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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Putting this discussion (on the achievement gap) aside, does this mean that Latin definitely will NOT open a second campus during the 20/21 school year?

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Yes, I think so.  They would be hard pressed to be up and running in less than a year.[/quote]

Good, the delay will almost certainly help our IB middle school, Stuart Hobson, consolidate gains made in the last two years under the surprisingly academic tracking and [b]neighborhood-friendly new principal[/b].  He's established honors classes in half a dozen subjects, along with a transparent, flexible and fair system for admitting students to advanced classes.

With fewer IB and Hobson feeder 4th graders running off to WL for 5th, Hobson will surely pick up more high-performing kids for 6th grade in SY 20-21 than it would have if WL were able to open its second campus that year.  The more momentum Hobson gains in attracting IB families, the stronger the program will be.
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SH parent here and I disagree.  What does that even mean?  Principal is strongly invested in outcomes of all students, not just the more affluent IB ones.[/quote]

How long have you been IB for the Cluster?  We've been here since the mid 90s.  The current Hobson principal is clearly far more "strongly invested" in outcomes for neighborhood families than any of his predecessors since the Cluster was set up in the 80s.  Hurrah.  We'll take it.  Even so, we don't know any IB family that's rejected a WL spot for Hobson.  Maybe that day is coming.[/quote]

DP. By the youngest leaves SH, we will have been in the Cluster for 18 years. My kids started at Peabody/SWS and onward. The PP you question is right IMHO. He sees the potential and strengths of all children and the systems that are set up for honors are transparent and encourage kids to stretch themselves, even if the kids are not "gifted" by DCUM terms. The administration is invested on meeting the needs and improving outcomes for all kids.[/quote]

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