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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If BIM published its various numbers online in a manner similar to other local privates, they would have more credibility than they do have right now.

They have been selling the story about senior class growing each year for a while now, yet graduating class size is not materially larger.  If the graduating class size story really were true, probably they would publish the numbers online (like other schools) to show the trend.  Ditto with college matriculation transparency.  As near as we can tell, there is a mass exodus annually after students complete 8th grade, not to TJ, but to public or to other privates.

They also have had higher levels of staff turnover and leadership turnover than is typical at a good private, both of which are negative indicators.

Do whatever you think best for your DC, because you are the expert on your kids.  [/quote]

They must be pretty transparent if you’re able to deduce all that (I’m sure you’re not some disgruntled former employee who had all this information which is clearly pre-2021).  There hasn’t been any change in leadership or high teacher turnover since 2021 when teacher turnover was making national news all over the place.[/quote]

If BIM has entered a new golden age since 2021, why is the senior class of 2024 smaller than 2020? Clearly, the retention in the upper grades still lags behind the top privates.

Anybody know how many sophomores and juniors they have this year (not on the website of course)? That would be an indicator that new management started to make a difference.

That said, BIM has been open since 2016 and still seems to be struggling to get its act together.[/quote]

25 seniors, 30 sophomores, 44 sophomores, 50 freshman.  Nobody said BIM entered a golden age at 2021. There just hasn’t been the alleged turnover since then. It’s not like magically a school improves and everyone starts enrolling. But it’s clearly trending from the size of each class moving up.[/quote]

Meant to say 30 juniors above. 44 sophomores.[/quote]

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