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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All my friends with kids in DCI (mostly middle school, oldest ones in ninth or tenth) say things like "it's way better than I expected." They seem really pleased and the kids are happy. I hear a lot about cool clubs and a few are really into sports. I have a couple friends with kids at Adams who are also happy (and were probably happier than friends at DCI feeders in elementary years) but now worrying about high school. Neither option is perfect but both can serve a child well if a family wants to stay in the district.

We also have friends who went suburban and some rave about it and some are miserable and most in between. When I've asked for honest assessments as we consider whether to move out for middle school, things they are second guessing include lack of independence for those that moved from a walkable area to a place where tweens/teens have to be driven everywhere and one talks about how the school is better academically but maybe the uber competitive environment could be worse for mental health.[/quote]

I have heard the same. I was considering pulling my very high achieving child in a feeder, but opted to to stay for dci after speaking to other dci parents and children.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn DCI tracks for math and ELA and language. [/quote]

They track for ela? Things must have changed.[/quote]

I thought they did. For sure spanish and math. Would love to know more about whether this is true for ELA.

A friend who is a low performing student (but super bright and wonderful kid) is in a remedial ELA class- that’s why I thought they tracked. [/quote]

Remedial ELA is not the same as tracking for advanced kids. I would LOVE if DCI became a strong, competitive option for kids interested in IB and upper level immersion. I hope that the "booster" PPs are right and the school continues to get more buy in and strengthen. I also hear a lot of concern from feeder families that have one child with a guarantee, and a younger child without (or two young children without a guarantee). I think those families are just now starting to realize that DCI may not be an option for both of their children and are expressing concern about the older child starting then needing to move if the younger one doesn't get a spot. Will be interesting to see what impact the expansion classes have on the school dynamics and buy-in from families.[/quote]

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