Asking for Advice - Rejection from Oyster-Adams Preschool

[Anonymous]

I love how Op is frantically looking to move across town. He probably was so excited to “win the lottery”, then so disappointed to not be spanish dominant, to relieved and horrified once he read about screaming, special ed kids being kicked out, and the “it was just pizza night with a pedophile, NO BIG DEAL!”

I bet you feel a lot better Op!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Perhaps 18:48 meant "first things first" as in "first weed out any challenging kids"

Then "declare virctory as the highest scoring bilingual school in the city".

This is yet another reason we fled oyster- parents like PP.

- thankful our special needs child is getting help, not screaming teachers and judgmental parents.

Well, I hope that you and your special needs child are getting your needs met elsewhere.

The stigma towards special needs kids being shown on this thread from the O-A parent community is really shocking and hurtful.

I always knew that people in “high performing schools” felt that way about my child but they never say it to my face.

Basically, “don’t bring your riff raft around here”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps 18:48 meant "first things first" as in "first weed out any challenging kids"

Then "declare virctory as the highest scoring bilingual school in the city".

This is yet another reason we fled oyster- parents like PP.

- thankful our special needs child is getting help, not screaming teachers and judgmental parents.

Well, I hope that you and your special needs child are getting your needs met elsewhere.

The stigma towards special needs kids being shown on this thread from the O-A parent community is really shocking and hurtful.

I always knew that people in “high performing schools” felt that way about my child but they never say it to my face.

Basically, “don’t bring your riff raft around here”.

You are a bit confused.

OA goes all the way to help kids with SN. It's a super warm and super caring environment, trying to do its best, and I see it every day, for every student.

Every. Student.

Now, when parents like you want to destroy the school because supposedly that's what the law says about how your uniquely special kid must be treated...it's YOU who is the problem, not your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps 18:48 meant "first things first" as in "first weed out any challenging kids"

Then "declare virctory as the highest scoring bilingual school in the city".

This is yet another reason we fled oyster- parents like PP.

- thankful our special needs child is getting help, not screaming teachers and judgmental parents.

Well, I hope that you and your special needs child are getting your needs met elsewhere.

The stigma towards special needs kids being shown on this thread from the O-A parent community is really shocking and hurtful.

I always knew that people in “high performing schools” felt that way about my child but they never say it to my face.

Basically, “don’t bring your riff raft around here”.

You are a bit confused.

OA goes all the way to help kids with SN. It's a super warm and super caring environment, trying to do its best, and I see it every day, for every student.

Every. Student.

Now, when parents like you want to destroy the school because supposedly that's what the law says about how your uniquely special kid must be treated...it's YOU who is the problem, not your kid.

destroy the school? huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps 18:48 meant "first things first" as in "first weed out any challenging kids"

Then "declare virctory as the highest scoring bilingual school in the city".

This is yet another reason we fled oyster- parents like PP.

- thankful our special needs child is getting help, not screaming teachers and judgmental parents.

Well, I hope that you and your special needs child are getting your needs met elsewhere.

The stigma towards special needs kids being shown on this thread from the O-A parent community is really shocking and hurtful.

I always knew that people in “high performing schools” felt that way about my child but they never say it to my face.

Basically, “don’t bring your riff raft around here”.

You are a bit confused.

OA goes all the way to help kids with SN. It's a super warm and super caring environment, trying to do its best, and I see it every day, for every student.

Every. Student.

Now, when parents like you want to destroy the school because supposedly that's what the law says about how your uniquely special kid must be treated...it's YOU who is the problem, not your kid.

destroy the school? huh?

Read up the thread.

A few years ago some special ed families tried to relocate the school to an undisclosed location presumably to better accomodate their kids.

The majority of parents opposed them, and the then principal, and they lost.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m disgusted by the arrogance displayed. No, half of dc would not want to attend oyster. Please don’t invent statistics to justify your choices.

NP. I don’t know the exact percentage of parents who want Oyster (neither do you), but according to this article it’s the most sought after DCPS this year: https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/dc/300-applications-per-seat-see-which-dc-schools-were-the-most-sought-after-in-the-2019-2020-lottery/65-16583d09-a157-4d35-98e8-bf1a8ee8d7a1

I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I think this tidbit adds more texture to the discussion.

