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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is a lack of community organization and drive to work together.  In order for there to be IB children in testing grades, families must commit to staying.  I have seen other schools that used to be majority OOB change because of strong neighborhood alliances and commitment (many schools in upper NW used to have large OOB populations in the eighties and nineties when upper northwest folks sent their children almost exclusively to private schools. These schools now win national awards).  It seems pretty simple.  Keep your children enrolled and the school will increase its IB population.  There are great teachers waiting.  However, this won't happen if the community does not come together.[/quote]

I do completely agree, and I am an IB parent of a rising preschooler, who is not at LT. We had planned to be there, but ended up getting into a better school so took it. I think a big part of why they can't get a core group of IB parents to stay at LT is that there are options, city-wide schools, charters, etc. If it was LT or private, many more of us would stay out of necessity, but right now most of us can get out with a little luck and a few years of lottery perseverance.[/quote]
Another neighbor who agrees. There also are a handful of vitriolic anti-LT neighbors who seem hellbent on poisoning the well both here on DCUM and in the neighborhood, which discourages others from trying LT or sticking it out.[/quote]

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