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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=dcmom][quote=Anonymous]The problem with Bancroft/CHEC is that it gives no options for IB parents who don't want dual language.  The net effect of these proposals will be to heighten a pattern that already exists.  High SES/educated families in Mt P send their kids to Eaton (and Hearst) OOB.  With mt pleasant continuing to feed Deal/Wilson, and IB Eaton families stuck with Hardy, you'll see more MtP families at Eaton-- thus  keeping Eaton's scores up while IB parents start bailing at 3rd, 4th and 5th.  Then the OOB Eaton but IB Deal MtP families will switch back to Deal for MS.  [/quote]

If bancroft/CHEC doesn't make sense, then having te two CHEC feeder schools be non-dual language makes even less sense.[/quote]

This has been covered in other threads. There is a logical flaw in assuming that CHEC should stay bilingual and then asking why it doesn't have dual language feeders.

What you should ask instead is why CHEC's principal converted the school to bilingualism when she knew that the feeders were English-only. As covered in other threads, her reasons are her own. Apparently this was not endorsed by DCPS or DME which is why neither DCPS nor DME have made any moves to consolidate dual-langauge schools as feeders to CHEC, and have even, in the case of DME, proposed an entirely new bilingual MS program at McFarland.

I forgive anyone who doesn't know the past history of CHEC!! It's an odd history. But you need to understand it in order to understand why the status quo exists and why absolutely no-one serious has proposed that it suddenly become the MS for some or all of the DCPS dual language ESs. Not DCPS leadership, not the DME, not any politicians have proposed this. They may not be able to fully explain in public the reasons for their reluctance, which is why we come to this anonymous forum for explanations.

One possible solution is obvious: once the current principal leaves (she's been there for 30 years?) CHEC can be converted back to English programming and can use teaching assistants to handle the needs of ESL students. Simple.

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Bacroft, Bruce Monroe, and Powell are all dual language and all currently feed to CHEC. If DCPS does not endorse CHEC, then they should address the oroblena directly with the school, rather than taking out the three schools that are dual language feeders and leaving in the two that are not. [/quote]

According to the DME stats, Bancroft sent almost 100% of its class to Deal last year. Very few if any Bancroft students went to CHEC. So, removing the feed from Bancroft to CHEC will not change attendance patterns. Looks like about half the students from Powell and Bruce Monroe went to CHEC? A number of Marie Reed students and some Thomson students also attend CHEC.

Here are the stats from the DME where you can read all of this:

http://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Feeder%20Pattern%20Analysis%20of%20DCPS%20Middle%20or%20MS%26HS%20Education%20Campuses_4.2.14.pdf

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Sorry, my mistake - Powell is sending about 20 students but Bruce Monroe fewer than 5, from the above document.

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