SWW Principal Removed - Reason Unknown

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Anonymous wrote:Jesus Christ you’ll need to chill on this.

Since Trogisch came on his goal has been to pack SWW with wealthy students. It is why they always ask students (and their families) where else they are looking. If it is a private, you basically have a slot. If it is Wilson, you probably have a slot. The rest are toss ups. After all, wealthier, better prepared students keep the metrics up.

Trogisch has been fighting against transparency and efforts to add diversity to the school for a bit under a decade. Apparently DCPS found a reason to finally fire him. We should be glad.

My DS who has learning disabilities is now a sophomore in college. The quote above is exactly what was happening to his cohort when it was their turn for high school admission. Privae school offer - come to Walls. Toss up between Wilson and Walls, we have space.

Trogisch told the audience at an open house we attended that IRP support services were limited and that applicants would not make the cut, saying that the students could not keep up. Yes, for him, it was always about the metrics.

OK. SWW is a school for a specific type of student. So what?

It's a public school, idiot. That's the 'what.'

It's a selective magnet school, not your neighborhood school. Idiot.

Selective meaning it's a school for smart kids, not meaning "we all learn the same way and don't need accommodations." There's a difference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So now we know what the enrolment fraud involved.

Buh-bye.

Yeah, it was a reason DCPS pulled out to justify their course of action. If true he should have been fired two years ago, when it happened.

Somehow I think making room for a F-S teacher to send her child to Pre-K at F-S is a lot different than pulling strings to get a kid in at the High School. Anyway, I think the key to whether Trogisch should be disciplined (or even fired, which would be a brutal punishment) depends on whether DCPS management learned about it for the first time, like, a week ago or had been sitting on it for over two years.

[Anonymous]

I actually work in central office. I also have kids in DCPS. No comment on the actual principal firing but I’m amused that folks here think DCPS will find a better principal for Walls. Recruiting qualified principals is the hardest job within DCPS Central. No one from outside who is even half way decent wants to work here. Especially with the 1 year contracts. We have many problematic principals especially at the middle and high school level. Some are appallingly bad which is incredibly unfortunate but the pickings are slim

[Anonymous]

One interesting question for y'all is whether you think he would have been fired even if he had NOT blown the whistle on the safety issues at the old F-S building.

If your answer is "no," then you should consider that whoever ordered the hit on him is in deep doo-doo for violating D.C.'s Whistleblower Protection Act:

Under the D.C. WPA:

Additionally, if a supervisor retaliates against an employee because an employee engaged in protected conduct, the agency must take disciplinary action against the supervisor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One interesting question for y'all is whether you think he would have been fired even if he had NOT blown the whistle on the safety issues at the old F-S building.

If your answer is "no," then you should consider that whoever ordered the hit on him is in deep doo-doo for violating D.C.'s Whistleblower Protection Act:

Under the D.C. WPA:

Additionally, if a supervisor retaliates against an employee because an employee engaged in protected conduct, the agency must take disciplinary action against the supervisor.

After how shameless the Henderson administration was (and I’m sure it went on before her as well), and what went down with A. Wilson, enrollment anomalies as a fireable offense is a good precedent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One interesting question for y'all is whether you think he would have been fired even if he had NOT blown the whistle on the safety issues at the old F-S building.

If your answer is "no," then you should consider that whoever ordered the hit on him is in deep doo-doo for violating D.C.'s Whistleblower Protection Act:

Under the D.C. WPA:

Additionally, if a supervisor retaliates against an employee because an employee engaged in protected conduct, the agency must take disciplinary action against the supervisor.

After how shameless the Henderson administration was (and I’m sure it went on before her as well), and what went down with A. Wilson, enrollment anomalies as a fireable offense is a good precedent.

You avoiding the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was interested in the Banneker question but crickets. No one on DCUM is willing to send their kid to Banneker I guess.

I guess you missed what I posted. Banneker's 0% IEP rate is equally concerning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesus Christ you’ll need to chill on this.

Since Trogisch came on his goal has been to pack SWW with wealthy students. It is why they always ask students (and their families) where else they are looking. If it is a private, you basically have a slot. If it is Wilson, you probably have a slot. The rest are toss ups. After all, wealthier, better prepared students keep the metrics up.