Like PP I’m just concerned that the person/people attacking Oyster are trolls. Not the OP, who has a legit complaint but we sort of know what Oyster is doing in PK4, and OP will get in in K. The trolls who seems to show up in all Oyster threads slagging one of the most high demand schools in the system. Is the goal to improve their own kids’ lottery chances?

We still don’t have enough examples of real problems at Oyster to warrant the negativity.

Oh like when the school auctioned off a sleepover with a child molester?

No, you lying idiot. That child’s parents, on their own time, allowed their child to spend time with that teacher. Those parents had no idea that their son was being groomed by a pedophile.

I challenge you to find written proof (WaPo article or equivalent) that states that Oyster auctioned off an overnight sleepover with any teacher.

I see you have a short memory. I remember this well.

Where’s your proof? Put up or shut up.

No school auctions a sleepover with a teacher!!!

[Anonymous]

How are we doing on hearing actual accusations from Oyster Troll? Sounds like we got one accusation that was totally debunked and something about a weaker SN program compared to other city schools. Thin gruel.

So far it seems like Oyster Troll has nothing real at all to stack up against all the great things about Oyster that make it one of the highest-demand schools in the city.

[Anonymous]

I am the PP above talking about SN kids getting counseled out of Oyster. I heard about the counseling out when I talked to a lot of Oyster parents, including several with SN kids. They didn't paint a great picture.

Also, I am not your Oyster Troll -- this is my first time posting on an Oyster thread. I am not trying to 'destroy' the school. I actually don't really care much about Oyster. But I was annoyed when their Assistant Principal told me that they weren't sure they could 'serve' my child because he has dyslexia and that they might counsel him out to Francis Stevens. Child is Spanish native, and very high performing. Just not a typical mind and does need some special instruction. We didn't want to move him from his charter school just to have him get counseled out. And it seemed like they were encouraging us not to take the lottery spot. Maybe a warm embrace of different cultures doesn't always include a warm embrace of minds that work slightly differently.

Every other public school I visited proposed how they would give my child an IEP with what services, not saying they might not be able to serve him. The only other school that said something like this were a couple of private schools which have similar policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP above talking about SN kids getting counseled out of Oyster. I heard about the counseling out when I talked to a lot of Oyster parents, including several with SN kids. They didn't paint a great picture.

Also, I am not your Oyster Troll -- this is my first time posting on an Oyster thread. I am not trying to 'destroy' the school. I actually don't really care much about Oyster. But I was annoyed when their Assistant Principal told me that they weren't sure they could 'serve' my child because he has dyslexia and that they might counsel him out to Francis Stevens. Child is Spanish native, and very high performing. Just not a typical mind and does need some special instruction. We didn't want to move him from his charter school just to have him get counseled out. And it seemed like they were encouraging us not to take the lottery spot. Maybe a warm embrace of different cultures doesn't always include a warm embrace of minds that work slightly differently.

Every other public school I visited proposed how they would give my child an IEP with what services, not saying they might not be able to serve him. The only other school that said something like this were a couple of private schools which have similar policies.

Perdon, no se si entiendo bien.

Ni siquiera vivien en la zona de la escuela, pero esperan el privilegio de que la escuela les ofrezca una alfombra roja para entrar, de un modo mas especial que las 500 otras familias que tambien participaron en la loteria?

Quiza la escuela fue mas honesta que las otras, no lo se. Pero quiza su familia deberia de aprender un poco mas a respetar el trabajo de gente que lleva en esto cinco decadas. Lo pueden tomar en cuenta o no, pero el criticar su trabajo en un foro anonimo da bastante pena la verdad.

Un saludo

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parents love Oyster.

If you have problems with Oyster- real problems- put up or shut up. Tell your stories so we can determine if they are real.

I’m not sure why there is an Oyster troll here at DCUM. But let’s see what kind of truth there actually is.

Every single time a parent tells a story, psychotic boosters call them trolls. Op, there are an awful lot of people with similar stories about Oyster. I’d be worried. Thankful we moved.

The psychotic booster accusing oyster critics/trolls/haterz is actually Mayra Cruz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An update:

I spoke to the principal Mayra Cruz. She had actually assumed my daughter only spoke English before the interview even took place. Definitely, the process is rigged. I would not trust her with my daughter. Will look at other options.

Thanks!

