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[quote=Anonymous][quote]a mostly white neighborhood.[/quote]

And seriously, have you really looked at the Watkins/Peabody boundaries?  Sure, there are some areas that look all nice and Brenty, but keep in mind that a fair number of those pesky black kids you're so worried about are actually IB.  And yes, Watkins has a lot of OOB kids, but also note that many of those are Hill kids a block OOB, not a full scale Ward 8 takeover.  Just wait until DCPS redraws the boundaries and shrinks Brent's and expands Watkins'.  Maybe you should start a conversation on MOTH now about how to do that so that the Cluster's IB student population is whiter.  I'll start making the popcorn now.[/quote]

PP, you're no good for PR.  If you want more IB parents, woo them, court them, work with your leadership to incentivize them, reassure them, don't chastise those who are moving on for good reason.

Watkins is mostly OOB and if it were mostly IB it would in fact be mostly white.  No reason to get snarky about all that when it's supposed to be a neighborhood school.  If Watkins continues to beef up offerings for "advanced learners" (read run of the mill high-SES kids and a few low-SES kids) perhaps there is hope of drawing in a lot more of the IB population,and keeping them.  The trend toward more differentiation is positive at any rate.  
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