DC charters - which ones are open? hybrid model? plans of reopening?

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Anonymous wrote:I am a Stokes parent and did not get any email about a plan would anyone be willing to post the email? I f*ucking love that school but if they don't open in the fall I will lose all respect.

+1 at least hybrid. If other schools can figure it out so can Stokes. Once teachers are vaccinated DL shouldn’t be an option.

Stokes classrooms are very cluttered and the building is quite old so they might have more behind the scenes work to do that you aren’t aware of

Puhlease! You are going to use "clutter" as an excuse for not being able to offer hybrid? I will happily volunteer (and I know plenty of parents who will join me) to Marie Kondo the school so they can fit more students.

Not PP, but the Stokes building and classrooms are physically very small. That makes it harder to get the required amount of space around each human.

Yeah I know we go there. I was addressing the ridiculous comment about clutter. But none of the schools in DC have loads of extra space -- even big schools are overcrowded (700 kids in an ES) so on a per pupil basis they still have the same space constraints. How are they offering hybrid and more seats for CARES?

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Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

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Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

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Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

Every charter has a plan. DCPCSB and OSSE required them to be submitted. Just because you haven't seen the plan doesn't mean there isn't a plan.

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Sela has been posting photos of all of their teachers and staff getting vaccinated at One Medical. So, clearly, some of these schools are getting it done...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

Every charter has a plan. DCPCSB and OSSE required them to be submitted. Just because you haven't seen the plan doesn't mean there isn't a plan.

Ok but just because you have a “plan” doesn’t mean anything has been done or steps taken to start implementing it.

If there is a plan, why don’t parents know about it? What have they accomplished so far in their “plan”?

You can be all talk and no action - doesn’t mean much.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

Every charter has a plan. DCPCSB and OSSE required them to be submitted. Just because you haven't seen the plan doesn't mean there isn't a plan.

Ok but just because you have a “plan” doesn’t mean anything has been done or steps taken to start implementing it.

If there is a plan, why don’t parents know about it? What have they accomplished so far in their “plan”?

You can be all talk and no action - doesn’t mean much.

100% if a tree falls in the forest...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

no one knows what the restrictions will be for numbers of people allowed for indoor gatherings in the fall. I hope these schools are planning for all contingencies but no one can say for sure what it will look like

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

no one knows what the restrictions will be for numbers of people allowed for indoor gatherings in the fall. I hope these schools are planning for all contingencies but no one can say for sure what it will look like

The PCSB will do nothing for you. They prioritize "flexibility", including the flexibility to suck and the flexibility to perform worse than DCPS, above actually serving children and families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

no one knows what the restrictions will be for numbers of people allowed for indoor gatherings in the fall. I hope these schools are planning for all contingencies but no one can say for sure what it will look like

It’s obvious you are not following the data at all. The numbers are down compared to a month ago. It will continue to go down as more people get vaccinated every week. Most of the country will be vaccinated by fall.

You are crazy if you think numbers will be worst in the fall. But I guess you have your head in the sand as one of the ones making weak excuses for some charter schools not opening instead of holding them accountable.

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Every charter has a plan. DCPCSB and OSSE required them to be submitted. Just because you haven't seen the plan doesn't mean there isn't a plan.

We are at DCB. Yes, they posted a plan. They have sketched out where all the outdoor classrooms might go. And on a recent call they said outdoor learning was simply not an option because kids have to use the bathroom still. So, I don't really see that those posted plans are in anyway more than a compliance exercise.

DCB teachers are getting vaccinated and their current plan is to bring back 25% of kids for two days a week starting 6 weeks from now. It's not satisfying to say the least.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Every charter has a plan. DCPCSB and OSSE required them to be submitted. Just because you haven't seen the plan doesn't mean there isn't a plan.

We are at DCB. Yes, they posted a plan. They have sketched out where all the outdoor classrooms might go. And on a recent call they said outdoor learning was simply not an option because kids have to use the bathroom still. So, I don't really see that those posted plans are in anyway more than a compliance exercise.

DCB teachers are getting vaccinated and their current plan is to bring back 25% of kids for two days a week starting 6 weeks from now. It's not satisfying to say the least.

Not DCB parent but if you haven’t even done Cares classroom yet, then 100% bet that all the ones coming back will be the at risk kids if you don’t already know this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ITS is bringing back 20 kids for CARES type classrooms. No chance of in person school for anyone for 6-8 weeks at least.

We have been told IF they bring kids back things like specials, IEP services will stay virtual. It kind of makes since due to those teachers and service providers having too many interactions and opportunities for virus spread between groups. But also those are some of the most important services to have in-person not offering them in-person is not a equitable arrangement.
If ITDS is DL in the fall I imagine there will be more families leaving for DCPs, private or moving. I like the school but another year of this wouldn't be the best for our children. We would be better off having hiring tutor's or at dcps.

I am pretty conservative about in-person and support them having been distance learning thus far. I love ITDS. I think they are doing DL well, at least for my kid. But I. WILL. LOSE. IT. if they do not fully open in person for fall. There is NO REASON this can't be done. There is a vaccine, there is more than enough time to plan, and school in other states are managing to be open without spread even now. IT IS TIME. Kids can't be subjected to this indefinitely.

I am in a similar boat. I'm not pushing fo a fast re-opening. But it is hard to see so many schools rolling out their plans and ITS not even sending us an email with any sort of information at all. It feels like the HOS is just running out the clock. The lack of communication makes me question the entire board and magement of the school.

Not an ITS family but at another charter that has no plan. Who do charters answer to? Where is the PCSB? These schools can't stay closed next year.

no one knows what the restrictions will be for numbers of people allowed for indoor gatherings in the fall. I hope these schools are planning for all contingencies but no one can say for sure what it will look like

It’s obvious you are not following the data at all. The numbers are down compared to a month ago. It will continue to go down as more people get vaccinated every week. Most of the country will be vaccinated by fall.

You are crazy if you think numbers will be worst in the fall. But I guess you have your head in the sand as one of the ones making weak excuses for some charter schools not opening instead of holding them accountable.

Wow, you took a couple of big leaps here. I never said things would be worse. I noted that as of now, schools don’t know how many people they will legally be allowed to have in a room together, so declaring what their fall plans will be seems premature. And that’s true for all schools not just charters.

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One advantage that ITDS has is a newly renovated basement area which will eventually allow for expansion. Since that expansion hasn't happened yet, it should permit them to open with social distancing AND accommodate more students than they could otherwise accommodate.

We are one of the lucky ITDS families who is currently sending their kids to do virtual learning at the school. We families AND the school are working out the kinks in how to manage the logistics of masks, figuring out how to avoid parents entering the building, getting nap stuff into the school carried by preschoolers. I know it seems silly to open with such a small number of children, but opening with a larger number would have been rocky. Every aspect of school, from arrival to lunch to dismissal involves more work and staffing, so I believe them when they say it takes time to work it out and they will open to more students soon.

It's natural to feel impatient, and until my family got the call we were feeling the same way. We were figuring out contingency plans for the fall if the school couldn't get it together.

But I have always had a great experience with the administration of ITDS (even if their communication with parents involves few all-school communications and always has.)