Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend pulled her AA child from the school. In Pre-K3, her kid was one of 3 AA kids in the class. I got the impression that the younger grades were not reflective of the makeup of the city's demographics.

A little worried this will happen at ITS for us. Though I was told at a recent tour pk4, k+ (most of the classes) are about 50% white and 50%kids of color (majority AA). The teachering staff seems to reflect similarly. Really hope that our kid isn't in the minority or 1of a very few AA kids in K next year.

I don't see why it would happen at ITS. ITS is highly desirable for most everyone, except those who really love their IB or who can't stomach the commute. The neighborhoods around Ward 5 are changing, but not so significantly that you would have mostly white kids there. the area around CMI has seen a lot of demographic changes, too, but also the school doesn't have the stats to make it as broadly desirable. And look, I'm not saying white folks at CMI go there for the other white folks, but I think diverse middle class families are looking closer at academics, and white families are looking more at a whole-child vibe and lush playground.

Anonymous wrote:My friend pulled her AA child from the school. In Pre-K3, her kid was one of 3 AA kids in the class. I got the impression that the younger grades were not reflective of the makeup of the city's demographics.

A little worried this will happen at ITS for us. Though I was told at a recent tour pk4, k+ (most of the classes) are about 50% white and 50%kids of color (majority AA). The teachering staff seems to reflect similarly. Really hope that our kid isn't in the minority or 1of a very few AA kids in K next year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy MS - 6th grade

2019-20
Apps: 363
Waitlist: 242
Matched: 20

2018-19
Apps: 282
Waitlist: 192
Matched: 15

2017-18
Apps: 246
Waitlist: 159
Matched: 25

No much difference at the 6th grade level. I'm wondering - did they expand the 6th grade class sizes for this next school year?

However for Hardy, the big change is at the 7th & 8th grades:

2019-20
7th grade matches: ZERO
8th grade matches: ZERO

2018-19
7th grade matches: 10
8th grade matches: 1

2017-18
7th grade matches: 30
8th grade matches: 19

2016-17
7th grade matches: 10
8th grade matches: 10

Is this why we haven't seen any "Is this the year that Hardy turns IB?" posts in awhile? Because it happened?

ding ding ding, yup

Anonymous wrote:The classroom experience AT SSMA ranges from fine to fantastic and aftercare is better-than-good in a “let’s put on a show” sort of way. The administrative functions aren’t as dire as they seem on this message board but they are definitely multiple steps below where they should be but aren’t as dire as they seem if you only read this message board. School leadership truly stinks. You just have to weigh it all and make a decision, but for Gods sake don’t just go off of what you read on here.

I would echo this. We have a lottery match with our (decent!) neighborhood school in our back pocket just in case something crazy were to happen between now and May 1, but we plan on staying at SSMA. The Montessori certified guides are really phenomenal and have so much heart. The administration is a mess. The kids don’t seem to notice. My child needs a bit more specialized attention and really has flourished there.

Anonymous wrote:Hardy MS - 6th grade

2019-20
Apps: 363
Waitlist: 242
Matched: 20

2018-19
Apps: 282
Waitlist: 192
Matched: 15

2017-18
Apps: 246
Waitlist: 159
Matched: 25

No much difference at the 6th grade level. I'm wondering - did they expand the 6th grade class sizes for this next school year?

However for Hardy, the big change is at the 7th & 8th grades:

2019-20
7th grade matches: ZERO
8th grade matches: ZERO

2018-19
7th grade matches: 10
8th grade matches: 1

2017-18
7th grade matches: 30
8th grade matches: 19

2016-17
7th grade matches: 10
8th grade matches: 10

Is this why we haven't seen any "Is this the year that Hardy turns IB?" posts in awhile? Because it happened?

Anonymous wrote:If you pull kids out to teach to the test, they are going to do well. As you know CMI did this year.

Is there any truth to this accusation or was it just a fluke. The 3rd grade test results a couple yars ago were poor.

I am also the parent to a SN child, whose needs were not met at CMI despite promises. We went to our IB school and it is much better than CMI. CMI has too much chaos to be able to serve any children, let alone SN children, who need order and organization to function. CMI saw my child as a dollar sign.