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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hearst IB family.  Very happy with the school and had great year.  New principal is very good.  Our teachers have been fantastic.  Very excited about new building.  Of course, nothing is every perfect, but do feel like the school, which was already great, is getting even better.

[b]I would stress that the improvement is not because IB families are choosing the school[/b].  We are happy that our neighbors are realizing they have one of the best schools in the city in their backyard, and are seeing real signs that the number and percentage of IB families are enrolling especially at younger grades. But *all* current families are contributing to the improvement (and staff huge part too!).  The OOB families at Hearst are very energetic and involved; and moreover, are an integral part of the community.[/quote]

It may be impolitic to say, but metrics improvements in upper NW schools usually have everything to do with how many IB students are choosing the schools.   Do you really think that Janney and Mann are inherently so much better than Hearst or Eaton?  Of course not, but they have much higher percentages of students from advantaged, higher SES families.[/quote]

Since I don't agree that they are better period, it follows that it has very little to do with the IB/OOB split.  I do agree that a school's success has in part to do with engaged families, and Hearst has those in spades, both IB and OOB.  Of course, we are thrilled when IB families recognize the value of the school and choose it.  But that doesn't mean that we view OOB families as somehow inferior, which is what you, consciously or not, seem to be implying.[/quote]

"Hearst has those in spades"?!   Not exactly the best choice of words.[/quote]

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