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Anonymous wrote:I am a CMI parent who posted much earlier, before this thread deteriorated. Thank you CMI parent for trying to inject facts here.

I will say that pretty much all of the CMI parents I know, from every economic/racial background imaginable, feels extremely lucky to be at this school and is generally happy with the academics. People have minor issues, but the school is very responsive, and we have a robust PTA that advocates well for the parents. None of us are thrilled about the PARCC scores, but we understand that the top grade is small which skews the numbers. We expect those scores to improve significantly over the next couple of years.

Some people on this thread have a problem with the school. And that's fine. You can choose not to go.

A small sample size can increase variability, but it doesn't skew numbers. It could just as easily be too high as too low. Unless you're saying that the top grade is filled with lower achievers...

Anonymous wrote:I am a CMI parent who posted much earlier, before this thread deteriorated. Thank you CMI parent for trying to inject facts here.

I will say that pretty much all of the CMI parents I know, from every economic/racial background imaginable, feels extremely lucky to be at this school and is generally happy with the academics. People have minor issues, but the school is very responsive, and we have a robust PTA that advocates well for the parents. None of us are thrilled about the PARCC scores, but we understand that the top grade is small which skews the numbers. We expect those scores to improve significantly over the next couple of years.

Some people on this thread have a problem with the school. And that's fine. You can choose not to go.

Anonymous wrote:The following link compares the IPC to the IB's PYP http://www.expatarrivals.com/article/international-school-curricula

As a CMI parent, I think what some of you don't get is that no one at CMI is comparing IPC to the IB program or touting it as an alternative to the IB program. If we wanted an IB program, they are out there at both DC public and private schools. The CMI founders chose IPC for a specific reason--not because it was cheaper. I like the IPC because it is essentially expeditionary learning, which is the same thing that made ITS, Two Rivers, Mundo Verde, Cap City and Lowell attractive to me. I know for a fact that there are families at CMI that are inbound for these IB public schools (Shepherd Elementary, for example), but instead are at CMI. The curriculum is great, but that is only a small part of it.

Anonymous wrote:The following link compares the IPC to the IB's PYP http://www.expatarrivals.com/article/international-school-curricula

As a CMI parent, I think what some of you don't get is that no one at CMI is comparing IPC to the IB program or touting it as an alternative to the IB program. If we wanted an IB program, they are out there at both DC public and private schools. The CMI founders chose IPC for a specific reason--not because it was cheaper. I like the IPC because it is essentially expeditionary learning, which is the same thing that made ITS, Two Rivers, Mundo Verde, Cap City and Lowell attractive to me. I know for a fact that there are families at CMI that are inbound for these IB public schools (Shepherd Elementary, for example), but instead are at CMI. The curriculum is great, but that is only a small part of it.[/quote

Good points. What I think started this tangent was someone asserting that IPC would prepare students well for an IB high school program. Given that CMI doesn't have any students that old yet I think the jury is still out.