DC Blue Ribbon Schools 2024
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Anonymous
Kids who lived at DC General when it was a homeless shelter were IB for Payne and (I think) made up a sizeable portion of the student body. The mayor announced the closure of DC General in 2016 and people were slowly moved elsewhere until it closed fall of 2018. My guess is that is part of the shift in Payne's demographics and improved test scores too. |
Anonymous
| Payne definitely gentrified, but when you look at its scores for at risk kids they are higher than most dcps schools (Whittier and Bunker Hill also do well on this metric). It seems to be doing well for quite a range of students, and that is impressive. |
Anonymous
It's not restricted, but isn't common to get be awarded it more than once. |
Anonymous
I was trying to find the data on teacher retention/turnover that DC provided recently, but I forget which site it is on. I am more familiar with Payne than DC Bilingual- and I know Payne has a very high teacher retention rate, as well as student retention, which I imagine helps performance as well. They do continue to add kids to classes when spots open up each year, but I think having more consistency helps teachers and kids continue momentum. This issue is one of the double edged swords of the school choice we have in this city. Many families/kids switch schools multiple times, and I have to imagine this negatively impacts their success in school. |
Anonymous
It should be a success story for the DCPS busybodies intent on racial balancing. But it won’t be, because white parents sent their kids willingly because they wanted to use the neighborhood school; instead of being brow-beaten into it by social justice bureaucrats. In fact dollars to donuts there will be some handwrining about how it is now “too white.” |
Anonymous
I think it is a success story. The only people on this thread who I see saying it's not are the ones who are saying basically, "It's a good school for some kids, but not my over-achieving perfect angel who simply needs a better cohort. Having all parents use the school system here will lead to a better community and ultimately better schools. I'm all for all school age families using the schools. I don't care if they are charter schools or DCPS schools, though over time I think we would all benefit as a city if DCPS schools had consistently good facilities and teaching and attracted a larger percentage of the students in their catchment. This is the point of disagreement that I see most commonly on this board: are charter schools positive or negative for our city? It will be more expensive for a city that is already cash strapped if all kids start attending the schools, but in my opinion, less segregation in schooling would result and that is a good thing. It would be a worthy expense. Additionally, a city that is less transient would also result which could help our politics as a city become less corrupt as older upper middle class people with kids stay in the city long enough to know the politicians. Clearly, upper middle class people are often going to come across as entitled and unappreciative of efforts that have been made. Witness this entire board. There's often annoyance at the perceived (and real) racism directed at black school leadership. There will be adjustments to be made and learning will need to take place on both sides if we move down this path as a city. I hope we do. |
Anonymous
Very much this. Payne had a disproportionate number of children experiencing homelessness, and all of the traumas and challenges that come with that. |