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Will Whittle be around next year?
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Anonymous
| When CW was wooing investors at the outset of this scheme, he told them that by 2021 they would have a network of 12-16 campuses with tens of thousands of enrolled kids and would be able to IPO the company at a multi billion $ valuation. Now he can't afford to make payroll at his ONLY campus. Not a great sales pitch to the next "investor" |
Anonymous
To sum it up, 10% of the students have already left if they had better options, 70% want to complete the year or stay until it closes and then move on to other schools next year. 20% are die hard believers of the school's mission not necessarily CW. Also a portion of the 70% really believe in the schools mission but are tired of the unfulfilled promises of funding and outcomes. The next major dates are March 24th the foreclosure and April 1st DCPS school lottery results. Maybe the school will open and be rebranded as something else next year. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Yeah, it will most likely be rebranded as an Amazon distribution warehouse. |
Anonymous
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Last week one of the staff members sent a message letting us know that the teachers in charge of the boarders where down to their last $5/$10 and had no more money for food. She asked for people to venmo money to feed the kids. They received enough for a few weeks but that made me cringe. So tired of this school asking for money. Thank goodness we found a new school for DC. Another lie that they are telling parents is how many kids are stilled enrolled. When I asked I was told 150, then I asked another staff member who told me 80. When I walked in the other day It didn’t look like 80 students to me.
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Anonymous
I am pulling out my student after the current school year. We have plans for where they will be going for the next school year. There was an email sent out by Manny, and he made it seem like Whittle had plans to continue onwards. However, I am so skeptical and really hope the school operates until the end of the current school year. I am so sick and tired of the unfulfilled promises. The problem lies with CW himself. As long as he is around, the school has no future. |
Anonymous
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Part of the long email from Manny:
As we gear up for the start of Trimester 3 on March 28th, I want to share with you key short term goals and program focus areas that require our attention, and that begin address different questions that parents and others have recently raised. Maintain Whittle School & Studios Programming for all students Restore essential operating services (Security, Cleaning, and Food) Address needs and gaps; build program, curriculum, instructional materials, facility, and staffing needs (including professional support and development) Commence Marketing & Recruitment Plan with actions, activities, and events to engage, recruit, admit, and enroll new students Commence STUDIOS and BOARDING expansion actions and activities Recruit, select, and hire staff to fill known or anticipated vacancies Develop a) DC Continuous Improvement Plan, and b) new Revenue and Expense BUDGET for FY ‘23 Rebuild staff, family, and community TRUST and CONFIDENCE in WS&S Program Highlights for March 28th to June 15th Early Learning Center Trimester 3 Highlights This Spring brings opportunities to integrate science and math and our students will plant, observe, measure, and record. X-Days will become more “expeditionary” and students will experience more of DC and what it has to offer. We will listen more closely to our learners and provide opportunities for emergent learning & floor-wide collaboration. Pursue new opportunities to share learning through performance, integrating visual art, music, and movement. We will host our families for a presentation of learning as the term progresses. Lower School Trimester 3 Highlights Students will be engaged in interdisciplinary projects that will be unique to each classroom but have connections across the LS division. DC will be an extension of the classroom and there will be meaningful fieldwork associated with each project. Students will meet in interest-based, cross graded groups to plan an X-Day at the end of the school year. There will continue to be a strong focus on social-emotional learning, particularly in emotional regulation, goal setting, and reflection. Middle School Trimester 3 Highlights Continuation of Middle School Program philosophy, curriculum, and key program components. The MS Schedule will continue to operate on the Week A and Week B scheduling pattern. Middle School courses will include: Humanities 6, 7 & 8 Math 6, 7 & 8 STEM 6,7, & 8 Civics 6, 7 & 8 Music Visual Arts Chinese 1 & 2 Spanish 2 Physical Literacy Advisory, The Flex Period, and X-Day will continue as key features of the MS Program for all students. Upper School Trimester 3 Highlights Grade 9 and 10 program: Foundation Years Program will ensure that students are well-prepared for both WDP and IBDP. Grade 11 and 12: Whittle Diploma Program (WDP) provides a more personalized educational experience, and students may also select IBDP courses. Grade 11 and 12 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), a two-year IB recognized program. Grade 9 to 12 courses will include: Math 9 & 10, Precalulus, Math 12, Math IB US History, History 12, IB History, Core ELL 9, ELL 10, Core 9, Core 10, ELL IB, ELL 12 STEM 9, STEM 10, Chemistry IB A and B, Physics IB, Computer Science Intro to Economics 9, TOK, Economics IB Music 9-10, Music 11-12 Visual Arts 9-10, Visual Arts 11-12 Spanish 2-3 (9-10), Spanish 3 (11-12), Spanish 4 (9-10), Spanish IB Chinese 1 (9-10), Chinese Ab initio (11-12), Chinese 2 (9-10), Chinese 2 (11-12) Advisory, Acceleration and X-Day will continue as key features of the US Program for all Upper School students |
Anonymous
| That email is about as specific as the sources of funding needed to finance it. |
Anonymous
 of course.
That has always been the case at WSS. CW or Manny would send out emails saying that he has "detailed updates," but in reality they are just long winded gibberish that doesn't provide substantial info. Of course always the mantra of "the money is coming"
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Anonymous
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Let's see.
Months on end of cruelty against the innocent. Great heaping mounds of self delusion. Did Putin take over the school? Or is it just that all terminally selfish con men are the same? |
Anonymous
What both CW and Putin have in common are their attitudes are "my way or the highway." |
Anonymous
New benefit of a WSS education they'll soon be touting. "Each student has 7500 sq ft of our very pricey builsing space entirely to themselves." |
Anonymous
| Current family here, but will be leaving at the end of the school year. This school is so sketch. We received very generous financial aid to come here, but since this year, there has been no information about applying for financial aid. When inquiring about applying for finaid, there was no response. When I go to SSS, WSS is no longer listed as a school option.on the school website, it only lists "need-blind blanket tuition" that will be incrementally increased over the next few years back to its original sticker price. Even for what we are paying for, the quality of education and food are abysmal. |
Anonymous
| I like the promise of getting the classes out into DC more. Are they prepping for an eviction? |
Anonymous
| That email sounds nothing like the ones our family receives from our independent. Our messages are more around how to help Ukraine, highlights of student achievements, and discussions of upcoming field trips… |