how much will Mundo Verde and Inspired Teaching go into waitlists?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, good points. Otherwise, they won't succeed as well anyway so you would have done better at your DCPS. Most parents realistically don't have the time to work on a school no matter how much they want to.

I don't think that's necessarily true. It's not like a school is asking you to show up every day and read during storytime. All charters require their parents to put in volunteer hours, although some schools actually get more participation than others. In terms of enrolling at a new charter school, they won't have an established PTA to raise money so new parents will need to take on those roles. On the other hand, were you not planning on joining your school's PTA anyway?

New schools require patience and a tolerance for ambiguity. However, they also offer a much faster uphill climb and a greater pay-off if you're part of a good one.

I think that a new charter will require much more than average participation required by all charters to be a success. The administration of the school will be scrambling just to develop a payroll and procurement system, apply for grants, etc., and will have little time to devote to "school life." You may be asked to do a LOT - develop the school library, contact school lunch providers, etc. Walk into it expecting a lot of work, and do not go if you are expecting a work-free school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I think that a new charter will require much more than average participation required by all charters to be a success. The administration of the school will be scrambling just to develop a payroll and procurement system, apply for grants, etc., and will have little time to devote to "school life." You may be asked to do a LOT - develop the school library, contact school lunch providers, etc. Walk into it expecting a lot of work, and do not go if you are expecting a work-free school year.

Don't know how far they'll go into the waitlist, but I expect not until the late summer/fall.

I kind of suspect Mundo Verde will need even more parent participation than Inspired Teaching -- because The School for Inspired Teaching has the Center for Inspired Teaching backing it up, holding it up as a demonstration school, making sure it is a success. Mundo Verde is parent-founded (which is awesome) but those parents are (obviously) busy people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, good points. Otherwise, they won't succeed as well anyway so you would have done better at your DCPS. Most parents realistically don't have the time to work on a school no matter how much they want to.

I don't think that's necessarily true. It's not like a school is asking you to show up every day and read during storytime. All charters require their parents to put in volunteer hours, although some schools actually get more participation than others. In terms of enrolling at a new charter school, they won't have an established PTA to raise money so new parents will need to take on those roles. On the other hand, were you not planning on joining your school's PTA anyway?

New schools require patience and a tolerance for ambiguity. However, they also offer a much faster uphill climb and a greater pay-off if you're part of a good one.

I think that a new charter will require much more than average participation required by all charters to be a success. The administration of the school will be scrambling just to develop a payroll and procurement system, apply for grants, etc., and will have little time to devote to "school life." You may be asked to do a LOT - develop the school library, contact school lunch providers, etc. Walk into it expecting a lot of work, and do not go if you are expecting a work-free school year.

That was certainly not our experience at Yu Ying.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that the organizers have been working hard on this for some time. They could naturally expect some of the new, fresh parents to lend a hand.