Preschool Home Visit?
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Anonymous
| Do any of the Ward 3 schools (besides Hearst) do them? |
Anonymous
I am surprised that Flamboyan would fund a Ward 3 school. |
Anonymous
I'm guessing it's because of Heart's (fading) history as a "citywide" school... |
Anonymous
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DCPS has a say in who participates - you can find a map of all the schools via this webpage
https://dcps.dc.gov/node/994252 |
Anonymous
| From a research perspective it may make sense to do schools with different poverty levels so you can see where home visits are more or less effective. |
Anonymous
Flamboyan also funds this program at some charters |
Anonymous
| Get is over with, the teachers are pressured to have a specific goal as part of their evaluation. In and out, the teachers will be happy for your brevity and completing it. |
Anonymous
| I'm opting out for my 1st and 3rd grader this year. I'm over them at this point. |
Anonymous
really. I thought it was just for PK? I haven't gotten any notice for my K kid |
Anonymous
| A DCPS teacher here. Home visits can be anywhere off of school property. I normally line mine up at the library. It’s cool to get that one on one time. |
Anonymous
| It has a little to do with residency. A few years back, 2 prek kids lost their spot at end August when Ross realized they weren't living inbounds (their parents had investment properties in the area). I guess the parents confessed once it was time for home visit. |
Anonymous
| Home visits are great! It opens up a relationship w/ the parents and teacher. |
Anonymous
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They're okay for PK and Kinder but after that, pointless to me. Particularly if 1) the school year has already started when you get yours 2) you're a returning family.
The ones that we've had aren't longer than 10-15 mins. Teachers seem super tired because they're scheduled M-F 5:00PM on once school has started. The one I had last year, one of them yawned so much, I almost offered the guest bedroom. Personally, moving forward I would rather decline. If I do, do them it's just to go through the tedious motion. |
Anonymous
how? I know several families that choose different venous other than home because they find it intrusive. |
Anonymous
| What is the resistance so many on this board have to developing relationships with your child’s teacher? |