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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I think the minus to Powell is that the boosters all seem to be PK, and I'm just not sure of the quality of the program for K and beyond.  I haven't really spoken to anyone who has done the program in those grades.  But I would love to! Anyone?

19:12, I agree with your rankings for Oyster and Bancroft.  We have a low (under 10) number for Oyster, but I don't think those waitlists are going to move at all, so I don't expect to get in there.  Our number at Bancroft is much higher than the others, and they took no one OOB last year, so I don't expect to get in there.  But, can you tell me why you would rank it MR, Powell, and then Cleveland?  Cleveland definitely has the best test scores...but then, it has the fewest ELL, by far.  I like the diversity of MR, and that it's been around for so long, but I worry about the distractions that building would pose to learning.  Cleveland gives me pause because it's less than 30% Latino, and I really would like the kids in a program with more Latinos.  I also feel like I have not been able to speak with enough people to really gauge the quality of the programs.  Anyway, those are my rough pro/cons, and would love to hear your reasoning.

I talked with the MR principal about the renovations.  They are still very early in the process, and have few details available.[/quote]

I ranked Cleveland lower because it has few to no middle clas families and fewer native speakers, and you want at least one of those in a dual language, preferably both. Oyster clearly has both, Bancroft has the native speakers, plus a critical mass of middle class though not approaching Oyster demographics, Marie Reed similar to Bancroft in MR's dual language track, Powell and Bruce Monroe have the native speakers but few or no middle class past PK. But another PP pointed out that native speakers at Cleveland are concentrated in the dual language track, which helps.

I agree with PP that objectively Bruce Monroe is similar to Powell, but just doesn't get the boosting Powell does.

Another thing, I prefer the "dual language only" model that Oyster and Bancroft have (and Bruce Monroe?) and I wonder if other schools will consider it. It focuses the school's mission, makes hiring simpler (albeit more difficult), and makes it more likely you'll have a critical mass of parents !!and teachers !! committed to bilingualism and so on. I think it's no coincidence that Oyster chose this model many years ago.  
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Yes, I believe that Bruce Monroe no longer has an English track in any grade.[/quote]

As a neighborhood school they have to.[/quote]

No they don't--DCPS just has to give an alternative school. If you decide you want to enroll as an IB student in 5th grade, they have to support you, but they don't have to offer you an English track.[/quote]

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