Protest at Mundo on P street

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

This is not accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

It's only a fraction of the third grade parents who are sufficiently frustrated that they feel the need to protest in the street. So if that's what you mean by "the issue", it's just the third grade. But if "the issue" is non-catastrophic teacher turnover, poor classroom control, and underwhelming academic performance, then it's the whole school. Maybe not so much PK3 and PK4, but a lot of those kids have siblings in upper grades. "For real".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+100. Agree. It is really not as simple as just 'pulling' our kids from school and placing them elsewhere. A lot of families want and need Mundo to succeed, and the start of a solution seems to be a change in executive leadership.

Absent the board taking action to remove her from that position (or her resignation), is there any other way to get new leadership?

I understand protests are occurring, people are contacting the school board, newspapers, etc., but ultimately, it is the board's call, right?

Honestly...this might sound crass, but it's not worth the risk. There's a real risk it WON'T succeed for your kid. If you have the means, get out now. We stayed far too long at another charter that has completely cratered (talked about frequently on DCUM) thinking we could work with other parents to effect change. My child suffered. And years later, we are still trying to gain ground. Even if there is a change in leadership, it sounds like there's a lot of rot at MV that might work itself out, but it will be YEARS from now and your child will not feel the benefit.

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

Teacher retention is poor throughout the school. It's extremely bad in third grade, but that doesn't mean the other grades don't have problems.

I'm not sure why you would say the teachers are "great" when many of them are rookies, have no formal training, classroom control and academic performance are poor across the board.

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

Teacher retention is poor throughout the school. It's extremely bad in third grade, but that doesn't mean the other grades don't have problems.

I'm not sure why you would say the teachers are "great" when many of them are rookies, have no formal training, classroom control and academic performance are poor across the board.

Because they are!

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

Teacher retention is poor throughout the school. It's extremely bad in third grade, but that doesn't mean the other grades don't have problems.

I'm not sure why you would say the teachers are "great" when many of them are rookies, have no formal training, classroom control and academic performance are poor across the board.

Because they are!

Oooookay. So whose fault are these issues?

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

Teacher retention is poor throughout the school. It's extremely bad in third grade, but that doesn't mean the other grades don't have problems.

I'm not sure why you would say the teachers are "great" when many of them are rookies, have no formal training, classroom control and academic performance are poor across the board.

Because they are!

Oooookay. So whose fault are these issues?

The administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+100. Agree. It is really not as simple as just 'pulling' our kids from school and placing them elsewhere. A lot of families want and need Mundo to succeed, and the start of a solution seems to be a change in executive leadership.

Absent the board taking action to remove her from that position (or her resignation), is there any other way to get new leadership?

I understand protests are occurring, people are contacting the school board, newspapers, etc., but ultimately, it is the board's call, right?

Has any charter school community ever successfully forced a change in leadership? Even at LAMB, it was (ahem) much more than just parent complaints that led to the new leadership. This kind of mismanagement has been a feature of DC charters since they started, and I've never heard of these efforts ever actually succeeding.

And no, nobody NEEDS MV to succeed. A charter school could relocate or close at any time. Just ask the LAMB Brookland families. One specific (non-IB) school in one specific location is not a guarantee for anyone in DC, despite school choice.

[Anonymous]

Can someone make sure that the ED and the board are aware of this thread? I think it would help!

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Anonymous wrote:This is the message that the school administrators sent to the entire community in response to the protest. It seems a little apathetic to the issues the children are facing—


“Dear Mundo Verde Families,

We are writing to let you know that a group of Third Grade parents and caregivers from J.F. Cook campus organized a protest today, June 14, during arrival. Please be aware that while we hope to minimize disruptions during arrival and 5th grade Expo, this small group may continue these actions tomorrow. While we hope it will not be repeated on Thursday, some parents and caregivers brought accusatory signage to campus on Wednesday - a regrettable and unfortunate public display of disrespect for the core values of ESPICA that we teach our students and ask everyone to practice.

Some students might have seen this action by these parents/caregivers, some might have been encouraged to participate in various ways, and some might have been upset as a result. Teachers and staff will be on alert Thursday to identify any unusual stress or worry that this situation may have caused and will encourage students to share any concerns they may have.

The stated goal of this protest was to schedule a meeting with the school leadership to talk about staffing and their experience with the school. Without listing all the meetings, hours and events, please know that school leadership has held many hours of meetings throughout the year to listen carefully to the concerns raised. If you would like to know more about the specific opportunities that have been provided for these discussions please contact us.

As school leaders, we will continue to actively engage with all members of the community who are contributing to the school’s overall success.”

I don't have a kid at MV and I don't know anything about the concerns or protests. This response from MV is TOTALLY off base and inappropriate. It is overtly threatening to those who choose to participate and gives BS lip services to concern for students who might be stressed out by protesters and signs. Would that they were as concerned about the drug use and shootings in their neighborhood. This is a bad look for MV.

This. Sorry but Truxton Circle and P St are regularly scary. Parents with signs is nothing compared to the other things kids see.

And yet; the School administration allegedly called the police on the protestors. Shocking.

Can confirm. The responding officer said it was the school that called.

This is like a case study in how not to react. Borderline artwork!

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Anonymous wrote:Can those in the know clarify if it’s the whole school that’s the issue or just the third grade? For real please. I’d like an objective and dispassionate answer.

- potential MV parent

Right now is just the third grade class at cook campus. However, parents believe that the ED is the problem and want her gone. The teachers, parents and kids are great.

What teachers? The whole point is there aren't enough actual teachers.

The teachers that left were third grade teachers.

Teacher retention is poor throughout the school. It's extremely bad in third grade, but that doesn't mean the other grades don't have problems.

I'm not sure why you would say the teachers are "great" when many of them are rookies, have no formal training, classroom control and academic performance are poor across the board.

Because they are!

Oooookay. So whose fault are these issues?

The administration.

How is it the administration's fault that the teachers can't control their classrooms? Bad hiring?

I really don't see how you can acknowledge bad classroom control and bad academic performance and maintain that the teachers are "great". Truly the MV administration is terrible, but a great teacher can at least manage the kids even if the administration is poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Can someone make sure that the ED and the board are aware of this thread? I think it would help!

Why, because they don't know people are complaining?