Letter from Cancellor re moving schools - opps - I got caught moving my kid?

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The solution is charters/gentrification period. I am involved in education policy and noone has been able to deal with an area with over 80% "at risk" student populations. DCPS is nearly 80% at-risk.

If I was in charge I would put KIPP/DC Prep in charge of all low performing schools they are the only groups that have gotten results.

Another alternative is something like the Harlem Children's Zone. https://hcz.org/ Something like that might work in say Ward 8 but it takes a ton of resources, involvement and a long-term commitment 15+ years before seeing results.

These are abhorrent views and you should feel badly about yourself for sharing them, even anonymously. If your answer to poverty is gentrification (displacing all the poor folks) plus no excuses academies for those poor kids and kids of color that you don't manage to displace? Well, then you are bad education policy and bad at being a human being and citizen.

NP. No, these views are simply different than your own. I couldn't agree more with the pro KIPP guy, and we're hardly alone.

Please grow up and stop the name calling, hon. We can always disagree without being disagreeable here.

Exactly. DCPS (and the lower performing charters) need to learn from KIPP and DC Prep.

The reason they are successful is because they don't take all the kids so they are successful with the ones that at least have parents motivated enought to enrol, when Kipp tried to take over a neighborhood school they FAILED!!! Again, they are great at what they do, but even they are not successful when they have to take all who walk in the door.

Exactly this.

Do you have hard numbers for this. I hear all this complaining but then if you look at the numbers the wash out rate is less than 5% and the expulsion rate is less than 1%

For the truly tough cases I would recommend a military type school for the 1% of DCPS with the worst behavioral problems. Overall, KIPP/DC Prep does a much better job of educating high-risk students than DCPS

KIPP doesn't want all and sundry, nor do they claim to have the answer, I don't understand why people don't get this! They are successful precisely because they don't take everyone, even they recognized this when they took over a neighborhood school and failed! Now they have grown, and homegrown students go from elem, middle, to high! Let them do what they do well and support them, but not turn them into something they are not. As some charters have grown, their success has decreased and as new Charters have taken the best and the brightest scores have decreased. I'm thinking off the top of my head of Haynes and Friendship!

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Anonymous wrote:Grosso finally taking some more action

https://twitter.com/cmdgrosso/status/966415861690052610

There is no indication that attendance, or social promotion, is a problem at charter schools (just look at their graduation rates; not all pass), and even less so that there's a shred of a problem at elementary schools. Yet Grosso wants to spend money to audit all of the schools. What's wrong with this guy? How does he win elections?

I wish it would look at social promotion. We aren't ever going to fix the high school problems when we keep moving kids up when they aren't ready. If I was in high school at an elementary reading level I wouldn't show up to class either!

The problem is that if you were high school aged and sent to elementary school to match your reading level there's even less chance you'd show up for class. So now the system has to find a way to deal with you - since your reading level is so low, but you're the age of a HS student. What do we have to do to provide sufficient incentive for you to come to school and take remedial classes so that we can help you learn?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to make an entirely different point. Wilson made a big parenting mistake as well as the obvious chancellor mistak: his kid was in a new school in a completely new environment without a network. Of Course she stayed in her room and wasn’t hungry and didn’t like school. All she needed was one friend to make things brighten up...and that takes time. It took my shy son 3 months in a similar situation. He should have modeled perseverance and maybe gotten her a therapist to help her manage this rough patch. Had he done so he’d still be chancellor and she would have learned to solve her problems and he should have trusted her to find her way eventually. She was better off at Ellington in the long run aside from her daddy’s screw-up.

Just stop. We have NO IDEA what happened to her and it's wrong and nuts to speculate. Leave the kid out of it.

No worse than the constant speculation that she had been bullied and that is why he sought a transfer. DP by the way.

What does DP mean?

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this? Wilson revealed why he pulled his daughter out of Ellington. He made a decision as a parent, and not as the Chancellor.


"When asked why he broke the policy that he helped write and sign, Wilson discussed his daughter’s struggles.

“My daughter was struggling socially and emotionally, engaging in behavior we had never seen before, certainly affecting her health.” said Wilson. “Not eating, not coming out of her room and expressing real anxiety around going to school. I want folks to understand that as a parent, I certainly had tunnel vision, and as a chancellor, my focus was really trying to make sure that my wife was able to get the help she needed to transfer our daughter and to do it in a way that we were trying to do it correctly. It’s clear we got it wrong.”


http://amp.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/exclusive-dcps-chancellor-speaks-out-on-school-transfer-scandal-i-made-the-wrong-decision?__twitter_impression=true

As Chancellor, the one who wrote the policy no less, he knew there was no way to do a transfer to Wilson "correctly".

