Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: 3-4 times a year the teachers spend a day evaluating their kids one-on-one in reading and/or math. They tend to do this in the hallway or some other space away from the rest of the class.
a day? the whole day four times a year.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The only thing I noticed in the halls was while picking up my DD for an doc appt. I noticed a teacher individually working with one chid in the hallway. She must have been gathering some kind of reading info, I suppose. But when I dropped my DD back off from the appt, (2 hours laster) the teacher was still outside, this time with some other child. Does this happen often? I know it's important I guess to know where your students fall in say reading and math, but I am concerned with how much time my DD is spending with lesser-trained or non-trained teachers while the main teachers do this individual hallway work. How often do they do this? Does anyone know? Over time, even if it's done twice a year, that's a whole lot of time with a substitute.
Most likely you saw the teacher on an assessment day. In the younger grades, at least, 3-4 times a year the teachers spend a day evaluating their kids one-on-one in reading and/or math. They tend to do this in the hallway or some other space away from the rest of the class.
Anonymous wrote:I see serious problems in the testing mentality (which weakens the curriculum). If you want more specifics, do some research. We are giving it one more year and hope that things turn around at DCPS.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:To respond to the original intent of the post, I think the principal has done an incredible job with what he faced as the turbulent history of administrators at Murch. I have been in meetings with him, spoken to him on the playground, have come to him with concerns, (all addressed) and spoken to a good number of teachers. They think that because of his hiring, they had a fantastic year. Based on 19:15'S POST, my great experience may be someone else's not so great experience. Based on having been a Murch parent for 8 years, and having been through 4 other principals, I am excited about next year and the promise it holds for my children.
This. Thank you.
Anonymous wrote:To respond to the original intent of the post, I think the principal has done an incredible job with what he faced as the turbulent history of administrators at Murch. I have been in meetings with him, spoken to him on the playground, have come to him with concerns, (all addressed) and spoken to a good number of teachers. They think that because of his hiring, they had a fantastic year. Based on 19:15'S POST, my great experience may be someone else's not so great experience. Based on having been a Murch parent for 8 years, and having been through 4 other principals, I am excited about next year and the promise it holds for my children.
my point is just that if it was gossip, it should not have been brought up in this forum in the first place. simply that.