Anonymous
Post 09/03/2022 11:43     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:DCI has a longer track record. We’re at a feeder and know many families with older kids at DCI who really like the school. I do think MacFarland is going to be great. New building, new principal. But just as you really need to be at a DCI feeder to go to DCI, you also need to be at a dual-language DCPS feeder to get into MacFarland’s Spanish program (so BMPV, Powell, Marie Reed). You can’t drop in to the Spanish program from somewhere else.


As mentioned above, an obvious drawback of MacFarland is Roosevelt doesn’t have a Spanish-immersion program while DCI does in high school.



This is why you would be crazy to go to MacFarland from a non-dual-language feeder. MacFarland is basically telling you they don’t value your kids as much as those from the other schools. Raymond is about 60% Hispanic, but DCPS apparently doesn’t feel like they are worthy of participating.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2022 07:43     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:DCI has a longer track record. We’re at a feeder and know many families with older kids at DCI who really like the school. I do think MacFarland is going to be great. New building, new principal. But just as you really need to be at a DCI feeder to go to DCI, you also need to be at a dual-language DCPS feeder to get into MacFarland’s Spanish program (so BMPV, Powell, Marie Reed). You can’t drop in to the Spanish program from somewhere else.

As mentioned above, an obvious drawback of MacFarland is Roosevelt doesn’t have a Spanish-immersion program while DCI does in high school.



At least on paper, Roosevelt does have a dual language program. Never heard anything about it IRL though. https://dcps.dc.gov/DL
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2022 07:02     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
DCI has a longer track record. We’re at a feeder and know many families with older kids at DCI who really like the school. I do think MacFarland is going to be great. New building, new principal. But just as you really need to be at a DCI feeder to go to DCI, you also need to be at a dual-language DCPS feeder to get into MacFarland’s Spanish program (so BMPV, Powell, Marie Reed). You can’t drop in to the Spanish program from somewhere else.

As mentioned above, an obvious drawback of MacFarland is Roosevelt doesn’t have a Spanish-immersion program while DCI does in high school.

Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 22:24     Subject: Re:MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:MV has trouble with retention but no trouble admitting new students at 5th grade and therefore no trouble filling the designated feeder seats to DCI.


They do drop from 4 classes up through 4th grade to 3 classes of 5th graders.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 20:23     Subject: Re:MacFarland Versus DCI
MV has trouble with retention but no trouble admitting new students at 5th grade and therefore no trouble filling the designated feeder seats to DCI.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 19:40     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Unless you are already in a feeder for DCI your chances of getting in via lottery are almost non-existent. But definitely no comparison. Macfarland needs 10 more years.


So untrue. You can see here how many non-feeder offers DCI makes.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay


I did look there were ZERO seats offered in the Spanish track, the most in demand given the number of Spanish language elem school, for grades 6-9. DCI doesn't have enough seats for the feeder elem kids in the next three years, so highly unlikely to get in without already being at a feeder


Zero seats offered, but 42 waitlist offers made, so I don't know why you would make a big deal over zero seats offered.

MV seems to be having a tough time with upper grades retention, so I'm not even sure it'll be sending up full classes to DCI.


They will, they have 70 seats at DCI and double that amount of 5th graders.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 19:18     Subject: Re:MacFarland Versus DCI
Dci is amazing not sure about Macfarland
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 17:19     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Unless you are already in a feeder for DCI your chances of getting in via lottery are almost non-existent. But definitely no comparison. Macfarland needs 10 more years.


So untrue. You can see here how many non-feeder offers DCI makes.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay


I did look there were ZERO seats offered in the Spanish track, the most in demand given the number of Spanish language elem school, for grades 6-9. DCI doesn't have enough seats for the feeder elem kids in the next three years, so highly unlikely to get in without already being at a feeder


Zero seats offered, but 42 waitlist offers made, so I don't know why you would make a big deal over zero seats offered.

MV seems to be having a tough time with upper grades retention, so I'm not even sure it'll be sending up full classes to DCI.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 17:08     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Unless you are already in a feeder for DCI your chances of getting in via lottery are almost non-existent. But definitely no comparison. Macfarland needs 10 more years.


So untrue. You can see here how many non-feeder offers DCI makes.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay


I did look there were ZERO seats offered in the Spanish track, the most in demand given the number of Spanish language elem school, for grades 6-9. DCI doesn't have enough seats for the feeder elem kids in the next three years, so highly unlikely to get in without already being at a feeder
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 13:55     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:Unless you are already in a feeder for DCI your chances of getting in via lottery are almost non-existent. But definitely no comparison. Macfarland needs 10 more years.


So untrue. You can see here how many non-feeder offers DCI makes.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 13:52     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Unless you are already in a feeder for DCI your chances of getting in via lottery are almost non-existent. But definitely no comparison. Macfarland needs 10 more years.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 13:30     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There’s no comparison here.


So then, which one?


DCI, for sure. In part because you get to go there through 12th.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 13:29     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Anonymous wrote:There’s no comparison here.


So then, which one?
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 12:11     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
There’s no comparison here.
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 12:09     Subject: MacFarland Versus DCI
Which do people think is better for middle school? MacFarland Bilingual or DCI. Both for Spanish?