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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re # of IB kids-someone mentioned on this thread that hArdy met their goal of 50 IB 6th graders this year and met 100% capacity for that grade as well.[/quote]
Is that based on DCPS methodology of counting where students actually live or using Principal Pride's system, in which OOB students who attended an IB feeder are considered "in boundary"?[/quote]

Two observations on this question:

1.  it is a good example of the goalpost-moving that occurs with potential Hardy parents.  They announce they want something - more IB families - then when they get it, they announce that it's not quite right - not the right kind of IB families.  Reminds me of a few years ago - IB families met with DCPS officials and asked for a gifted and talented program at Hardy.  They got it - the SEM program - and it's great.  But of course, it was mostly ignored by these same IB families because it was not the right kind of gifted and talented program.

2.  People who complain about the wrong kind of IB families (ie, families that lotteried into IB schools)....I am not calling you racists.  But can you at least understand the perception that this creates?  There is some logic to saying "I want my kid to go to school with other kids from his high-performing school because I know these will be high-performing kids."   But to say "I only want my kids to go to school with high-performing kids from the white part of town"?   How are we supposed to view statements that have that message?[/quote]

You talk about the "IB community" like there's one person speaking for everyone and choosing for everyone.  It's hundreds of families, each family makes what they feel is the best choice for their family. If the school isn't attracting families it's not the families' fault.[/quote]

Nobody's assigning "fault"...but understanding incentives helps figure out what changes - if any - will really attract IB families.    For example, getting rid of the principal that IB families wanted out did not attract IB families.  Improvements to academic programs - like adding the SEM program - did not attact IB families even though IB families said it would.   There was some other factor at play.   And figuring out what that factor is helps make sure that resources are spent wisely.    I posit that one factor is race.   And that makes me wonder if there is any solution for IB families that will address their real - not their stated - concerns.[/quote]

This is BS.  There are lots of A-A students at Deal and I B families are clam morning to go there.  It's something to do with Hardy.[/quote]

"I'm not racist because other people send their children to Deal" is the new "Some of my best friends are black."[/quote]

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