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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Which one? Please, for OP's benefit, name your school and tell why you like it.

Brookland MS. It's obviously a very sad place atm, but in general it's been great for my 7th grader. Beautiful building, caring community and great teachers.

What happened?

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

Oh right, I forgot. The magic spell to make lots of IB parents immediately send their kids to a school that has major staffing and staff quality problems.

Almost! The spell is missing a variation of the phrase "your snowflake will be just fine." Oh, and punctuation.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Very happy at Wells! New building, an approach that recognizes adolescent brain plasticity and infuses social justice and exploration into programming, an increasing number of extracurriculars and family engagement events, a co-teaching model that puts ELL and other teachers into the general classrooms, access to accelerated math classes next door at Coolidge. Tons of neighborhood kids there--my son walks to school and has friends around, close by, after school, on weekends, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Which one? Please, for OP's benefit, name your school and tell why you like it.

Brookland MS. It's obviously a very sad place atm, but in general it's been great for my 7th grader. Beautiful building, caring community and great teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Which one? Please, for OP's benefit, name your school and tell why you like it.

If you really thought your school was good, you'd be able to explain why. Blaming demographics and other people's choices isn't the same thing as explaining why your school is good.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Which one? Please, for OP's benefit, name your school and tell why you like it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

Oh right, I forgot. The magic spell to make lots of IB parents immediately send their kids to a school that has major staffing and staff quality problems.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

I do - happy W5 MS backer

Anonymous wrote:In all honesty, look at private for middle. Middle is by far the weakest link in the chain for DCPS(most school systems actually).

This is great advice--you should definitely see if you could swing private as an option.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

You first.

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Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

Send your kids to your IB schools and they'll have the populations you are looking for

Anonymous wrote:People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

I'm not sure what you want to change, but I hardly think DCUM has the power to affect DC public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of lifestyle do you want to live, OP? Much of the Deal real estate had a pretty suburban feel. Can you rent, lottery and then buy in-boundary for Deal if you don’t win the lottery? How strong a student is your kid? BASIS is pretty intense.

We could do this if we had to. Would you list Latin or Basis as your top choice? Our student is hardworking and bright, but also like sports and music. Do most students at Basis do their extracurriculars outside of school?

I would list Latin first. BASIS is a great school, but search on threads here for what type of kid is a good fit there. We have a BASIS kid so I'm not a hater, but kids who like to be challenged and work hard do best there. There are some extracurriculars at BASIS, but most are outside of school.

Another happy Basis parent suggesting Latin unless you read the positive reports about basis here and think, that is my kid!

Better than reading what DCUM has to say is to visit the schools themselves. My kid does sports both at BASIS and outside, and music outside of BASIS. It works well for him and for us, but ultimately, this comes down to best fit for *your* kid.

People who post this question on this board have bene getting and giving the same advice for a decade at this point. It's a self sustaining cycle and part of the reason why nothing ever changes.

OP, you need a multi pronged approach.

1) list your charters-- people like Latin, Basis, etc.
2) Assume you might not get into those, and have your elementary backups ready. O-A is one, but also look at Bancroft/Deal and any of the Deal or Hardy feeders.
3) If none of this gets you into a school you like, consider moving IB for an elementary school you want to go to (see above).