At Least 13 Schools Drop IB in 2 Months
The reasons most often stated are:
- Cost
- Lack of student participation in IB
- Less flexible than AP
- No improved student performance
- Lack of college credit for IB
- 2/24/2010 Santa Ynez, CA – Similar to Incline. They raised $70,000 and had $70,000 in matching funds promised, http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/education/article_a00ff190-2117-11df-a079-001cc4c002e0.html
- 2/19/10 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Chino CA Reports “…discontinuing the International Baccalaureate programs at Don Lugo High School and Anna Borba Elementary School", http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_14438613
- 2/22/2010 the Arapahoe Herald (CO) reported - “The board recommended eliminating the International Baccalaureate (IB
program at Field Elementary School and Newton Middle School”, http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/337276/newspaperid/782/Budgetary_problems_Tough_Decisions_Ahead.aspx - 3/12/10 Redwood City Elementary School District , CA (at least one elementary school will drop IB), http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=126690&title=District%20approves%20140%20layoffs
- 3/24/2010 William Fleming High School, will drop IB, Roanoke, VA, http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/240973
- 3/25/2010 Falcon School District, CO drop IB program as reported in The Gazette – They had 2 PYP, 1 MYP, and 1 DP, http://www.gazette.com/articles/school-96152-district-falcon.html
- 4/4/2010 Hoboken, NJ – Hoboken Reporter announces they will drop IB, http://kidsfirst2009.blogspot.com/2010/04/no-new-taxes.html
- 4/27/2010 Prior Lake-Savage School District, MN drop MYP, as reported in the Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com/local/south/92274904.html?cache=n&uccb=1272458181#post_comments
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Incline residents:
Last week, my wife and I had lunch at Menlo Middle School and talked with a teacher and administrator. I asked if there was an opinion regarding IB. The response was,
"The IB program has no benefit whatsoever to any student attending school in the United States".
I agree.
Brent Welling
Retired San Jose State University professor living in Incline Village.
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Brent, Thank you for your comments. We have also visited several private schools over the last five months; Menlo High School, Castilleja, Santa Catalina, Cate, RLS, and La Jolla Country Day. The responses we got regarding IB were all identical to yours with the additional comment that " We are not sure which side of the Missippi IB is on and we do not think it adds anything we do not already have." All those schools offer AP instead.
IB will not help solve any of our problems here in Incline. IB is a want, not a need, by a few people who think that it is somehow so prestigious that people from all over will flock here for the program(me).
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