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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So to the OP's original question, it doesn't appear that the new leadership has driven much overall improvement in the school.[/quote]

Well, it takes a long time to make enough change that it'll show up in the data.[/quote]

Fair point, but I was hoping to glean anecdotal insight.[/quote]

Look, TR had a catastrophic decline between 2020-2023. The mass exodus of leadership is a related thing. From what I can tell, this year has been a majorly stabilizing year but it will take time to rebuild what was lost. [/quote]

You can dig up multiple threads with lots of thoughts/opinions of TR the past few years, and I do think there are some valid reasons families were leaving. But what I also see happening has nothing to do with TR. There are more families who are feeling comfortable sending their kids to SH, EH, and now there are two Latin campuses, and Basis, DCI, etc. Again, I am speaking from the outside, as somebody who has worked in and had kids in DC schools for 9+ years now. Both looking at data and enrollment trends at other elementary and middle schools, and also anecdotal observations of families opting out of their TR spot to return to DCPS for upper elementary or middle, or turning down their lottery placement there b/c they are happier than they thought they'd be at their original school. [/quote]

I’ll submit that this is because the entire TR model of inquiry/project based learning is ineffective, and especially so when the kids get to upper elementary and MS. It just doesn’t work, especially for kids who need more academic support. [/quote]

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