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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]For me, it's the current 3rd and 4th graders who will provide a better picture of how things are going at CMI. These are the first grades that started in ECE and the first grades that started with two classes each. 3rd grade will test for the first time this year so we'll see how that goes, but last year's 3rd grade (current 4th grade) did pretty well on the PARCC. Looking at the combined Math and ELA scores for 3rd grade charters, only three charters (all KIPPs) scored better than CMI. There's a lot of chatter on this board about CMI's low test scores, but if last year is any indication, scores are on the upswing.[/quote]

[quote]But almost 25% of last years 3rd grade left the school. That's huge.[/quote]

Sure it is, but considering all the issues 3rd grade had last year, it's actually a positive thing that more than 75% of the class even chose to came back.  And 4th grade is off to a great start, but even so there will still be a bunch of families who won't come back for 5th or 6th because middle school is not considered a viable option for many right now.  That's the nature of the beast when you're a founding family of a new school -- there is always attrition in upper grades as the school works out the kinks and goes through its growing pains.  [/quote]

So they started a middle school before they'd truly mastered elementary, and people are bailing anyway.

Great plan!
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What are these amazing schools people are bailing to for 5th grade that have so much space available?[/quote]

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