Shepherd principal leaving after this year

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

Absolutely! The idea that OOB kids are all poor is laughable. It’s DC, which means increasingly wealthy. The middle and lower incomes are being pushed out. Most of the OOB kids I know at Shepherd are higher income and live in Takoma, 16th St Heights, and Shaw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

Absolutely! The idea that OOB kids are all poor is laughable. It’s DC, which means increasingly wealthy. The middle and lower incomes are being pushed out. Most of the OOB kids I know at Shepherd are higher income and live in Takoma, 16th St Heights, and Shaw.

Shepherd is still 24% economically disadvantaged. I doubt most of those kids are IB. OOB at Shepherd tends to be a mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

Absolutely! The idea that OOB kids are all poor is laughable. It’s DC, which means increasingly wealthy. The middle and lower incomes are being pushed out. Most of the OOB kids I know at Shepherd are higher income and live in Takoma, 16th St Heights, and Shaw.

Shepherd is still 24% economically disadvantaged. I doubt most of those kids are IB. OOB at Shepherd tends to be a mix.

Really is that what the most recent DCPS report card says? I’m surprised it’s that high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

+1 besides we have way more important things to worry about like if our children we get any recess next year (given the current plan is for them to play adjacent to the construction zone).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber reneged.

I actually wasn’t sure he was the best fit--his last school had pretty different demographics (vast majority Latino and FARMs), and I was concerned he might have trouble managing the very different and changing demographics at Shepherd.

Still hoping Shepherd can find an awesome principal to lead the school.

“Changing demographics”

So you think he wouldn’t be a good fit for white children? I’m not sure how else to interpret this

PP here. To be clear, I'm AA. I think any principal, irrespective of race, might have trouble adjusting when their recent experience is with predominantly low SES schools. In the past few years Shepherd has moved from largely OOB to rapidly increasing IB and high SES, with highly educated families who are likely to be fairly demanding, whether they're black, white, etc.

As someone mentioned in the school leadership thread, previous experience with schools with similar demographics is valuable. I'm not saying he wouldn't ultimately be successful, but it could make for a steeper learning curve if prior experience is very different from Shepherd's current demographics and trends.

In bound/ out of bound are irrelevant. There are high SES families that are out of bound at Shepherd.

Absolutely! The idea that OOB kids are all poor is laughable. It’s DC, which means increasingly wealthy. The middle and lower incomes are being pushed out. Most of the OOB kids I know at Shepherd are higher income and live in Takoma, 16th St Heights, and Shaw.

Shepherd is still 24% economically disadvantaged. I doubt most of those kids are IB. OOB at Shepherd tends to be a mix.

Really is that what the most recent DCPS report card says? I’m surprised it’s that high.

Most recent report card (ones with star ratings) says 15%.

[Anonymous]

^^ actually we don’t know the economically disadvantaged percentage. It isn’t being tracked any longer per OSSE.

At risk is the new measure. And that is 15%.

[Anonymous]

If you wonder why Dr. Barber reneged, this thread has some insight:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/809250.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you wonder why Dr. Barber reneged, this thread has some insight:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/809250.page

Great find. Guess they did make him an offer he couldn't resist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you wonder why Dr. Barber reneged, this thread has some insight:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/809250.page

Great find. Guess they did make him an offer he couldn't resist.

Our loss. Anyone hear anything about what’s next? Can anyone paste the letter about him retracting his acceptance? We are a new family and didn’t receive anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you wonder why Dr. Barber reneged, this thread has some insight:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/809250.page

Great find. Guess they did make him an offer he couldn't resist.

Our loss. Anyone hear anything about what’s next? Can anyone paste the letter about him retracting his acceptance? We are a new family and didn’t receive anything.

That letter was not made public. The info was shared at the PTA meeting.

[Anonymous]

Dr. Barber was OFFERED the position and giving a timeline to either accept or turn down (the 12th to be exact). Apparently, during that time frame, someone jumped the gun, so to speak, and announced that he had accepted, which he had not. He didn't renege, he never accepted in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber was OFFERED the position and giving a timeline to either accept or turn down (the 12th to be exact). Apparently, during that time frame, someone jumped the gun, so to speak, and announced that he had accepted, which he had not. He didn't renege, he never accepted in the first place.

Is that you Harold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Barber was OFFERED the position and giving a timeline to either accept or turn down (the 12th to be exact). Apparently, during that time frame, someone jumped the gun, so to speak, and announced that he had accepted, which he had not. He didn't renege, he never accepted in the first place.

Is that you Harold?

Lol seriously.....we received official communication from DCPS that he accepted and a start date

Regarding next steps we are supposed to select from the principal selection pool again.... We

[Anonymous]

DCPS hijinks? Any other recent principal vacancies? Wonder if he’s being tapped for another school...