No before care for Breakthrough

[Anonymous]

Having before school care in the classrooms sounds horrible for the teachers, who can't set up their rooms without the children getting into things, starting to do work, etc. Before care would be better off in a separate room - empty classroom, cafeteria, gym.... but if an extra room isn't available due to space constraints, I can see before care being very difficult as well as expensive.

I guess you could rotate which classroom has before care, because there wouldn't be 100% of the children using it.... but still a lot of children milling about in a room using materials - by 8:45am the room has to be reset and the regular children are arriving. Seriously, as a teacher you don't know how difficult this is.

Also, public school is for education - it's not childcare. I know, I know, we all need childcare, but really - public school is for education - and it's not up to the public school to provide 10-12 hour care, that's childcare not public school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why did they choose no before care?Does seem to match their charter assertion of seeking to serve the underserved. Do the other Montesoris provide before care?

How?

Those at the lower end of income have less flexibility for when they need to be to work. It is told to them as opposed to professionals who have lots of flexibility with when they come and go.

If someone needs to be at work at 8AM, the only option is not to enroll at Breakthrough or to get a sitter who will take their child to school.
(Note - CentroNia does provide early care and bus transportation to some schools)

So it was a typo? Should say "Does not seem to match their charter..."

Yes

Not even all the Title 1 DCPS schools offer before care.

[Anonymous]

My son attends a Title 1 DCPS school, and kids can't be dropped off until 8:15.

[Anonymous]

8am is plenty early enough. People make it work.

[Anonymous]

Out Title I has beforecare from 7 AM in a spare room. It's a great deal too. DD only goes for 20 minutes but that makes all the difference in my ability to work full time.

[Anonymous]

We are at Sela. Beforecare starts at 7am. We pay the full cost of $275/month. Sounds like we're getting a pretty solid deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make noise - write the school's board of directors and cc Ward 4 Council members, FOCUS, members of the DCPCSB, Building Hope, and anyone else you can think of.

There's no reason that before care must be provided by guides - in most school it is lower paid aides who do it for precisely the reasons listed above.

It may not break even, but schools need to do this to accommodate all families, current and future.

Other than the school's board of directors, none of those people can really do anything or have to care about your opinion. It's the flip side of less accountability for charter schools. There's no elected official to address your concerns with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make noise - write the school's board of directors and cc Ward 4 Council members, FOCUS, members of the DCPCSB, Building Hope, and anyone else you can think of.

There's no reason that before care must be provided by guides - in most school it is lower paid aides who do it for precisely the reasons listed above.

It may not break even, but schools need to do this to accommodate all families, current and future.

Other than the school's board of directors, none of those people can really do anything or have to care about your opinion. It's the flip side of less accountability for charter schools. There's no elected official to address your concerns with.

When a charter is changing things they stated in their application, the DCPCSB will ask questions and can push back. And their before/after care plans were front and center and related to their commitment to serve families of all income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make noise - write the school's board of directors and cc Ward 4 Council members, FOCUS, members of the DCPCSB, Building Hope, and anyone else you can think of.

There's no reason that before care must be provided by guides - in most school it is lower paid aides who do it for precisely the reasons listed above.

It may not break even, but schools need to do this to accommodate all families, current and future.

Other than the school's board of directors, none of those people can really do anything or have to care about your opinion. It's the flip side of less accountability for charter schools. There's no elected official to address your concerns with.

When a charter is changing things they stated in their application, the DCPCSB will ask questions and can push back. And their before/after care plans were front and center and related to their commitment to serve families of all income.

I think that they still have before care, it is just 8:00am - 8:45am. School doesn't start until 8:45, right?.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make noise - write the school's board of directors and cc Ward 4 Council members, FOCUS, members of the DCPCSB, Building Hope, and anyone else you can think of.

There's no reason that before care must be provided by guides - in most school it is lower paid aides who do it for precisely the reasons listed above.

It may not break even, but schools need to do this to accommodate all families, current and future.

Other than the school's board of directors, none of those people can really do anything or have to care about your opinion. It's the flip side of less accountability for charter schools. There's no elected official to address your concerns with.

When a charter is changing things they stated in their application, the DCPCSB will ask questions and can push back. And their before/after care plans were front and center and related to their commitment to serve families of all income.

I think that they still have before care, it is just 8:00am - 8:45am. School doesn't start until 8:45, right?.

Right. Instead of 7:30 the way it is now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son attends a Title 1 DCPS school, and kids can't be dropped off until 8:15.

Our Title 1's doors are locked until 8:35am, for an 8:45am start time. 8am sounds amazing!

And some people need to be at work waaaayy before 8am. Even 7:30 would be a stretch for them. Yet who's stepping up to provide beforecare starting at 6am at any school?

[Anonymous]

Bruce Monroe is $64/week for aftercare, provided by Champions. We don't use before care but you drop kids in classroom starting at 8:10.

[Anonymous]

I understand the school leadership have not made a definite decision on this yet. However, as a current family, I would have appreciated learning about this before the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reported at tonight's meeting: if you make $100,000 or less then you will pay a little bit less than $500. If you make less than that You pay less, sliding all the way down to zero. I think the before care is an issue as a lot of non-white collar workers need to be at work before 8 AM.

I am a white-collar worker (government attorney) and I need to be at work by 7:30 am. Stop with the stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make noise - write the school's board of directors and cc Ward 4 Council members, FOCUS, members of the DCPCSB, Building Hope, and anyone else you can think of.

There's no reason that before care must be provided by guides - in most school it is lower paid aides who do it for precisely the reasons listed above.

It may not break even, but schools need to do this to accommodate all families, current and future.

These are good suggestions, I will do just that.