DCI Parent Petition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCI parent here. I've just started engaging with the parent efforts to call attention to issues at DCI and am very surprised at the number of parents who are involved. This is not just a few disgruntled parents. This is a tsunami. The board and the executive director need to take this more seriously. There seems to be a large number of students who are organizing as well.

And the students are organizing a walk out now tomorrow. Imagine being that disliked by staff, students, and parents and still refusing to resign. It’s not like he needs the job.

Student opinion is not perfect, but this level of mistrust is a red flag and not random noise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Student opinion is not perfect, but this level of mistrust is a red flag and not random noise.

Students are currently operating on a biased narrative, shaped by the trusted adults who are feeding them only one side of the story. However, any effort he makes to build trust now will feel calculated rather than sincere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Student opinion is not perfect, but this level of mistrust is a red flag and not random noise.

Students are currently operating on a biased narrative, shaped by the trusted adults who are feeding them only one side of the story. However, any effort he makes to build trust now will feel calculated rather than sincere.

Did you ask AI to wrote this for you? I don't think bias means what you think it means. For instance, I don't like Nazis. I am admittedly biased against them and their ideology. Should I apologize for believing a biased narrative? Make it make sense.

P.S. Absolutely no horse in the DCI race. No kids there. Don't know anyone there. Just annoyed by logic failures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Did you ask AI to wrote this for you? I don't think bias means what you think it means. For instance, I don't like Nazis. I am admittedly biased against them and their ideology. Should I apologize for believing a biased narrative? Make it make sense.

P.S. Absolutely no horse in the DCI race. No kids there. Don't know anyone there. Just annoyed by logic failures.

I do have a horse in the race. I've seen some of the emails my kid has received from staff - about why they are being let go or why their contract is not being renewed. It is literally the textbook definition of biased - as they are only receiving one side of the story. The school cannot state why they let people go. They might have good reason - I don't know. I know that some students are getting one side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Did you ask AI to wrote this for you? I don't think bias means what you think it means. For instance, I don't like Nazis. I am admittedly biased against them and their ideology. Should I apologize for believing a biased narrative? Make it make sense.

P.S. Absolutely no horse in the DCI race. No kids there. Don't know anyone there. Just annoyed by logic failures.

I do have a horse in the race. I've seen some of the emails my kid has received from staff - about why they are being let go or why their contract is not being renewed. It is literally the textbook definition of biased - as they are only receiving one side of the story. The school cannot state why they let people go. They might have good reason - I don't know. I know that some students are getting one side.

You miss the point! It is all kinds of dumb to claim the someone is operating on a "biased narrative". It isn't wrong to have a bias. Two kinds of people talk like you: (1) those who insist there are "two valid sides" to a discussion or (2) those who think only they can reach a reasoned logical conclusion and anyone who disagrees is "biased". Both are silly.

There aren't two sides to every story or argument. Sometimes there's one (Nazis bad) and sometime there are 3 or 4. People can also look at the same facts and reach different conclusions. They aren't "biased" just because they disagree with you.

Doesn't speak well for DCI (and how you view the education at DCI) that you assume your DCI educated kids can't consume available information and reach an informed conclusion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Did you ask AI to wrote this for you? I don't think bias means what you think it means. For instance, I don't like Nazis. I am admittedly biased against them and their ideology. Should I apologize for believing a biased narrative? Make it make sense.

P.S. Absolutely no horse in the DCI race. No kids there. Don't know anyone there. Just annoyed by logic failures.

I do have a horse in the race. I've seen some of the emails my kid has received from staff - about why they are being let go or why their contract is not being renewed. It is literally the textbook definition of biased - as they are only receiving one side of the story. The school cannot state why they let people go. They might have good reason - I don't know. I know that some students are getting one side.

100% agree and this makes me angry. Teachers are manipulating students and that really isn’t okay.

[Anonymous]

Why are all the comments anonymous?

Sincerely,

Anonymous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Did you ask AI to wrote this for you? I don't think bias means what you think it means. For instance, I don't like Nazis. I am admittedly biased against them and their ideology. Should I apologize for believing a biased narrative? Make it make sense.

P.S. Absolutely no horse in the DCI race. No kids there. Don't know anyone there. Just annoyed by logic failures.

I do have a horse in the race. I've seen some of the emails my kid has received from staff - about why they are being let go or why their contract is not being renewed. It is literally the textbook definition of biased - as they are only receiving one side of the story. The school cannot state why they let people go. They might have good reason - I don't know. I know that some students are getting one side.

100% agree and this makes me angry. Teachers are manipulating students and that really isn’t okay.

Why are staff emailing students about this stuff. I think that is inappropriate FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are all the comments anonymous?

Sincerely,

Anonymous

So people with no horse in the game can come along w/ opinions and state them as fact.

[Anonymous]

All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program

And because there is a group of staff and parents that have organized and keep pressuring others to write emails and get involved. This is a well organized campaign, with templates, talking points, etc that keep pushing their version of reality while the school is doing their investigation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mary also never denied the lowest paid staff (custodial staff) a raise that in total would have cost the school one amount, and then in the same budget year accepting and pocketed a bonus for herself as Director that was that same amount, but now just went to her. Mary didn't do that, but Rosskamm did.

But she did have a little lamb, little lamb…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program

And because there is a group of staff and parents that have organized and keep pressuring others to write emails and get involved. This is a well organized campaign, with templates, talking points, etc that keep pushing their version of reality while the school is doing their investigation.

If this is all just a biased campaign, can someone share any positive outcomes the ED has delivered since he came on board? Anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program

And because there is a group of staff and parents that have organized and keep pressuring others to write emails and get involved. This is a well organized campaign, with templates, talking points, etc that keep pushing their version of reality while the school is doing their investigation.

If this is all just a biased campaign, can someone share any positive outcomes the ED has delivered since he came on board? Anything?

Sure! Again, a quick search of actual data shows that the school improved on Empower K12's DC School Accountability Dashboard by 17 points from 23-24 (when he took over as full time ED) to 24-25, which was the second highest growth among MS/HS combos (out of 7 schools) and top 20% improvement in DC overall. This may be an imperfect measure, but it shows he's at least done something right: https://www.empowerk12.org/dc-accountability-scores-dashboard. But again, doesn't fit the biased narrative...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program

And because there is a group of staff and parents that have organized and keep pressuring others to write emails and get involved. This is a well organized campaign, with templates, talking points, etc that keep pushing their version of reality while the school is doing their investigation.

If this is all just a biased campaign, can someone share any positive outcomes the ED has delivered since he came on board? Anything?

Sure! Again, a quick search of actual data shows that the school improved on Empower K12's DC School Accountability Dashboard by 17 points from 23-24 (when he took over as full time ED) to 24-25, which was the second highest growth among MS/HS combos (out of 7 schools) and top 20% improvement in DC overall. This may be an imperfect measure, but it shows he's at least done something right: https://www.empowerk12.org/dc-accountability-scores-dashboard. But again, doesn't fit the biased narrative...

Oops - the period accidentally posted in the link: https://www.empowerk12.org/dc-accountability-scores-dashboard