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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am wondering about the comments re: Hardy. The only proposal I've seen that would have Hearst students going to Hardy is in the proposal in which students would enter a lottery to attend one of their 2 closest middle schools, thus Deal or Hardy. But this applies to all the elem schools in the area. Please let me know if I am missing some piece of the story.[/quote]

Me too.  As far as I can tell, there has been a troll on DCUM for MONTHS trying to push the idea of switching Hearst to Hardy.  Hardy is a fine school and looks to be on an upward trajectory, but nothing in the proposals suggests that the DME or Committee is contemplating such a shift outside of scenarios where all schools in the area would have multiple options.[/quote]

A council staffer told me that it is unlikely now that any school will be forced to switch from Deal to Hardy.  What is likely is that Hardy will be an option along with Deal for more schools, as it currently is for John Eaton and perhaps others.  The thought is that Hardy will have a chance to "sell" its program -- smaller enrollment, perhaps distinguishing curricular features,etc. -- but no one in a home currently zoned for Deal will be forced to take Hardy.   It's more of a "free market competition" model than a "socialist planned economy' model.  This seems to be a fair and sensible solution.[/quote]

It is a little funny though in that very few Eaton families choose Hardy over Deal.  I would think that such a solution wouldn't solve the overcrowding problem at Deal at all.[/quote]

You know, my family is IB for Deal and I could see us sending our oldest to Hardy if the programmatic changes have legs and it starts gaining momentum.  I think Hardy is going to surprise a lot of people and I am pulling for it. Making it an option to more families seems like a good carrot instead of stick approach.[/quote]

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