SWW Principal Removed - Reason Unknown

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Anonymous wrote:Haven't people on this board been talking for a while about how SWW doesn't seem to admit many special needs kids? Or am I thinking of a different school?

There is an entrance exam that tests academic skills and they (SWW admin) set a score minimum each year, I believe. So if a kid has special needs and is not at grade level or struggles academically, they likely won't reach the minimum score.
It's an academic high school, there are requirements to get in.

Also, the teachers are not special ed teachers.

Please, don't speak of something which you know nothing about. Some of us do have "SN" kids who excelled at the entrance exam, were admitted and don't require a special ed teacher -- in fact my student hasn't had a special ed teacher since maybe 3rd grade. Once admitted the school purposely and illegally doesn't implement their IEPs or 504s in hopes of getting the child to withdraw. In my DC's case after meeting with this principal multiple times, basically being told our child was not welcome at the school we move our child to our IB high school, where the IEP was easily implemented, did not require a special ed teacher and said child is now in engineering program at top 10 university. Clearly bright kid who needed some supports. BTW, University happily implements the accommodations too. This isn't rocket science on how it is done. Just lazy leadership.

Something similar happened to my kid at SWW.

Not at SWW but thank you for posting. Children can be very bright and still have learning differences that are aided with support.

DP. My 3rd grader is on the same pathway of dropping a lot of supports but still needing some for the duration. Sad to say, but one reason we are considering completely dropping the IEP is hearing storied about SWW. I don’t want it to be held against him.

[Anonymous]

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Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

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I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

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Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

Grosso doesn’t do anything that actually helps schools or teachers.

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Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

Grosso was pissed that the principal tried to eliminate testing. He has long disliked him. Not a surprise.

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Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

He's a lame duck and has been MIA on lots of things recently.

(Todd is also a lame duck and Bowser lackey--which is why he's now a lame duck!)

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Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

+1

Hahaha. Plenty of POC were just fine with the JO Wilson principal leaving so not sure where you get that. Maybe someone should have kneeled in front of a car.

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Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

He's not the chair of the ed committee anymore. Mendo stripped him of the role awhile back because of Grosso's utter incompetence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

Ohhh sweetheart.
You are still looking for evidence to see if DCPS caters to nice white parents?
You’ve got a few more bumps ahead of you.

[Anonymous]

I’m impressed that the council sent a letter demanding more transparency. Good for them. Mayoral control of schools has been an utter failure in DC. I’m so disappointed as I initially supported it. I have 3 kids in DCPS but I have given up. Nothing will change with the schools. DCPS is rotten to the core. It truly makes me want to cry. This chancellor is so disappointing.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

Ohhh sweetheart.
You are still looking for evidence to see if DCPS caters to nice white parents?
You’ve got a few more bumps ahead of you.

I will say that the JOW situation was hard to actually do something about once the Principal quit right after being non-renewed, and then he actually didn’t want to be reinstated and immediately took a charter job. Also, being let go part way though Term 1 is definitely a more problematic thing, as a general matter, than being non-renewed. I doubt the Council would have gotten so publicly involved if this principal was merely non-renewed on the normal schedule.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

Ohhh sweetheart.
You are still looking for evidence to see if DCPS caters to nice white parents?
You’ve got a few more bumps ahead of you.

I will say that the JOW situation was hard to actually do something about once the Principal quit right after being non-renewed, and then he actually didn’t want to be reinstated and immediately took a charter job. Also, being let go part way though Term 1 is definitely a more problematic thing, as a general matter, than being non-renewed. I doubt the Council would have gotten so publicly involved if this principal was merely non-renewed on the normal schedule.

I think going forward all the schools need to have each others’ back on things like this. Solidarity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Why would Grosso not sign? That says a lot. Or release his own letter as Ed Chair if he does not agree with the letter.

He's not the chair of the ed committee anymore. Mendo stripped him of the role awhile back because of Grosso's utter incompetence.

Yes. There’s a pretty good chance that there are another two CMs that sign this letter in a few months: Janeese Lewis George and Lazere/Henderson/Batchelor.

Plus I’m surprised Nadeau isn’t on this. She’s a gettable vote.

This is 7 CMs, a majority. And it could be 10 (!) very soon.
Could be a totally new day for the mayor and for DCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on all of this. Part of me wants the principal reinstated (assuming he was removed because he's a squeaky wheel). But part of me will be patently offended if these parents get their way and the J.O. community was shut out. That would be yet another in a long series of events where affluent white people get their way and brown people at Title 1 schools get told to sit down and shut up.

Also noteworthy that Charles Allen had no problem co-signing that letter but was virtually silent when the J.O principal was forced out mid-year. Maybe his love of black lives hadn't yet crystalized?

Ohhh sweetheart.
You are still looking for evidence to see if DCPS caters to nice white parents?
You’ve got a few more bumps ahead of you.

I will say that the JOW situation was hard to actually do something about once the Principal quit right after being non-renewed, and then he actually didn’t want to be reinstated and immediately took a charter job. Also, being let go part way though Term 1 is definitely a more problematic thing, as a general matter, than being non-renewed. I doubt the Council would have gotten so publicly involved if this principal was merely non-renewed on the normal schedule.

I think going forward all the schools need to have each others’ back on things like this. Solidarity.

The JOW is so different. Please stop comparing.