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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Then why is it ok for some MSs (2 identified by PP) to offer advanced classes and everyone else is left to rot? I haven't seen a single thing that explains why an application MS is not appropriate when there are application HS. If one of Bowser's campaign platforms was Alice Deal for all, why aren't they looking into these issues? People need to put Bowser to task on this. Give kids advanced options in all MSs, not just a select few OR have some application MS.[/quote]

[b]Maybe not all middle schools really need advanced options[/b]?  Yeah, maybe at a school like Deal where 27% of the class is scoring 5 on the PARCC, there might need to be an advanced class to give those students more challenging work.  But at somewhere like Hart MS, only 1% is scoring 4 and 0% reaches 5, so an accelerated class might not serve much purpose.

http://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/PARCC%202015%20-%20Grade%203-8%20Press%20Deck.pdf

I suppose though that even at a school like Hart, there will be some students who are performing better than others, so maybe it makes sense to track the students into different classes (although I know some people think "track" is a dirty word).  If you think your MS needs an accelerated set of classes, is that something your school's principal can do?  Or is it something Henderson has to impose from the top down?[/quote]

Same argument could be made about HS and not all HS really need all those AP options. Perhaps such classes will be undersubscribed, but if you don't set a high bar the kids at these schools have nothing to aspire to but mediocrity. I feel for those kids who are advanced or could be advanced if only pushed in that direction. [/quote]

AP in HS is a good illustration at how badly DCPS has handled this issue.  They're willing to provide AP in HS on the basis of equity even in schools without enough students able to meet the demands, but they're not willing to provide comparable rigor at MS level.  Maybe more of the advanced MS students would stay in the system if DCPS would make any effort to serve their educational needs.[/quote]

+1 There is no foresight at all by DCPS. Elementary school students can't leap from basic math/english to AP HS without going through a academically challenging program in MS. It's ludicrous.  It's no wonder that so many kids are failing.[/quote]

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