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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had the same question about the reading list. My rising 6th grader asked why DCI was listing a book for summer reading that she had read at her charter elementary in 4th grade. We can't afford private and she didn't get in anywhere else so I guess we will have to supplement.[/quote]

I suspect they don’t want to make it too hard.  Just read over the summer.  [b]They don’t know any of the incoming kids so will likely sort them out as the year progresses [/b]- below grade level, at grade level, above, etc... I would imagine.[/quote]

She was referring to lists for rising 7th and 8th graders. The 'incoming kids' excuse doesn't apply. And since 95% comes from feeders, DCI asks for and gets information from the elementary schools about levels.

I've heard versions of this from 6 other families at DCI. Their kids are happy, socially, but not working that hard (rising 8th/9th and 10th grade). The students are still there because their inbound schools are worse and they can't afford private.

I think it will probably get better over time. But it doesn't help current students there now.[/quote]

I am not so sure it's all that clear (which suggests being kinder with your tone wouldn't hurt). These are the most recent 5th grade ELA scores from the feeder schools. Percent 4 and above and percent 3 and above.

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	       78.1%	93.8%
DC Bilingual PCS	                                      50.0%	85.0%
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS    43.8%	75.0%
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	                              54.2%	79.2%
Washington Yu Ying PCS	                              73.3%	93.3%

You also have to consider that these kids are coming from Mundo Verde, one of the weakest links, if not the weakest link. [/quote]

It’s DCB that is the weakest link with the lowest ELA scores not only on PARCC but also math.  Get your data straight. [/quote][/quote]

Looking at above, it looks like Stokes is weakest in ELA followed by DCB.  Nevertheless, numbers above are far, far higher than other DCPS middle schools EOTP which are terrible.  [/quote]

4’s is what we look at.  That is grade level.  You should be looking at 4 and 5.  The only reason DCPS does 3 and 4 is to show them in a better light.  Many schools no one is at 5 and very small percentage of students at 4.[/quote]

Okay, if you look at 4s and are looking at 5th grade math:

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	                           46.9%	71.9%
DC Bilingual PCS	                                                          45.0%	82.5%
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	                    22.9%	64.6%
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	                                                   45.8%	 72.9%
Washington Yu Ying PCS	                                                    66.7%	85.6%

Yu Ying is clearly strongest, then Mundo/DCB/LAMB, then Stokes. So, saying she came from Mundo doesn't really make sense. I just didn't understand the point of that argument.
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It’s obvious the poster that keeps on saying Mundo has a chip on their shoulder.  Maybe they did not get in and got into another language immersion school.  Who knows but it is getting old.  [/quote]

No chip!  We declined mundo for another feeder. Did not realize stokes was so weak too. Wow.

Mundo should be better. I think current parents would agree. [/quote]

Mundo is on par with LAMB give or take 1% so if that’s your “take”, then you should include LAMB.  Stokes is really the weak link when you look at 4’s.  Yu Ying is the strongest but probably the weakest when it comes to students being truly proficient in another language.  [/quote]

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