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One note though, I am not sure that the views of OOB matter much to this game. Not trying to be callous, and not saying their views don't matter in general or that they are not valuable contributors to the school. But to the extent that any IB can take the spot of an OOB at 6th, by the simple act of choosing Hardy, it is really the IB who matter for this game. The IB control the future of Hardy. Of course school admin and central office also play a role. In determining how many total seats (which also affects IB %), in employing strategies to make the school more attractive (the dreaded uniforms), and so on.

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Sorry for not being more clear. The reason OOB choices matter is because OOB families are heterogeneous wrt to SES and other demographic attributes.   In the event there is a surge in apps to Hardy from higher SES famlies in locations without worse MS options, and/or a decline in apps from lower SES families in areas where potentially options could improve, that would impact Hardy. As would a shift in the reverse direction.

Also the mix and attitudes of OOB families may impact school policies.  One takeaway I get from these discussions, is that in the past there was a considerable body of OOB families who were actively hostile to changes at the school, but today many OOB families have different attitudes.   Since there is self selection in which OOB families seek out Hardy, the nature of the Hardy admin and its policies will impact the mix of attitudes among OOB families, which in turn can ease the path to further changes in policies. [/quote]

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