“We need to preserve diversity and mitigate the projected whitening of the feeder pattern”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really DCPS? You actually wrote this in a presentation you prepared for parents?

This is the parent/DCPS working group on changes to the Foxhall Elementary and MacArthur feeder pattern. To literally say this....just, wow. Our kid will be attending these schools.

I need a shower.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19cvisc6heSYwz295mUyQoeSYNzxoEKWV/view?usp=drivesdk

DCPS is now saying the quiet part out loud. Nothing about the new school(s) will benefit Ward 3 families. These projects are meant to ensure an increased amount of OOB kids have access to Ward 3 schools. DCPS knows very few in Ward 3 have the stones to call them out. Ward 3 Ed Net sits around and stares at Excel spreadsheets once a month ogling over “cohorts” and “utilization” rates while DCPS is drinking their milkshakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really DCPS? You actually wrote this in a presentation you prepared for parents?

This is the parent/DCPS working group on changes to the Foxhall Elementary and MacArthur feeder pattern. To literally say this....just, wow. Our kid will be attending these schools.

I need a shower.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19cvisc6heSYwz295mUyQoeSYNzxoEKWV/view?usp=drivesdk

DCPS is now saying the quiet part out loud. Nothing about the new school(s) will benefit Ward 3 families. These projects are meant to ensure an increased amount of OOB kids have access to Ward 3 schools. DCPS knows very few in Ward 3 have the stones to call them out. Ward 3 Ed Net sits around and stares at Excel spreadsheets once a month ogling over “cohorts” and “utilization” rates while DCPS is drinking their milkshakes.

I don't know how you can say this when literally all of the surrounding schools are overcrowded. Of course additional classrooms, however they are built, will help! I'm not reading that anyone cares about "OOB" students, when in fact under new boundaries many new students will be "in bounds." I think the main point of discussion along all of these threads is where and how to build the new classrooms, to do it smart.

[Anonymous]

Wait. Are you freaking kidding me? DCPS finally has in-boundary families sending their children to Hardy, thus reducing the OOB seats available, and that’s a PROBLEM? Isn’t the goal to increase neighborhood attendance to in-boundary schools?
And the families who lose rights to Wilson are then shown a reference point for high school activity and AP offerings at Roosevelt ?! (this is in the google doc) What in the actual
F? And to be instated basically ASAP and AFTER a pandemic?! I’m losing my mind at the audacity.
I’m not gonna argue that something’s gotta give w/ the overcrowding but this jerks a lot of people around without a lot of notice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait. Are you freaking kidding me? DCPS finally has in-boundary families sending their children to Hardy, thus reducing the OOB seats available, and that’s a PROBLEM? Isn’t the goal to increase neighborhood attendance to in-boundary schools?
And the families who lose rights to Wilson are then shown a reference point for high school activity and AP offerings at Roosevelt ?! (this is in the google doc) What in the actual
F? And to be instated basically ASAP and AFTER a pandemic?! I’m losing my mind at the audacity.
I’m not gonna argue that something’s gotta give w/ the overcrowding but this jerks a lot of people around without a lot of notice.

The goal in ward 3 is not to increase neighborhood attendance to in - boundary students. It’s actually the opposite - to increase OOB students into ward 3 schools. It’s so obvious what DCPS has been trying to do with all their antics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait. Are you freaking kidding me? DCPS finally has in-boundary families sending their children to Hardy, thus reducing the OOB seats available, and that’s a PROBLEM? Isn’t the goal to increase neighborhood attendance to in-boundary schools?
And the families who lose rights to Wilson are then shown a reference point for high school activity and AP offerings at Roosevelt ?! (this is in the google doc) What in the actual
F? And to be instated basically ASAP and AFTER a pandemic?! I’m losing my mind at the audacity.
I’m not gonna argue that something’s gotta give w/ the overcrowding but this jerks a lot of people around without a lot of notice.

The goal in ward 3 is not to increase neighborhood attendance to in - boundary students. It’s actually the opposite - to increase OOB students into ward 3 schools. It’s so obvious what DCPS has been trying to do with all their antics.