Diego

Trust me, it is rigged. She is known to do testing favors for some families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps 18:48 meant "first things first" as in "first weed out any challenging kids"

Then "declare virctory as the highest scoring bilingual school in the city".

This is yet another reason we fled oyster- parents like PP.

- thankful our special needs child is getting help, not screaming teachers and judgmental parents.

Well, I hope that you and your special needs child are getting your needs met elsewhere.

The stigma towards special needs kids being shown on this thread from the O-A parent community is really shocking and hurtful.

I always knew that people in “high performing schools” felt that way about my child but they never say it to my face.

Basically, “don’t bring your riff raft around here”.

Don’t come to Bethesda - they’ll say that right to your face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP above talking about SN kids getting counseled out of Oyster. I heard about the counseling out when I talked to a lot of Oyster parents, including several with SN kids. They didn't paint a great picture.

Also, I am not your Oyster Troll -- this is my first time posting on an Oyster thread. I am not trying to 'destroy' the school. I actually don't really care much about Oyster. But I was annoyed when their Assistant Principal told me that they weren't sure they could 'serve' my child because he has dyslexia and that they might counsel him out to Francis Stevens. Child is Spanish native, and very high performing. Just not a typical mind and does need some special instruction. We didn't want to move him from his charter school just to have him get counseled out. And it seemed like they were encouraging us not to take the lottery spot. Maybe a warm embrace of different cultures doesn't always include a warm embrace of minds that work slightly differently.

Every other public school I visited proposed how they would give my child an IEP with what services, not saying they might not be able to serve him. The only other school that said something like this were a couple of private schools which have similar policies.

Perdon, no se si entiendo bien.

Ni siquiera vivien en la zona de la escuela, pero esperan el privilegio de que la escuela les ofrezca una alfombra roja para entrar, de un modo mas especial que las 500 otras familias que tambien participaron en la loteria?

Quiza la escuela fue mas honesta que las otras, no lo se. Pero quiza su familia deberia de aprender un poco mas a respetar el trabajo de gente que lleva en esto cinco decadas. Lo pueden tomar en cuenta o no, pero el criticar su trabajo en un foro anonimo da bastante pena la verdad.

Un saludo

Your bad take isn’t less so just because you wrote it in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An update:

I spoke to the principal Mayra Cruz. She had actually assumed my daughter only spoke English before the interview even took place. Definitely, the process is rigged. I would not trust her with my daughter. Will look at other options.

Thanks!

Diego

Trust me, it is rigged. She is known to do testing favors for some families.

Could you elaborate a bit more? What does it mean to do “testing favors”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP above talking about SN kids getting counseled out of Oyster. I heard about the counseling out when I talked to a lot of Oyster parents, including several with SN kids. They didn't paint a great picture.

Also, I am not your Oyster Troll -- this is my first time posting on an Oyster thread. I am not trying to 'destroy' the school. I actually don't really care much about Oyster. But I was annoyed when their Assistant Principal told me that they weren't sure they could 'serve' my child because he has dyslexia and that they might counsel him out to Francis Stevens. Child is Spanish native, and very high performing. Just not a typical mind and does need some special instruction. We didn't want to move him from his charter school just to have him get counseled out. And it seemed like they were encouraging us not to take the lottery spot. Maybe a warm embrace of different cultures doesn't always include a warm embrace of minds that work slightly differently.

Every other public school I visited proposed how they would give my child an IEP with what services, not saying they might not be able to serve him. The only other school that said something like this were a couple of private schools which have similar policies.

Perdon, no se si entiendo bien.

Ni siquiera vivien en la zona de la escuela, pero esperan el privilegio de que la escuela les ofrezca una alfombra roja para entrar, de un modo mas especial que las 500 otras familias que tambien participaron en la loteria?

Quiza la escuela fue mas honesta que las otras, no lo se. Pero quiza su familia deberia de aprender un poco mas a respetar el trabajo de gente que lleva en esto cinco decadas. Lo pueden tomar en cuenta o no, pero el criticar su trabajo en un foro anonimo da bastante pena la verdad.

Un saludo

Your bad take isn’t less so just because you wrote it in Spanish.

DP- Spanish comment makes nasty slams against people “daring to expect a red carpet when they don’t even live inbounds!”

The school may have good test scores, but I wouldn’t put my kids in school that treats children this way. And I am horrified that someone would trash students who expect to be treated respectfully even if they don’t live in woodley Park.