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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK so I love this thread but haven’t seen this historical POV represented: Deal was once upon a time and not long ago a POS that no one wanted. And then people seized on it and it became this “thing.” People don’t know it who aren’t from here or didn’t have kids at the right time.

My point is that you and I could be the people that cross the barrier or break some line with our kids. And I think it happens by showing up: at Stuart Hobson, at Hardy, at MacFarland, these places where we know students who live within the boundaries can hack it at Algebra, humanities and the like. If you’re willing to jump, DCPS will jump with you. I firmly believe that and to the extent that (for lack of a better term) motivated educated parents agitate for this - we get the advanced classes, we get the electives for our kids. Shunning these places is a fearful move. Moving in and demanding excellence is a great thing for everyone - us and all our neighbors. [/quote]

This! Deal started to turn when around 2005-ish. I remember my neighbors all saying they were going to “try” Deal. These were Janney families.[/quote]

in the super historical POV, we're still living with the impact of decades of defacto socioeconomic segregation from the mid1960s, where few white or well off families attended anywhere but a handful of WOTP elementary schools (before that Hardy (then Gordon Jr. High) was known for fluctuating 60/40 white/black.. http://www.burleith.org/burleith-history)

In the mid-2000s, Deal hit the tipping point of gentrification or re-integration. Hardy is in the middle of it now, especially with the switch from Eaton -- this year's 6th was around 70% and that percentage would've been higher if they didn't add to the total # of students in the class when the principal fought to keep more diversity.

There are also the Basis and DCI factors (and long waiting lists at Latin which is almost impossible to get into) - where many families are choosing them as options from other places in the city before going to SH, etc., but that may change too... [/quote]

There are plenty of families choosing DCPS before charters. At SH some IB families might have jumped at Latin with better lottery luck but everyone I know had no interest in BASIS and in some cases fled BASIS due to negative experience with older child.

SH has tracking for rigor and has great electives.  It has economic diversity and balances needs of at-risk and non- at-risk better than many.[/quote]

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