Ok well that's dumb, and doesn't make sense when you take into account the renovations at schools not in Ward 3, such as Roosevelt, Coolidge, Brookland Middle, etc. I thought that was because DCPS wanted folks from those neighborhoods that have been crossing the park to go to school, to instead choose their neighborhood school. WHICH IS IT DCPS? Can we get schools that serve ALL students in ALL parts of the city?
Also, Wilson is off the red line making it actually feasible that kids from across the city CAN commute there. In what actual world is MacArthur Blvd a good location choice for a city-wide HS? Not even the current Hardy location on Wisconsin is metro accessible and the cross town situation to get there on public transit is not great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

Yes co-signed by another UMC black parent! I totally agree with you and the other post. Maybe some white families need to do some research on the income gaps, homeownership gaps and the achievement gap that African Americans continue to experience based on a history of systemic racism and policies. Let's not even mention the criminal justice system. If you think this is a thing of the past you are wrongly mistaken. My grandparents had to buy property in Maryland all cash due to redlining and policies that did not allow African American families to secure loans. My grandparents attended segregation schools that were "separate but not equal" How many generations ago was that? Not many!

[Anonymous]

I think there are plenty of historical examples where referring to a growing number of people of a particular race or religion as something to be "mitigated" ends badly, particularly when the speech is coming from a public institution or a government agency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

The power dynamic in this country shifted in favor of black people when, er, a black president, married to a descendant of slaves, was elected, twice. Shifted enough? No. Shifted, absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Can't wait for my kids to start public school in VA in the fall, although their school will be more than one-third poor/at-risk. Had more than enough of the toxic racial politics under-girding ever aspect of this poorly run school system. Looking for much greater emphasis on academic and extra-curricular achievement. We're not white and, yea, you won't miss the likes of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

Yes co-signed by another UMC black parent! I totally agree with you and the other post. Maybe some white families need to do some research on the income gaps, homeownership gaps and the achievement gap that African Americans continue to experience based on a history of systemic racism and policies. Let's not even mention the criminal justice system. If you think this is a thing of the past you are wrongly mistaken. My grandparents had to buy property in Maryland all cash due to redlining and policies that did not allow African American families to secure loans. My grandparents attended segregation schools that were "separate but not equal" How many generations ago was that? Not many!

You are absolutely right. UMC white person here. I’ve read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the case for reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates and many other things, and learned tons of stuff I was never taught in school about systematic racism. We need to find ways to make up for it - through education and also programs that help people build wealth and get out of poverty.

I still dislike the DCPS’s choice of language. Hopefully it was just clumsy word choice but it’s distracting and not helpful.

[Anonymous]

Forget the language. Hold DCPS accountable for the poor use of resources. DCPS spends the most for students - is getting a ton more federal cash as we speak. Instead of bashing white people - try holding the folks in charge of the schools accountable. Start there. The ugliness needs to stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

The power dynamic in this country shifted in favor of black people when, er, a black president, married to a descendant of slaves, was elected, twice. Shifted enough? No. Shifted, absolutely.

Oh come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forget the language. Hold DCPS accountable for the poor use of resources. DCPS spends the most for students - is getting a ton more federal cash as we speak. Instead of bashing white people - try holding the folks in charge of the schools accountable. Start there. The ugliness needs to stop.

Yes, toxic racial politics do NOTHING for any of the kids actually attending DCPS. Hold this school system accountable for providing a solid education to all students, in all wards. It doesn’t help anyone to pull down schools that are actually functioning despite the drama. With all the money spent on improvements in schools east of the park, what is going wrong that DCPS still feels the need to push students out of neighborhood schools east of the river into ward 3 schools??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for the white people that take issue with the language used in the presentation or with a school hosting an event aimed at students of color: what are you worried about? This country is yours, it was founded by you for you and it'll be another 400 years before there is anything resembling true equality amongst the races. So what are scared of exactly? That some black person gets an opportunity that your child doesn't? Your child will be fine - better than fine - without that particular opportunity. White people, calm down. The power dynamic in this country isn't going to shift in favor of any black or brown people any time soon, even with some of the efforts that are being taken.

- signed, an upper middle-class black person who reads DC Urban Moms so I can know that white people smiling in face at my JKLM (for which I am in-bound) really think.

Co-signed by another UMC black parent. The head start your children have over ours is so great that if they don't continue to be on top, you've done something wrong. Not DCPS, not me, not the system. Either your child is lackluster or you are. The opportunity hoarding you continue to do will ensure that we are fighting for the crumbs and peanuts that remain for many more generations.

The power dynamic in this country shifted in favor of black people when, er, a black president, married to a descendant of slaves, was elected, twice. Shifted enough? No. Shifted, absolutely.

Oh come on.

Right, totally irrelevant that voters elected a black president in this century due to rampant opportunity hoarding by almost all whites from coast to coast.