Roosevelt HS

[Anonymous]

Hi! Looking for advice and input.

I’m considering a job at Roosevelt HS in DC. I am a long-time teacher in urban schools, so not much scares me along those lines, but not all title 1 schools are the same despite a common classification.

Specifically:
1 - are teachers happy and supported?
2 - do parents attend conferences, games, and community events?
3 - if g**gs are present in the area, to which degree, if any, are they predatory to the children in the high school? EX - lots of g**ngs where I teach now, in a large city in the West of the US, but they leave our kids alone, largely, while nearby schools receive more attention as recruitment centers, so to speak.
4 - do students get involved in the area around the school with part-time jobs, after school clubs, or other ways of having a “third place” between home and school?

I hope I’ve been specific enough to beat the suggestion that this post is too broad !

I’m grateful for any feedback!

[Anonymous]

My father was a Roosevelt alum. The school meant a lot to him, and he was still active in the alumni society when he passed away last year. Currently, the school leadership is highly regarded in academic circles, but the school struggles by the standard metrics that folks use to access schools around here. Therefore, you likely aren't going to find answers to your questions here as folks in this space who would be zoned to Roosevelt make other other choices for their kids.