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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Not the PP, but my take on Jefferson...

Jefferson was a good school in the recent past largely due to a strong Principal who attracted/recruited strong students.  The principal retired and the school's quality fell.  Rhee asked Capitol Hill parents what they would like in a middle school.  There was not a consensus opinion, but one request was for a stronger academic program at Jefferson.  Rhee created Jefferson academy at the school in response to the ask, but it was less than the parents wanted, and it wasn't fully funded to make it successful.  Jefferson has a new strong principal who has had some success with discipline and test scores, but still no/few middle class Capitol Hill kids attend Jefferson.

Much of what would be good for Unicorn Middle School would be good for Jefferson.  The biggest necessary improvement would be more academic rigor.  The school serves students with a wide range in academic preparedness, and offering a more demanding academic track for those who are able would help to attract more CH families.  The physical campus for Jefferson is great, but the school is need of modernization.

Things related to Jefferson that may or may not be important factors for Unicorn Middle School, Stuart Hobson is nearby and attracts many of the potential students (to an inferior campus).  An even bigger factor luring students away is Basis and to some degree Latin.[/quote]

Thanks. Have the Jefferson folks had any discussion with Hardy parents or closely reviewed developments there? What you are facing is the classic "chicken and egg" dilemma that exists all over the city. It seems that Hardy has come closer than anyone to cracking the code on this. At a very high-level, as I understand things, this was basically an agreement among families to attend combined with an agreement with the principal to provide programming they desired. [/quote]

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