This year (current 6th graders) they started everyone in the same on-level class, tested them all and then moved kids up as needed.

It seems to change every year. The current 9th, 8th, 7th and 6th grades all had different placement methods. I have a 5th grader in a feeder, and we haven't yet heard how they will do math it for the rising class.

Sorry, i meant that all sixth graders entering Deal are assessed and then placed during the first weeks of school regardless of what school they attended for fifth. Rather than having a test over the summer. Is this accurate?

Anonymous wrote:I have heard they have switched from the summer test to evaluating sixth graders in class and then placing them in a particular math class. Can anyone confirm this?

For children in a feeder elementary school but OP’s dc is at a private.

I have heard they have switched from the summer test to evaluating sixth graders in class and then placing them in a particular math class. Can anyone confirm this?

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Anonymous wrote:Misfire...sorry. Thinking of switching to Deal next year for 6th. Currently at a private school in DC but want more economic diversity, extracurrics, and different social experience.

What can we expect from above and from academics?

I am doing the same. There is an assessment test this summer to place student in the math track. From people I have spoken with who have done this, there was less homework but not much of a difference overall (from those who had students go through both public and private).

OK here. Thanks. What is likely to be on this? Guess I will hit an open house next month. Much appreciated.

The tests determine what level of math your child will be placed in. Not sure if they do any other tracking.

Anonymous wrote:Many people do this OP.

Open house at Deal was this morning. Also 12/17 and 1/20 from 9 am to 11 an.

Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:Misfire...sorry. Thinking of switching to Deal next year for 6th. Currently at a private school in DC but want more economic diversity, extracurrics, and different social experience.

What can we expect from above and from academics?

I am doing the same. There is an assessment test this summer to place student in the math track. From people I have spoken with who have done this, there was less homework but not much of a difference overall (from those who had students go through both public and private).

OK here. Thanks. What is likely to be on this? Guess I will hit an open house next month. Much appreciated.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?

I thought this was only supposed to kick in if a school didn’t have a high OOB % already then you’d get at risk preference in lottery.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?

Back in the GW Bush days, No Child Left Behind allowed students at a failing school to transfer to a better one. But that program has ended.

The subsequent DC plan was always to set aside 10% of seats at high performing schools for at-risk students. Came up during boundary review, but has never been implemented.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?

Because WOTP has a lot of bigots and Deal is oversubscribed.

If there was a WOTP discussion about transitioning the OOB population to a more disadvantaged population (which would have no impact on enrollment) I missed it so while your latter assertion maybe true your prior one was not as far as I can tell.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?

My hunch --

it was Catania's brainchild (and he's gone).

WOTP has made sufficient noise about overcrowding that no one can imagine squeezing in another 10% of kids.

No political appetite to kick out current OOB students and replacing with all at-risk kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?

Because WOTP has a lot of bigots and Deal is oversubscribed.

I would say Deal has a wide range of income levels, especially compared to area private schools. A bit of the 5%ers, a bit of the economically disadvantaged and a lot of the in between.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you want income diversity and ethnic diversity, you can apply OOB to Hardy.

That's one option.

Or DCPS can set aside the OOB slots for kids from poor performing schools instead as was promised a couple of years ago.

That wasn'tquite what was promised.

What was promised was setting aside OOB seats for at-risk kids (homeless, receiving TANF or nutrition assistance) and I'm 100% in favor of it. Nothing was said about them having to come from a poor performing school (could be coming from a middle-tier school).

My re-collection is different but it sounds like you know better than I do but either criteria would better serve disadvantaged kids and also further the goal of having more economic diversity WOTP than we have today.

So why hasn't DCPS gotten there?