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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yes. the school does its own assessments at the beginning of the year for math, english, and language, so there are changes to the kids' schedules who need placement changes (6th graders and new students mostly). this is also why you're seeing less homework right now. 
once classes are stabilized it starts coming on. my 7th grader (who was there last year) has had about 1 hour of homework per night plus reading, and homework over the weekend thus far this year. [/quote]

Why on earth wouldn't they do this over the summer? Seems nearly a month of school has been lost. [/quote]

Because they don't know who is coming for sure, don't have staff to administer assessments over the summer (it's not a year-around school), and learning is not lost. It also gives teachers a chance to get to know kids and prevent improper recommendations from feeders or kids who don't test well but can actually do the work. God, you're high test! [/quote]

So glad I opted my kid out of DCI. My kid left his DCI charter feeder in the fifth grade when Latin's acceptance email arrived. Latin did a math assessment of all incoming students for placement. I did not realize how little my kid did not know, as DC received high marks from his former school.  [/quote]

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