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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding is that STA and NCS do a pretty good job determining which BVR students are likely to succeed at those schools. It can be difficult news to receive but they are doing you a favor early on, rather than being counseled out later when your child is already settled in.  [/quote]

Unfortunately Beauvoir isn’t strong at outplacement to other schools so if your child isn’t a fit for NCS and STA then you don’t get good outplacement support. This is true if you choose not to apply to NCS and STA as well (not just kids who are rejected by NCS and STA). [/quote]

I don't know how accurate this is.  When my kids were at BVR I remember families who didn't want STA/NCS (or were told it wouldn't be a good fit) generally ended up other good schools (NPS, St. Pats, Holton, Landon, WES, SSSAS, Maret, Sidwell, GDS, Stone Ridge, The Lab School, McLean, etc.)  I recall the outplacement staff picking up the phone and making calls late into the summer for the 2 or 3 kids that were still on WLs at some of these schools.  Certainly there were one offs here and there that ended up in public school. However, as I recall those parents opted for public instead of the private option they had.

So I guess my question is exactly what type of support did you expect but not get?  Is it that you wanted Sidwell, Maret, and/or GDS and didn't get it?  I can see how that might happen but it has a lot less to do with the outplacement staff and lot more to do with how many students can either of those schools actually absorb from Beauvoir is a non traditional entry year?  It's not going to be a high number.  The highest I can recall is GDS taking 4 in one year, but most often it's less than 2.  Again, very little to do with anything BVR did wrong and everything to do with the needs (i,e., availability of spots/number of applications received) those schools have.  Perhaps the one thing I can fault BVR with is not being more transparent with this information.  We were at BVR doing the Amy years and she was very transparent about this -- and I suspect played a role in her contract not being renewed. Parents didn't want to hear the truth, they just wanted what they wanted.  Fast forward, Cindy knows it won't serve her to be a transparent and so what have now are over generalized statements about a lack of outplacement support.  The reality is that every year about 85% of the graduating class will go to STA/NCS.  That's by design and STA/NCS rely on BVR to fill their entry 4th grade class.  It's a give and take both ways between the schools.  If you know that STA/NCS isn't what you want or is not a good fit for your kid, you have to also know that spots elsewhere will be limited and there is no guarantee that other top schools are going to take the other 15% of the graduating class.  If STA/NCS is not a good academic fit for your DC you have to know that Sidwell, Maret, and GDS are likely not at all. While they all differ in terms of pedagody and approach, they are all still looking for children that can succeed in a rigorous academic environment.  But all is not loss, because the "less rigorous" schools are still great schools and most certainly accept BVR children. Again, I recall the outplacement team definitely having these conversations with families.  For many, not what they wanted to hear but I suspect if they were asked today if things turned out OK they would all say it actually turned out better than OK. [/quote]

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