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Anonymous wrote:Shepherd.

Thanks. Any reasoning? Do you have any experience with either school? Why don't I see that many posts about Shepherd?

13:37. Not convinced the IT model is sustainable for upper grades (beyond 1st). I also think Shepherd is doing the best job in the city educating at risk and minority kids which is their majority population.

I wouldn't say at risk. Yes they are high minority but very low at risk. They are not the same you know.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd.

Thanks. Any reasoning? Do you have any experience with either school? Why don't I see that many posts about Shepherd?

13:37. Not convinced the IT model is sustainable for upper grades (beyond 1st). I also think Shepherd is doing the best job in the city educating at risk and minority kids which is their majority population.

Minority, yes. At-risk, no. Shepherd is 15% at-risk (as of 14-15) and is a case where it is absolutely not appropriate to conflate the two terms.

And I think ITS has some pretty good evidence behind their model (at least in terms of student test scores), but it is a young school and certainly less established than Shepherd. Which is probably good and bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Shepherd.

Thanks. Any reasoning? Do you have any experience with either school? Why don't I see that many posts about Shepherd?

13:37. Not convinced the IT model is sustainable for upper grades (beyond 1st). I also think Shepherd is doing the best job in the city educating at risk and minority kids which is their majority population.

Great that they are both convenient! I posted this in the other thread, but I would frame this as "these are two great options, so I can't go wrong." And then if you really don't have a preference, go with whatever you put first in your lottery application. Good luck!

We had the choice and went to IT. Very happy there. Solid teachers and "creative" learning along with the basics.

I've heard Shepherd is great early on but still developing for later grades, but I don't really know. Can you talk to current parents at both schools?

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Anonymous wrote:OP. I commute to NE not far from IT.

Then definitely IT. Go with the more convenient school; both are great.

That's it. Shepherd is very convenient as well. Almost walkable. About 10 blocks. DH works in Bethesda so literally passes Shepherd every day. Sorry should have added that.

Anonymous wrote:OP. I commute to NE not far from IT.

Then definitely IT. Go with the more convenient school; both are great.

I would choose Shepherd.

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd.

Thanks. Any reasoning? Do you have any experience with either school? Why don't I see that many posts about Shepherd?

OP. I commute to NE not far from IT.

Shepherd.

Anonymous wrote:I don't often see much about Shepherd. What little we do hear via friends is mostly positive. We live in Takoma. Rising 1st. Good numbers at both schools.

Doesn't Shepherd currently have a good middle and high school feeder? I've heard good things about the school in general. Also, sounds like it might be a better commute?

Personally, I prefer to stick with a school that does the basics well, so I'd pick Shepherd between the two of those.

I don't often see much about Shepherd. What little we do hear via friends is mostly positive. We live in Takoma. Rising 1st. Good numbers at both schools.