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09/23/2011 - 9 U.S. High Schools Drop IB!
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IB DP World Schools 2013 start point - 777 - 6/18/13 - 799  Official IBO U.S. DP Count 
IB MYP World Schools 2013 start point - 475- 6/18/13 - 485 489  Official IBO U.S. MYP Count  
IB PYP World Schools  2012 start point - 342 - 6/18/13 - 377  Official IBO U.S. PYP Count 


 


2012 IB Gains in U.S. Schools

DP - 28
MYP - 32
PYP - 45
Total- 105, overall growth only 6.5%

2011 IB Gains in U.S. Schools

 
DP - 32 or 4.4% growth
MYP - 29 or 7% growth
PYP - 47 or 18.8% growth
Total 108 new IB World Schools (overall 7.5% growth)


2010 IB Gains in the U.S.
 
DP - 33 new schools, 4.8% growth
MYP - 89 new schools, 27% growth,
PYP - 56 new schools, 29% growth - overall 14.7% growth
Total - 178 new IB World Schools in the U.S.

U.S.A. IB CHOPPING BLOCK
 
Coeur d'Alene, ID, 08/07/12
Fairport HS, NY, 05/15/12 - DP
Bristol, VA - 07/26/11 - DP
Park City SD, Utah, 03/26/11 - 2 MYP
Aiken High School; Aiken, SC 03/19/11
John Marshall High School; Milwaukee, WI 03/19/11
St. Helenas, Washington 03/03/11 - 1 PYP, 1 MYP, DP on probation
Coeur d'Alene HS, Idaho 2/17/11
E.F. International Academy, Tarrytown, NY 2/17/11
Springfield HS S. , Ohio 2/17/11
Hillside HS, TN - DP - 10/31/10
Santa Rosa, CA MYP (candidate phase)
Arizona Cultural Academy (Islamic private school)
Wooster, Ohio (decision pending) - DP - 07/20/10

Minneapolis, MN by 2011 - 1 MYP 04/28/10
Hoboken, NJ - DP phase out by 2011 - 04/05/10
Falcon School District, CO, 03/26/10 - 2 PYP, 1 MYP, 1 DP!

William Fleming HS, Roanoke, VA in 2011, 03/25/10
Pine Bush HS, NY - 03/17/10 - confirmed with HS Guidance office

Redwood City, CA, - 03/12/10
Santa Ynez HS, California - 02/23/10
Littleton, Colorado
Chino Valley, CA - added 02/21/10
Pearland, Texas (elimination in discussion stage)
Aiken, S. Carolina
Saddleback Valley, CA (03/12/09)
Moore County, NC (03/22/09)
Bernards HS, Somerset Hills, NJ - (05/21/09)
Santa Ynez (08/04/09 - 02/23/10)

It is difficult to track when districts eliminate IB. Some districts are still in the discussion phase, some made application but never followed through. But for the purposes of this section, TAIB will try and keep pace with the number of drops which receive local press. Since March, 2009, IBO has lost 44 IBDP schools, 42 MYP and 25 PYP or a total of 111 fewer IB schools in the U.S.A. If anyone is aware of districts not listed during this period, please e-mailTAIB with the stats. Thanks!

Based on a 3 year tracking period, TAIB can confidently state that for every four new IB schools in the U.S., one already authorized IB school is booting IB to the curb.

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