If you Would like to be notified when a student in your kids class has covid, email your Council

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Now that I have seen close up how a persistent group of parents or “neighbors” can completely dominate a situation with uniformed and self-centered demands, I fully understand and support training on how to effectively deal with them. If only the Council had that training.

The Council is a bunch of pandering a$$holes and I fully support voting for anyone who runs against any of them. Also, this vocal group of parents are a bunch of a$$holes who don’t give a crap about increasing teacher workload just so they can get their bespoke school option. I hate them all.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Now that I have seen close up how a persistent group of parents or “neighbors” can completely dominate a situation with uniformed and self-centered demands, I fully understand and support training on how to effectively deal with them. If only the Council had that training.

The Council is a bunch of pandering a$$holes and I fully support voting for anyone who runs against any of them. Also, this vocal group of parents are a bunch of a$$holes who don’t give a crap about increasing teacher workload just so they can get their bespoke school option. I hate them all.

that’s about where I am. I cannot wrap my head around how any marginally sane parent or educator is thinking ANYTHING right now other than “good god, how do we dig out of this hole.” It’s just maddening to see the same astoundingly ignorant forces that closed schools for 18 months still having any political power. Alls I can say is I better not hear a single word from them against mandatory vaccination.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Now that I have seen close up how a persistent group of parents or “neighbors” can completely dominate a situation with uniformed and self-centered demands, I fully understand and support training on how to effectively deal with them. If only the Council had that training.

The Council is a bunch of pandering a$$holes and I fully support voting for anyone who runs against any of them. Also, this vocal group of parents are a bunch of a$$holes who don’t give a crap about increasing teacher workload just so they can get their bespoke school option. I hate them all.

that’s about where I am. I cannot wrap my head around how any marginally sane parent or educator is thinking ANYTHING right now other than “good god, how do we dig out of this hole.” It’s just maddening to see the same astoundingly ignorant forces that closed schools for 18 months still having any political power. Alls I can say is I better not hear a single word from them against mandatory vaccination.

actually I want to qualify this a little. In August I was convinced the covid hysterics would actually force us all into virtual because of DELTA! that did not happen. so, not as bad, but still maddening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG yes. Thank you for posting this. I cannot believe the Chancellor said this was happening because DCPS clearly wasn’t doing it.

I emailed my council members.

Why the heck did DCPS lie about this?

THEY DIDNT LIE. It was on schools to send out notifications. SOME schools failed to follow the rules. You don’t blame the rule maker when that happens- you blame the rule breaker.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Now that I have seen close up how a persistent group of parents or “neighbors” can completely dominate a situation with uniformed and self-centered demands, I fully understand and support training on how to effectively deal with them. If only the Council had that training.

The Council is a bunch of pandering a$$holes and I fully support voting for anyone who runs against any of them. Also, this vocal group of parents are a bunch of a$$holes who don’t give a crap about increasing teacher workload just so they can get their bespoke school option. I hate them all.

that’s about where I am. I cannot wrap my head around how any marginally sane parent or educator is thinking ANYTHING right now other than “good god, how do we dig out of this hole.” It’s just maddening to see the same astoundingly ignorant forces that closed schools for 18 months still having any political power. Alls I can say is I better not hear a single word from them against mandatory vaccination.

actually I want to qualify this a little. In August I was convinced the covid hysterics would actually force us all into virtual because of DELTA! that did not happen. so, not as bad, but still maddening.

Yeah at least the Council didn’t take the parents’ advice to reject the CDC. Good news, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Omg no. Y’all are really insane with the conspiracy theories about DCPS and the Chancellor. It’s on par with many of the trumper conspiracy theories. Absolutely insane

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Now that I have seen close up how a persistent group of parents or “neighbors” can completely dominate a situation with uniformed and self-centered demands, I fully understand and support training on how to effectively deal with them. If only the Council had that training.

The Council is a bunch of pandering a$$holes and I fully support voting for anyone who runs against any of them. Also, this vocal group of parents are a bunch of a$$holes who don’t give a crap about increasing teacher workload just so they can get their bespoke school option. I hate them all.

that’s about where I am. I cannot wrap my head around how any marginally sane parent or educator is thinking ANYTHING right now other than “good god, how do we dig out of this hole.” It’s just maddening to see the same astoundingly ignorant forces that closed schools for 18 months still having any political power. Alls I can say is I better not hear a single word from them against mandatory vaccination.

