Anonymous wrote:CMI parent, if the middle school is approved, we plan to stay through 8th.

After that, not sure. Continue each year to push the principal to work on a highschool

It has been talked about before, but I say CM and IT feed to a combined high school (and maybe Bridges).

- IT parent

CMI parent, if the middle school is approved, we plan to stay through 8th.

After that, not sure. Continue each year to push the principal to work on a highschool

CMI parent here, if CMI's charter is approved through grade 8 (as is the plan/hope) and the school continues to be good, we will stay through 8 and then apply to a single sex private for high school. If DC turns out not to be a good fit for single sex private HS, I suppose we would consider some application only schools like Banneker and Walls or a private like St Johns. I don't like Wilson. I am confident, however, that by the time high school rolls around the education landscape will be different than it is now. After all, when DC started school, CMI didn't exist, MV didn't exist, the list goes on.

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Anonymous wrote:Too bad there aren't any stand alone charter high schools.

Ruling out those that have related lower schools (KIPP, Cap City, Latin, SEED) and alternative/special ed programs (Maya Angelou, Options) there are still:

* IDEA
* National Collegiate Prep
* Richard Wright (this starts at 8th grade)
* Thurgood Marshall Academy
* Washington Math Science Tech

The only Tier 1 is TMA. But it's not accurate to say there are none.

TMA is entirely too far for our family.

Anonymous wrote:We are in early ed at Inspired Teaching. I'm very impressed with the middle school admin, teachers and curriculum thus far and like the idea of building on the elementary critical thinking focus, so we plan to stay all the way through.

My kid is also in an early grade at Inspired Teaching, and I agree wholeheartedly with this. I'm not worrying about high school when my kid is in early elementary school. I have been really impressed with both the middle school teachers and leadership and the thoughtful and interesting work I've seen coming out of the middle school students thus far, and I am hopeful that we'll be able to stay all the way through.

Anonymous wrote:Too bad there aren't any stand alone charter high schools.

Ruling out those that have related lower schools (KIPP, Cap City, Latin, SEED) and alternative/special ed programs (Maya Angelou, Options) there are still:

* IDEA
* National Collegiate Prep
* Richard Wright (this starts at 8th grade)
* Thurgood Marshall Academy
* Washington Math Science Tech

The only Tier 1 is TMA. But it's not accurate to say there are none.

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Anonymous wrote:Re DCI and language -- DCI is accepting students who have been in English-only schools (assuming they have space beyond what is taken by the feeder school students). So that isn't a reason why IT or CM students wouldn't succeed there.

IT has a dedicated Spanish teacher. Spanish classes start in preschool (PS3). Although not an immersion program, there is at least some exposure at a young age. I hope they expand this program with other languages. It would be nice if DCI was an option.

I hope they do not expand it beyond Spanish. I want to keep PE, art, and soon music. There is not enough time in the day to have the extras and focus on core studies. I don't think the school is big enough to have some students going to one language and some going to another.

Anonymous wrote:Re DCI and language -- DCI is accepting students who have been in English-only schools (assuming they have space beyond what is taken by the feeder school students). So that isn't a reason why IT or CM students wouldn't succeed there.

IT has a dedicated Spanish teacher. Spanish classes start in preschool (PS3). Although not an immersion program, there is at least some exposure at a young age. I hope they expand this program with other languages. It would be nice if DCI was an option.

Re DCI and language -- DCI is accepting students who have been in English-only schools (assuming they have space beyond what is taken by the feeder school students). So that isn't a reason why IT or CM students wouldn't succeed there.

We are in early ed at Inspired Teaching. I'm very impressed with the middle school admin, teachers and curriculum thus far and like the idea of building on the elementary critical thinking focus, so we plan to stay all the way through.

For high school, I'm assuming either an existing test-in school (if my child qualifies) or am hopeful that a "new, challenging" high school option will exist by the time my child is ready for high school. I hoping a feeder school will exist by then.

and by "there" I mean DCI. Sorry.

Anonymous wrote:CMI family. The school will be applying this year to go through MS. If it goes through and remains as good as the primary years, we will stay. If not, we are IB for Deal and will go there. If Wilson improves over the years, we'll consider it or DCI if we can get in. Private is our last resort option.

Is the language component at CM strong enough that you feel your kid will be able to hang there? And also, while I have you, how does CM do with "energetic" kids?

CMI family. The school will be applying this year to go through MS. If it goes through and remains as good as the primary years, we will stay. If not, we are IB for Deal and will go there. If Wilson improves over the years, we'll consider it or DCI if we can get in. Private is our last resort option.

IT family. We plan to stay through middle. The tecahers and prinicpal for middle are phenomenal. We will likely go IB (Wilson) for high. I do worry that many people will leave after 4th to secure spots at charters that go through 12th. Too bad there aren't any stand alone charter high schools. The only way a charter can remain successful and keep students in middle is to have a high school option. Otherwise, no matter how good they are, they will have attrition after 4th. So even though we plan to stay through middle because we have a HS option, if the classes are only 15-20 kids per grade, it may end up being too small for my very social DD.

I believe CM only goes through 5th, what are the plans for afterward? Even though IT plans to go through 8th, I'm curious how many of you intend to stay, or what either of you plan for after high school. (seems like CHM@'s middle school plans disintegrated). Are you even thinking that far ahead? Do many of you have a Deal feeder?