Is the SWS waitlist moving for Pk3?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My problem with SWS is the utter lack of diversity. In staff and also students. A city-wide DC public school with what, less than 10 black kids and only 1 black lead teacher? I think they should make admissions be equal from all wards. If they have 40 prek3 spots, 5 spots should go to each Ward.

or the actual number of 42 (17% of 248). Not including another 17 mixed race kids. Many staff, counselors, TAs are AA and it's just not a big deal. Sorry if that skews more towards siblings and doesn't satisfy all of your checkboxes.

The admissions are equal from all wards, which is somewhat unique in DCPS. And like every single other DCPS school siblings get preference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My problem with SWS is the utter lack of diversity. In staff and also students. A city-wide DC public school with what, less than 10 black kids and only 1 black lead teacher? I think they should make admissions be equal from all wards. If they have 40 prek3 spots, 5 spots should go to each Ward.

or the actual number of 42 (17% of 248). Not including another 17 mixed race kids. Many staff, counselors, TAs are AA and it's just not a big deal. Sorry if that skews more towards siblings and doesn't satisfy all of your checkboxes.

The admissions are equal from all wards, which is somewhat unique in DCPS. And like every single other DCPS school siblings get preference.

??? I must be misunderstanding you. I would estimate at least 90 percent of SWS kids are from Ward 6. It feels like a neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My problem with SWS is the utter lack of diversity. In staff and also students. A city-wide DC public school with what, less than 10 black kids and only 1 black lead teacher? I think they should make admissions be equal from all wards. If they have 40 prek3 spots, 5 spots should go to each Ward.

or the actual number of 42 (17% of 248). Not including another 17 mixed race kids. Many staff, counselors, TAs are AA and it's just not a big deal. Sorry if that skews more towards siblings and doesn't satisfy all of your checkboxes.

The admissions are equal from all wards, which is somewhat unique in DCPS. And like every single other DCPS school siblings get preference.

??? I must be misunderstanding you. I would estimate at least 90 percent of SWS kids are from Ward 6. It feels like a neighborhood school.

I think PP meant that admissions are open / managed via lottery. No neighborhood preferences. So you are probably both right (dominated by Ward 6 residents but open to others).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My problem with SWS is the utter lack of diversity. In staff and also students. A city-wide DC public school with what, less than 10 black kids and only 1 black lead teacher? I think they should make admissions be equal from all wards. If they have 40 prek3 spots, 5 spots should go to each Ward.

or the actual number of 42 (17% of 248). Not including another 17 mixed race kids. Many staff, counselors, TAs are AA and it's just not a big deal. Sorry if that skews more towards siblings and doesn't satisfy all of your checkboxes.

The admissions are equal from all wards, which is somewhat unique in DCPS. And like every single other DCPS school siblings get preference.

??? I must be misunderstanding you. I would estimate at least 90 percent of SWS kids are from Ward 6. It feels like a neighborhood school.

I think the chance of admissions are equal. But, most of the SWS applicants are likely from the neighborhood. I don't see how making admissions be equal from all wards will help make the school more diverse. Those who have the means to transport their children to and from a different ward probably look a lot similar to the neighborhood already. Read back through this thread and you'll see that the LT ECE program is also not diverse.

Most schools in the district are homogeneous. I understand people questioning this, but I don't think it's the fault of the school. I think minority applicants just aren't applying. Further, it's only been city-wide for a few years so it's not surprising that it doesn't look like the city. I'm not sure that it ever will when most of the applicants are from the Hill because they want a school within walking/biking distance.

[Anonymous]

I'd love for the school to have more non-white children. I'd also love for the school to have more non-white classroom/specials teachers. I'd love for my kids to have non-white authority figures in their lives.

It's been surprising to me that with all the hiring SWS has done, only 2? non-white classroom/specials teachers have been hired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love for the school to have more non-white children. I'd also love for the school to have more non-white classroom/specials teachers. I'd love for my kids to have non-white authority figures in their lives.

It's been surprising to me that with all the hiring SWS has done, only 2? non-white classroom/specials teachers have been hired.

The truth is that there hasn't been that much new hiring. It's a small school and it's insufficient sample size to raise such concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd love for the school to have more non-white children. I'd also love for the school to have more non-white classroom/specials teachers. I'd love for my kids to have non-white authority figures in their lives.

It's been surprising to me that with all the hiring SWS has done, only 2? non-white classroom/specials teachers have been hired.

The truth is that there hasn't been that much new hiring. It's a small school and it's insufficient sample size to raise such concerns.

They've hired about 12 teachers between classroom, special ed, specials in their expansion beyond K - that seems like a lot of hiring.

[Anonymous]

This is so interesting to me. I don't see people bitching about the fact that Miner is 99% African American students and teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so interesting to me. I don't see people bitching about the fact that Miner is 99% African American students and teachers.

Can you say "false equivalence"? Put the keyboard down and go back to watching Fox News.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is so interesting to me. I don't see people bitching about the fact that Miner is 99% African American students and teachers.

Can you say "false equivalence"? Put the keyboard down and go back to watching Fox News.

It's not, really. SWS doesn't control what students they get any more than Miner does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is so interesting to me. I don't see people bitching about the fact that Miner is 99% African American students and teachers.

Can you say "false equivalence"? Put the keyboard down and go back to watching Fox News.

It's not, really. SWS doesn't control what students they get any more than Miner does.

Really? You can't be this dense, can you? The PPs are talking about diversity in teachers. The theory is that students and families don't feel comfortable where no one looks like them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is so interesting to me. I don't see people bitching about the fact that Miner is 99% African American students and teachers.

Can you say "false equivalence"? Put the keyboard down and go back to watching Fox News.

It's not, really. SWS doesn't control what students they get any more than Miner does.

Really? You can't be this dense, can you? The PPs are talking about diversity in teachers. The theory is that students and families don't feel comfortable where no one looks like them.

Again ... how many white teachers are at Miner?

[Anonymous]

So, uh, OP here, is the waitlist moving?

[Anonymous]

I don't think either PK waitlist will be "moving" much. I would guess by the beginning of the year they might go down to #2, 3, or 4, similar to last year. But I would not expect big movement and I don't think there is a way to predict when the spots would open up. I would suggest that if you are near the top of the list, and want a spot, you check in with the school periodically. They will probably give you better info than you will find here, and it will be good to remind them of your interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think either PK waitlist will be "moving" much. I would guess by the beginning of the year they might go down to #2, 3, or 4, similar to last year. But I would not expect big movement and I don't think there is a way to predict when the spots would open up. I would suggest that if you are near the top of the list, and want a spot, you check in with the school periodically. They will probably give you better info than you will find here, and it will be good to remind them of your interest.

Thank you. Are the schools open during the summer?