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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the record, the waitlist at Jefferson consistently exceeds the number of offers made. If the building is “half empty” (whatever that means), then it’s due to a DCPS decision to limit enrollment. It’s certainly not due to a lack of demand.
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But it definitely is due to a lack of demand from those with a right to attend. They *could* fill up the building if they were actually interested in attending. [/quote]

Anybody else fed up with a tiny coterie of pro-Jefferson high SES in-boundary parents defending the lousy arrangement?  Please tell us how many of the current in-boundary 5th graders at Brent are en route to Jefferson?  By my count, half a dozen out of a cohort that supplied Brent with more than 60 IB 4th graders.  Pre-Covid, there were at least a dozen in-boundary 5th graders heading to Jefferson.

When is the political day of reckoning for this train wreck coming?  Lack of demand is a growing problem of epic proportions that isn't discussed in public fora let alone addressed in any meaningful way.  Why should voters settle for IB middle schools in name only, schools fed almost entirely by demand from some of the city's poorest neighborhoods here in 2023?  None of it makes good sense.

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No. I’m sure they’re irritating but they aren’t wrong: if y’all just sent your kids, the academics would follow. Teachers and admins aren’t stupid by and large - they would adjust to ensure the advanced math etc was there if enough kids needed it. Could DCPS do more to get IB parents, sure. But you should not act like the parents are wrong to point out the collective action problem. [/quote]

This is such a load of hot garbage.

The only reason why high SES parents raise the average test scores are because they can afford to pay for outside tutors and enrichment.

Pushing high SES families to go to these failing schools only hurts kids who can’t afford kumon, mathnesium, etc. [/quote]

These comments are not helpful or accurate. It may be hard for some people to believe, but there are plenty of kids in these schools who do well on tests and perform well in school without outside support/tutoring. There are strong teachers and good programs in many of these schools. Not sure if anybody who has not yet made up their mind is still reading this thread, but if I was to give any advice to younger parents -  make your school decisions based on what your kids are learning and how they are doing - instead of opinions on here about what school is 'good'.[/quote]

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