Don’t even go there. Bowser wanted to open schools as they are now in September 2020. She fought hard for it with the Chancellors support. The WTU had a “hard no” to the idea. Being closed last year was 1000000% WTU. Bowser explicitly disapproved of that stance and was explicitly and very vocally frustrated and angry with the WTU for blocking in person school. She and the chancellor even stood up the in person options starting in November with non-teacher support personnel watching kids in classrooms in order to help bring back kids to the extent she could despite WTU preventing the teachers from going back. It was an utter failure because that is what WTU made it. And it’s also WTU who disapproved of any virtual options using teachers this year unless a child has a medical REQUIREMENT to be virtual- the same language the vrortual option was restricted to. That was all WTU yet again.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

Some people don’t care about “family building” - they want school to be school, run by professionals. the problem with you people is you think you are entitled to run the school because you organize play dates. There’s no reason for the school to facilitate that.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

Some people don’t care about “family building” - they want school to be school, run by professionals. the problem with you people is you think you are entitled to run the school because you organize play dates. There’s no reason for the school to facilitate that.

“You people” said all I need to know

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

Some people don’t care about “family building” - they want school to be school, run by professionals. the problem with you people is you think you are entitled to run the school because you organize play dates. There’s no reason for the school to facilitate that.

No such thing. I’m not interested in running the school. But I’m interested in building a school community and so is the leadership at our charter who actually provides the list and contacts. The information comes from the school who encourages and support any and all community building events.

It’s actually sad that you are trying to justify and excuse your school from not having a list by saying everyone doesn’t care about “family building” and a school community. It’s so not true.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

Some people don’t care about “family building” - they want school to be school, run by professionals. the problem with you people is you think you are entitled to run the school because you organize play dates. There’s no reason for the school to facilitate that.

No such thing. I’m not interested in running the school. But I’m interested in building a school community and so is the leadership at our charter who actually provides the list and contacts. The information comes from the school who encourages and support any and all community building events.

It’s actually sad that you are trying to justify and excuse your school from not having a list by saying everyone doesn’t care about “family building” and a school community. It’s so not true.

lol. I find people who need to have a “school community” sad. school is my kid’s school. community is elsewhere. but yeah, I’m sure lesson 1 of the Broad training is “deflect energy by creating a school listserv to organize bake sales.”

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got Covid and if the principal had notified the class it would have saved me a bunch of awkward fishing emails from parents I don’t really know asking about where my kid was. I don’t really think it’s a big ask. The worried people might get a test. The rest of the class will be extra alert for symptoms. In our case, it didn’t spread (to out knowledge), even in a 25+ person class eating indoors.

Why didn't you email the class? Just wondering - I was thinking I probably would if my kid does get Covid.

Because I don’t have their contact info. Not sure I would have if I did though. Still a lot of judgment around a Covid diagnosis and my kid didn’t want to advertise that it was her.

Are there really DCPS schools that don’t have weekly classroom emails where everyone is either listed or a listserv for everyone is created? We have that plus an online directory- I can see who is in every single class in the entire school and their parents’ names, emails, and in most cases, addresses.

Many schools do not have this.

DCPS central appears to intentionally try to make it hard for parents to communicate with each other.

Didn’t someone send an article around a few months ago about how the Chancellor attended some Broad training that includes advice on how to make parents feel like you’re asking for their advice while trying to prevent parents from organizing and talking to teacher groups?

Good lord. There are some total parent wack jobs at my kids’ school. I wouldn’t want them to have my personal email address or contact info.

Then you just opt out if it. Easy.

It’s invaluable to have a list serv or goggle group with all the parents email on it. I’m a room parent at our charter and this is how I get communication out to the families from teachers, about class events, play dates, happenings in the city, teacher Xmas gift, teacher appreciation week, etc…. So many things.

It’s also a platform for direct family to family communication about school, things which is also invaluable.

I don’t understand how this is not standard at DCPS schools. And if it’s not, why aren’t parents organizing to have this? How do you get communication out to families in your classroom?

I don’t want to hear from the PTA or “room mom” or random parents on the school listserv. The principal or classroom teachers send the information I need. You may be suprised how little other families are actually interested in your communication.

PP here. You don’t need to be on the list serv. Like I said you can opt out. Just because you don’t want to be on it doesn’t mean other families don’t either.

Sounds to me like you don’t have much family building cohesiveness in your classroom if parents can’t even communicate with each other or organize activities, etc…

BTW families at our charter are very involved and turnout is great for classroom and school events so yes they are interested in the communication.

Some people don’t care about “family building” - they want school to be school, run by professionals. the problem with you people is you think you are entitled to run the school because you organize play dates. There’s no reason for the school to facilitate that.

No such thing. I’m not interested in running the school. But I’m interested in building a school community and so is the leadership at our charter who actually provides the list and contacts. The information comes from the school who encourages and support any and all community building events.

It’s actually sad that you are trying to justify and excuse your school from not having a list by saying everyone doesn’t care about “family building” and a school community. It’s so not true.

lol. I find people who need to have a “school community” sad. school is my kid’s school. community is elsewhere. but yeah, I’m sure lesson 1 of the Broad training is “deflect energy by creating a school listserv to organize bake sales.”

and I will add … it was absolutely the “school community!!!” moms that were pushing school closure last year. because apparently they believed that to be a good member of the “school community” you had to side with closing the school. so no, I don’t like it. school is school first.