DCPS Funding Cliff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And DCPS still hasn't gotten around to hiring the "COVID consultants" it states will be stationed in every single school (even as the pandemic recedes.)

Well, good. Maybe they won't waste money on this after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And DCPS still hasn't gotten around to hiring the "COVID consultants" it states will be stationed in every single school (even as the pandemic recedes.)

Well, good. Maybe they won't waste money on this after all.

I know our school has pushed in lots of recovery resource (social emotional for the little kids and academic for the older children). It's the first time I've seen a comprehensive tutoring strategy for every single kid, even the ones that are above grade level.

[Anonymous]

DC is not going to use their surplus just to appease a small group of whinny parents in Ward 3. I swear, they love to complain about everything. If there was a spider crawling through one of the fancy elementary schools in ward 3, there would be some parent asking DCPS for a $1 million renovation for pest control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And DCPS still hasn't gotten around to hiring the "COVID consultants" it states will be stationed in every single school (even as the pandemic recedes.)

Well, good. Maybe they won't waste money on this after all.

I know our school has pushed in lots of recovery resource (social emotional for the little kids and academic for the older children). It's the first time I've seen a comprehensive tutoring strategy for every single kid, even the ones that are above grade level.

What school is this? So impressive.

[I know it is not my kids schools]

[Anonymous]

Could teachers be cut in the new model, resulting in bigger classrooms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could teachers be cut in the new model, resulting in bigger classrooms?

Yes. There will be a lot of cuts.

Bowser DNGAF about schools.

[Anonymous]

It you aren’t poor or extremely rich, you don’t matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could teachers be cut in the new model, resulting in bigger classrooms?

Yes. There will be a lot of cuts.

Bowser DNGAF about schools.

Source? I'm not seeing this at all.

[Anonymous]

I found some slides about the proposed model. The main objective is equity and more money is sent where it’s needed. Funds are allocated per pupil, but factors such as ELL or at risk act as multipliers.

Money is not allocated anymore to cover existing teaching staff. It’s up to principals to distribute their funds. That is my understanding.

https://dcpsbudget.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Exploring-a-New-Budget-Model-Town-Hall_8.12.21.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found some slides about the proposed model. The main objective is equity and more money is sent where it’s needed. Funds are allocated per pupil, but factors such as ELL or at risk act as multipliers.

Money is not allocated anymore to cover existing teaching staff. It’s up to principals to distribute their funds. That is my understanding.

https://dcpsbudget.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Exploring-a-New-Budget-Model-Town-Hall_8.12.21.pdf

What a total disaster. No dedicated money to cover teaching staff. You have got to be kidding. The corruption, pork, and mismanagement of money is just astounding. This, at a time when there has been huge learning losses that will take years and years to recover, if at all due to extended closing of schools in DC.

And instead of providing adequate resources to all schools, they are trying to shift even more resources from some schools to others.

The net effect will be those who have options will go private, charters, or move out of DC. This means even less federal funding and money for the schools.

[Anonymous]

wait wait wait, the new model enables more EQUITY and some of you are ripping Bowser for that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found some slides about the proposed model. The main objective is equity and more money is sent where it’s needed. Funds are allocated per pupil, but factors such as ELL or at risk act as multipliers.

Money is not allocated anymore to cover existing teaching staff. It’s up to principals to distribute their funds. That is my understanding.

https://dcpsbudget.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Exploring-a-New-Budget-Model-Town-Hall_8.12.21.pdf

Do you mean that the schools are charged the actual cost of a teacher rather than a standard amount per position? If so, that penalizes schools that hold onto their teachers for a long time and puts experienced teachers in jeopardy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wait wait wait, the new model enables more EQUITY and some of you are ripping Bowser for that?

+1

This is why I think there will be so much pushback- the wealthiest schools will lose the most teachers. Like the poster who said Walls sent an email about it. Walls has too many teachers as is, but parents will freak out if the 7 person niche elective classes are cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wait wait wait, the new model enables more EQUITY and some of you are ripping Bowser for that?

I am all for providing more resources to children who need them, but not at the expense of schools that are currently serving their students well. The Mayor should just increase the DCPS budget so that improving learning outcomes doesn’t become a zero sum game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wait wait wait, the new model enables more EQUITY and some of you are ripping Bowser for that?

I am all for providing more resources to children who need them, but not at the expense of schools that are currently serving their students well. The Mayor should just increase the DCPS budget so that improving learning outcomes doesn’t become a zero sum game.

The Mayor is giving principals more control of funds.