schools about levels.

I've heard versions of this from 6 other families at DCI. Their kids are happy, socially, but not working that hard (rising 8th/9th and 10th grade). The students are still there because their inbound schools are worse and they can't afford private.

I think it will probably get better over time. But it doesn't help current students there now.[/quote]

You also have to consider that these kids are coming from Mundo Verde, one of the weakest links, if not the weakest link. [/quote]

It’s DCB that is the weakest link with the lowest ELA scores not only on PARCC but also math.  Get your data straight. [/quote]

These are the most recent scores for 5th graders from the feeder schools. First 4 and above and then 3 and above. Overall, YY and LAMB are on top and then DCB, Stokes, and Mundo follow (all about the same depending if you look at 3s or 4s).

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	         78.1%	93.8%
DC Bilingual PCS	                                        50.0%	85.0%
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	43.8%	75.0%
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	                              54.2%	79.2%
Washington Yu Ying PCS	                              73.3%	93.3%
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