Truth about being three coughs above FARMS at a high performing Charter School

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Anonymous wrote:This thread's conception of high-performing is mired in relativism in this Metro area, to say the least.

Compare the quality of the programs pps enumerate to the best in MoCo, including for enrolled FARMs students. Nobody can offer up DC examples on a par with the several MoCo 4th-5th grade Centers for the Highly Gifted, the test-in MS magnets (Eastern MS humanities, Takoma Park math/science), or the test-in HS magnets (Blair Montgomery Communications Arts and Math/Science and Richard Mongtomery International Baccalaurate). None of these programs admits more than 18% of applicants, drawing from a county-wide pool.

Go back to Rockville PP. Cough, cough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread's conception of high-performing is mired in relativism in this Metro area, to say the least.

Compare the quality of the programs pps enumerate to the best in MoCo, including for enrolled FARMs students. Nobody can offer up DC examples on a par with the several MoCo 4th-5th grade Centers for the Highly Gifted, the test-in MS magnets (Eastern MS humanities, Takoma Park math/science), or the test-in HS magnets (Blair Montgomery Communications Arts and Math/Science and Richard Mongtomery International Baccalaurate). None of these programs admits more than 18% of applicants, drawing from a county-wide pool.

The trade-off of living in the burbs just isn't worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread's conception of high-performing is mired in relativism in this Metro area, to say the least.

Compare the quality of the programs pps enumerate to the best in MoCo, including for enrolled FARMs students. Nobody can offer up DC examples on a par with the several MoCo 4th-5th grade Centers for the Highly Gifted, the test-in MS magnets (Eastern MS humanities, Takoma Park math/science), or the test-in HS magnets (Blair Montgomery Communications Arts and Math/Science and Richard Mongtomery International Baccalaurate). None of these programs admits more than 18% of applicants, drawing from a county-wide pool.

Never thought in those terms....you convinced me...I'm going to buy a minivan...

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Could someone please convert a cough to meters or feet so I can tell just how far above FARMS we are talking about?

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OP I totally totally understand you.
Besides, in public schools teachers are not allowed to tutor their students for money. In my child's HPCS this is happening.

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I'm a public school teacher and I can tutor students for money after school hours.

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Anonymous wrote:I must say the FARM students at the high-performing charter high-schools are raking up the scholarships. They are getting full rides to many of the prestigious universities/colleges.

Does DC have an existing high-performing charter high school (or middle school for that matter)? If so, I've never heard of it. I'm only aware of fairy new high-performing elementary schools (and start of a few middle schools like BASIS). PP, do you even live in DC?

Yes.

Latin, Multiple KIPPs, Thurgood Marshall, Paul, Cap City, Haynes, DC Prep, Seed, 2 Rivers, Chavez prep. Do you even live in DC?

SEED, Haynes, and most of the Cesar Chavez campuses are Tier 2. Paul, Two Rivers, DC Prep, and most of the KIPPs stop at middle school.

I'm also a bit leery of how well the KIPP curriculum translates to high school. It's one thing to do well on elementary standardized tests, but SATs and APs require some critical thinking.

The question was whether there were any high performing high or middle charters. Up until last year Haynes was tier 1. There is a Chavez prep in tier 1. The question was answered. There are few more as well.

http://www.dcpcsb.org/PerformanceTier.aspx

BASIS DC wasn't tiered because it was their first year but they came in higher on the DC-CAS than Washington Latin, they will be Tier 1.

Are the scores out? My DC has not received his scores.

I'm fairly sure PP was talking about 2012-2013 not 2013-2014, given that 2013-2014 scores are not out yet, and will not be out until late July, going by last year.

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NP. I can see what the OP is saying. We feel a little bit of this at our charter. We actually have a decent HHI (~140) but are fairly young and are minorities, so I think we are perceived to be lower income compared to the older, whiter parents. We do participate as much as we can, but work in IT and therefore, have some non-traditional hours that make doing so difficult. At any rate, yes, the admin treats us differently in terms of being responsive and listening to our concerns. The offset is that our DC has had excellent teachers and they have not hesitated to push for the correct resources and truly advocate for our DC. DC is ahead in terms of grade and they ensure that they stimulate and challenge, meet with us regularly and send home specialized lessons as we have requested. This may not be everyone's experience, and I get that, but I hope that OP's generalization does not scare you off if you think a high-performing charter is the best choice for your child. See for yourself.

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Exhausting. I will wait for the movie.

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bump

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Anonymous wrote:This thread's conception of high-performing is mired in relativism in this Metro area, to say the least.

Compare the quality of the programs pps enumerate to the best in MoCo, including for enrolled FARMs students. Nobody can offer up DC examples on a par with the several MoCo 4th-5th grade Centers for the Highly Gifted, the test-in MS magnets (Eastern MS humanities, Takoma Park math/science), or the test-in HS magnets (Blair Montgomery Communications Arts and Math/Science and Richard Mongtomery International Baccalaurate). None of these programs admits more than 18% of applicants, drawing from a county-wide pool.

The trade-off of living in the burbs just isn't worth it.

Kids in our neighborhood know how to shop, take public transportation, and live their lives outside of a car and without parental chauffeurs. Priceless.

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I have one kid who'll do well academically regardless and one kid who needs extra attention and support to get to the middle tier among her peers in class. I sign them up for aftercare because I HAVE to and extra activities at after school that they enjoy, because I can't drive them myself. My dad was a broke teacher with 4 kids and never signed me up for ANY extracurriculars or teams but I managed to come out OK and get into a private top tier college, with scholarships.

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Anonymous wrote:Two Rivers does NOT receive title 1 funding!!! They do not have nearly enough farms for that.

I know this is a year old but Two Rivers DOES get Title 1. They are 48% FARM!!!

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Unbelievable!