Trogisch has been fighting against transparency and efforts to add diversity to the school for a bit under a decade. Apparently DCPS found a reason to finally fire him. We should be glad.

My DS who has learning disabilities is now a sophomore in college. The quote above is exactly what was happening to his cohort when it was their turn for high school admission. Privae school offer - come to Walls. Toss up between Wilson and Walls, we have space.

Trogisch told the audience at an open house we attended that IRP support services were limited and that applicants would not make the cut, saying that the students could not keep up. Yes, for him, it was always about the metrics.

OK. SWW is a school for a specific type of student. So what?

It's a public school, idiot. That's the 'what.'

It's a selective magnet school, not your neighborhood school. Idiot.

Still public. Try again dummy.

+1

Magnet does not equal “no kids with IEPs can attend” just like IEP does not equal “not smart enough for a magnet school”. The ignorance on what an IEP entails and the legal rights of students with special needs in a public school is astounding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One interesting question for y'all is whether you think he would have been fired even if he had NOT blown the whistle on the safety issues at the old F-S building.

If your answer is "no," then you should consider that whoever ordered the hit on him is in deep doo-doo for violating D.C.'s Whistleblower Protection Act:

Under the D.C. WPA:

Additionally, if a supervisor retaliates against an employee because an employee engaged in protected conduct, the agency must take disciplinary action against the supervisor.

After how shameless the Henderson administration was (and I’m sure it went on before her as well), and what went down with A. Wilson, enrollment anomalies as a fireable offense is a good precedent.

You avoiding the question.

I have no idea.

He committed a fireable offense so I hope so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So now we know what the enrolment fraud involved.

Buh-bye.

Yeah, it was a reason DCPS pulled out to justify their course of action. If true he should have been fired two years ago, when it happened.

Somehow I think making room for a F-S teacher to send her child to Pre-K at F-S is a lot different than pulling strings to get a kid in at the High School. Anyway, I think the key to whether Trogisch should be disciplined (or even fired, which would be a brutal punishment) depends on whether DCPS management learned about it for the first time, like, a week ago or had been sitting on it for over two years.

It’s hilarious how they make a big deal out of saying he allegedly did it, then go on to say it was actually a good policy.

[Anonymous]

Why do you think this happened 2 years ago??

[Anonymous]

As a Walls parent I'm not getting on the bandwagon until I know exactly why he was fired which we'll probably never know. He was neither "endearing" nor "beloved" in my eyes; hardly ever saw him since he oversaw two schools which always seemed odd to me. Why does the "best" DCPS high school in the city not deserve it's own dedicated principal? I'm actually shocked at the response as I didn't think anyone really liked him that much. The only good thing that my child says about him is he was a very strong proponent of the kids "freedoms" such as off campus lunch and the ability to be trusted to do what they need to do. They are most concerned that a new principal will take those things away. Just my two cents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not even sure why we have Walls. It should be dismantled. Nothing wrong with going to your neighborhood HS - Coolidge, Eastern, Cardozo. Seems like that is what people on this thread want. DCPS should give it to them

That's your opinion, but the fact is, most major cities have magnet test in schools. Equity means advancing all students.

[Anonymous]

So no. That's what a minority of the folks on this thread seem to want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a Walls parent I'm not getting on the bandwagon until I know exactly why he was fired which we'll probably never know. He was neither "endearing" nor "beloved" in my eyes; hardly ever saw him since he oversaw two schools which always seemed odd to me. Why does the "best" DCPS high school in the city not deserve it's own dedicated principal? I'm actually shocked at the response as I didn't think anyone really liked him that much. The only good thing that my child says about him is he was a very strong proponent of the kids "freedoms" such as off campus lunch and the ability to be trusted to do what they need to do. They are most concerned that a new principal will take those things away. Just my two cents.

You might want to get on the bandwagon because the alternative will likely be selected by Ferebee and Bowser and I'm gonna bet it won't be pretty. You want a syncophantic DCPS Principal type? That's what Walls will end up with.