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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Community buy-in at SH is built less on location than its status as a CH Cluster School fed by Watkins-Peabody.  There have been at least 40 white kids at SH in 6th-8th grades each year for the last two decades.  As you may know, SH housed Watkins' 5th grade up until 2008. Jefferson Academy had to start attracting UMC CH families from scratch around 5 years ago.  With Latin Cooper going strong, the upward struggle to attract neighborhood talent without designated honors classes outside math at both schools continues.  If BASIS gets permission to open a K-4 school, the struggle is only going to intensify.[/quote]

I think you're right when it comes to Watkins folks, though as the UMC/IB population drops at Watkins, it will be interesting to see if the "cluster" status really remains a net positive for IB families. I know LT families are actually quite put off by it and the fact that SH seems to make little-to-no effort to do outreach to LT. It feels awkward like you're joining someone else's school.[/quote]

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