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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

Oooh, expeditionary learning! A HRCS parent told me last weekend that she was happy at Haynes but was a bit wistful for the expensive DCJCC preschool's expeditionary learning style that was so amazing.

DCJCC is Reggio not EL.

Huh. Was she talking about another JCC then? I'm confused.

funny. this was me. DCJCC is Reggio inspired, but walk into any class there and tell me that what they're doing isn't expeditionary.

PP, about the comment from the 5th grader: bear in mind that grades 5-8 are a separate middle school, with its own admin and curriculum. IME, the MS follows the Common Core curriculum in a very lockstep way, and is spending a fair amount of time prepping kids for the PARCC. (And personally, I would bet that the scores still drop, since the test itself is so poorly written and designed.)

I don't think that there's the same amount of time spent on test prep in the ES.

One other thing to bear in mind is that the ES scores reflect two grades (3 and 4) and a relatively small number of students.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

3 YOs and 4 YOs are in a mixed age class. There are 3 adults in the class either 1 lead teacher, 1 fellow and an aid OR 2 co-teachers and an aid.
The class has 10 4YOs and 8 3 YOs for a total of 18 students.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

Oooh, expeditionary learning! A HRCS parent told me last weekend that she was happy at Haynes but was a bit wistful for the expensive DCJCC preschool's expeditionary learning style that was so amazing.

DCJCC is Reggio not EL.

Huh. Was she talking about another JCC then? I'm confused.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

Oooh, expeditionary learning! A HRCS parent told me last weekend that she was happy at Haynes but was a bit wistful for the expensive DCJCC preschool's expeditionary learning style that was so amazing.

DCJCC is Reggio not EL.

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Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

Instruction is lousy.

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Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

They don't teach to the test?

Ha! Last year, I went on a tour with the principal and a 5th grade student, and the student went off-script and told us that they have special classes to prep for the CAS.

A school may do some prepping but that does not mean they spend a year teaching to the test. With a kid at a HRCS that does not teach to the test and have ok scores, I can tell you there is a big difference.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

Oooh, expeditionary learning! A HRCS parent told me last weekend that she was happy at Haynes but was a bit wistful for the expensive DCJCC preschool's expeditionary learning style that was so amazing.

Does anyone who goes there (or recently toured) know what their PK3 ratios are like? I had intended to go last Thursday to their open house, but didn't make it. Next one isn't til after lottery submission (March 12). I've heard that they use Fort Slocum Park extensively as part of their expeditionary learning approach - which is really appealing to me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

They don't teach to the test?

Ha! Last year, I went on a tour with the principal and a 5th grade student, and the student went off-script and told us that they have special classes to prep for the CAS.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

They don't teach to the test?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

They had a very large expansion few years ago and took in many kids of which were likely at less performing schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Does anyone have a theory why their CAS scores are lower than their reputation would lead one to expect?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.

Yes because CAS is the measure that everyone uses. I'd rather use WL data to determine. Hope and Cap City have the same CAS scores. Nobody would put them in the same category.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what we hear -- great for lower elementary, so-so for upper elementary.

Better for upper than 98% of the schools in DC.

Not according to DC CAS results.