Yes there is (and it has been said numerous times on this thread) he could have moved in bounds for Wilson.

True, I meant a transfer without changing his personal situation. He should have move IB for Wilson from the start, but he wouldn't have been able to get such a gaudy McMansion within his budget.

Have you ever driven east of the Park? Supposedly they lived in Brookland - not Reston. Or Foxhall, for that matter. There are no "gaudy McMansions" there. I'd describe them more as bungalows.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this? Wilson revealed why he pulled his daughter out of Ellington. He made a decision as a parent, and not as the Chancellor.


"When asked why he broke the policy that he helped write and sign, Wilson discussed his daughter’s struggles.

“My daughter was struggling socially and emotionally, engaging in behavior we had never seen before, certainly affecting her health.” said Wilson. “Not eating, not coming out of her room and expressing real anxiety around going to school. I want folks to understand that as a parent, I certainly had tunnel vision, and as a chancellor, my focus was really trying to make sure that my wife was able to get the help she needed to transfer our daughter and to do it in a way that we were trying to do it correctly. It’s clear we got it wrong.”


http://amp.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/exclusive-dcps-chancellor-speaks-out-on-school-transfer-scandal-i-made-the-wrong-decision?__twitter_impression=true

As Chancellor, the one who wrote the policy no less, he knew there was no way to do a transfer to Wilson "correctly".

Yes there is (and it has been said numerous times on this thread) he could have moved in bounds for Wilson.

True, I meant a transfer without changing his personal situation. He should have move IB for Wilson from the start, but he wouldn't have been able to get such a gaudy McMansion within his budget.

Have you ever driven east of the Park? Supposedly they lived in Brookland - not Reston. Or Foxhall, for that matter. There are no "gaudy McMansions" there. I'd describe them more as bungalows.

Have you looked up his house, like several people on this thread? It is not a bungalow, to say the least. And yes, I drive (and walk) EOTP every day. Funny how you feel the need to accuse me of ignorance when you clearly don't know which house I am talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this? Wilson revealed why he pulled his daughter out of Ellington. He made a decision as a parent, and not as the Chancellor.


"When asked why he broke the policy that he helped write and sign, Wilson discussed his daughter’s struggles.

“My daughter was struggling socially and emotionally, engaging in behavior we had never seen before, certainly affecting her health.” said Wilson. “Not eating, not coming out of her room and expressing real anxiety around going to school. I want folks to understand that as a parent, I certainly had tunnel vision, and as a chancellor, my focus was really trying to make sure that my wife was able to get the help she needed to transfer our daughter and to do it in a way that we were trying to do it correctly. It’s clear we got it wrong.”


http://amp.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/exclusive-dcps-chancellor-speaks-out-on-school-transfer-scandal-i-made-the-wrong-decision?__twitter_impression=true

As Chancellor, the one who wrote the policy no less, he knew there was no way to do a transfer to Wilson "correctly".

Yes there is (and it has been said numerous times on this thread) he could have moved in bounds for Wilson.

True, I meant a transfer without changing his personal situation. He should have move IB for Wilson from the start, but he wouldn't have been able to get such a gaudy McMansion within his budget.

Have you ever driven east of the Park? Supposedly they lived in Brookland - not Reston. Or Foxhall, for that matter. There are no "gaudy McMansions" there. I'd describe them more as bungalows.

Uhh did you see his house? It's a terribly gaudy mcmansion.

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KIPP doesn't want all and sundry, nor do they claim to have the answer, I don't understand why people don't get this! They are successful precisely because they don't take everyone, even they recognized this when they took over a neighborhood school and failed! Now they have grown, and homegrown students go from elem, middle, to high! Let them do what they do well and support them, but not turn them into something they are not. As some charters have grown, their success has decreased and as new Charters have taken the best and the brightest scores have decreased. I'm thinking off the top of my head of Haynes and Friendship!

Confused EL Haynes has some pretry good scores compared to many other DC schools.

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Based on the many posts lauding KIPP, I looked at the stats for KIPP DC College Prep and it’s not terribly impressive at all. What am I missing?

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Anonymous wrote:Based on the many posts lauding KIPP, I looked at the stats for KIPP DC College Prep and it’s not terribly impressive at all. What am I missing?

How about the fact that most DC high schools have rates of 10 or below. 30 is triple the success in comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this? Wilson revealed why he pulled his daughter out of Ellington. He made a decision as a parent, and not as the Chancellor.


"When asked why he broke the policy that he helped write and sign, Wilson discussed his daughter’s struggles.

“My daughter was struggling socially and emotionally, engaging in behavior we had never seen before, certainly affecting her health.” said Wilson. “Not eating, not coming out of her room and expressing real anxiety around going to school. I want folks to understand that as a parent, I certainly had tunnel vision, and as a chancellor, my focus was really trying to make sure that my wife was able to get the help she needed to transfer our daughter and to do it in a way that we were trying to do it correctly. It’s clear we got it wrong.”


http://amp.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/exclusive-dcps-chancellor-speaks-out-on-school-transfer-scandal-i-made-the-wrong-decision?__twitter_impression=true

As Chancellor, the one who wrote the policy no less, he knew there was no way to do a transfer to Wilson "correctly".

Yes there is (and it has been said numerous times on this thread) he could have moved in bounds for Wilson.

True, I meant a transfer without changing his personal situation. He should have move IB for Wilson from the start, but he wouldn't have been able to get such a gaudy McMansion within his budget.

Have you ever driven east of the Park? Supposedly they lived in Brookland - not Reston. Or Foxhall, for that matter. There are no "gaudy McMansions" there. I'd describe them more as bungalows.

Uhh did you see his house? It's a terribly gaudy mcmansion.

Okay, I take it back. I've driven through Brookland quite a bit, but I seriously haven't seen McMansions - gaudy or no. Bungalows and rowhouses and new boutique condos on 12th.

Now I want to see a picture of it. Brookland really? Or just vaguely between North Capitol and Eastern Ave north of Michigan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this? Wilson revealed why he pulled his daughter out of Ellington. He made a decision as a parent, and not as the Chancellor.


"When asked why he broke the policy that he helped write and sign, Wilson discussed his daughter’s struggles.

“My daughter was struggling socially and emotionally, engaging in behavior we had never seen before, certainly affecting her health.” said Wilson. “Not eating, not coming out of her room and expressing real anxiety around going to school. I want folks to understand that as a parent, I certainly had tunnel vision, and as a chancellor, my focus was really trying to make sure that my wife was able to get the help she needed to transfer our daughter and to do it in a way that we were trying to do it correctly. It’s clear we got it wrong.”


http://amp.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/exclusive-dcps-chancellor-speaks-out-on-school-transfer-scandal-i-made-the-wrong-decision?__twitter_impression=true

As Chancellor, the one who wrote the policy no less, he knew there was no way to do a transfer to Wilson "correctly".

Yes there is (and it has been said numerous times on this thread) he could have moved in bounds for Wilson.

True, I meant a transfer without changing his personal situation. He should have move IB for Wilson from the start, but he wouldn't have been able to get such a gaudy McMansion within his budget.

Have you ever driven east of the Park? Supposedly they lived in Brookland - not Reston. Or Foxhall, for that matter. There are no "gaudy McMansions" there. I'd describe them more as bungalows.

Uhh did you see his house? It's a terribly gaudy mcmansion.

Okay, I take it back. I've driven through Brookland quite a bit, but I seriously haven't seen McMansions - gaudy or no. Bungalows and rowhouses and new boutique condos on 12th.

Now I want to see a picture of it. Brookland really? Or just vaguely between North Capitol and Eastern Ave north of Michigan?

The house is in Langdon.

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Honestly, why do you care what his house looks like? It's shallow and stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do you care what his house looks like? It's shallow and stupid.

It doesn't matter what his house looks like. The point is that he couldn't have bought a similarly sized or updated house IB for Wilson for 980k.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do you care what his house looks like? It's shallow and stupid.

It doesn't matter what his house looks like. The point is that he couldn't have bought a similarly sized or updated house IB for Wilson for 980k.

Maybe not. But he sure could have made a better choice and rented if he didn’t want any of his children attending that house’s in-bound schools. His whole act seems to be someone who could have made better choices but didn’t.

And as someone who used to live in Brookland, I’m kind of peeved he keeps saying he lives in Brookland. He lives in the Langdon part of Woodbridge.