Mundo Verde principal resigning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

I wouldn’t be so down about it.

MV is still a great path through 5th and DCI will be a good feeder option.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too bad because I heard she did a much better job communicating to the parents than previous leadership.

As to principal turnovers, not sure how much MV has had, but the grass is not always greener on the other side. It’s a huge problem in DCPS because they only have 1 year contracts. It’s not close to enough time to show results under the pressures that they have. Combine this with the dysfunctional DCPS bureaucracy and you get lots of instability. The elementary near us has gone thru 3 principals in 4 years. Then there is the JO Wilson disaster if you have not been following that thread.

Nonsense. Oyster holds onto its principals for quite awhile. Mayra will begin her 6th year as principal in fall 2019.

What is he teacher turnover like? My high performing DCPS has very high teacher turnover. We all assume it is the principal who in DCPS system has too much power.

Teacher turnover seems low at Oyster. The vast majority of my children’s teachers have been OA veterans (at least 10 years teaching at OA). There are even a handful of teachers who have taught at the school their entire teaching careers (30+ years). The librarian has been there for almost 30 years. She was hired away from the Mount Pleasant branch library by a former principal. Many of the teachers and administrators send/have sent their own children to OA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

This is hilariously delusional! Our DCPS differentiates and all the kids I know are being pushed -- many kids reading and doing math above grade level because their teacher noticed and set individual goals for them.

I have never met an MV parent who said their kid is being challenged above grade level.

People flee to these charters because of demographics, but what is going on in the classrooms? I've seen so many white people swtich from DCPS schools that would have pushed their kids farther to schools with larger peer groups and much less challenging work from the teachers.

[Anonymous]

MV told us they are are philosophically opposed to providing accelerated instruction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MV told us they are are philosophically opposed to providing accelerated instruction.

At middle school this approach become a problem. Kids are accelerating. School should be with them not behind because of a philosophy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

What are you talking about? A whopping 6.5% of MV students are above grade level (overall scoring 5 on PARCC).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

What are you talking about? A whopping 6.5% of MV students are above grade level (overall scoring 5 on PARCC).

*6.5% in ELA and 10.5% in math.

Inspired is 12.8 and 16.7
CMI is 3.5 and 8.7
TR4 is 12.5 and 5.7
YY is 16 and 13.9

MV is NOT 50% above grade level. They aren’t even 50% in grade level.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

What are you talking about? A whopping 6.5% of MV students are above grade level (overall scoring 5 on PARCC).

To be charitable, they may mean "above DC average" which is far below grade level...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

What are you talking about? A whopping 6.5% of MV students are above grade level (overall scoring 5 on PARCC).

To be charitable, they may mean "above DC average" which is far below grade level...

They didn’t say that is they are only above DC average due to its demographics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP, thank you for sharing your concerns about your DCPS vs. MV. We are likely going to have the same choice this summer and I'm feeling the same way. And I'm super disappointed about what happened yesterday at the Council. Dysfunctional puts it mildly. It's a really tough time.

We have enrolled at MV and no regrets. DCPS in general is a mess, dysfunctional, and way more unstable when it comes to any competent and transparent leadership. A few schools may be the exception but in general when it comes to meeting the needs of the kids above grade level, they could care less and don’t listen to parents. All they care about is closing the achievement gap and pulling up the kids at the bottom. ECE May be OK but wait till you get to upper elementary.........

And you think MV is going to meet the needs of kids above grade level and listen to parents?! Is this a joke? Lololol

When you have a large peer group where 1/2 the students are above grade level compared to 10% or whatever dismal number our neighborhood school has, Ill take MV anytime. Parents are bailing once they get to 3rd grade and up at all the schools around us and no one is even staying for middle.

What are you talking about? A whopping 6.5% of MV students are above grade level (overall scoring 5 on PARCC).

*6.5% in ELA and 10.5% in math.

Inspired is 12.8 and 16.7
CMI is 3.5 and 8.7
TR4 is 12.5 and 5.7
YY is 16 and 13.9

MV is NOT 50% above grade level. They aren’t even 50% in grade level.

Yep, almost 1/2 students scoring 4 on PARCC which is above grade level. BTW I said it’s much better than our DCPS school EOTP and many DCPS schools EOTP with maybe the exception of Capital Hill schools. Very telling how you don’t put any DCPS school data, all charter.

https://www.dcschoolreportcard.org/schools/171-3065/student-achievement

[Anonymous]

Here’ is the breakdown of PARCC. 3 is approaching/passing and 4 is readiness for next grade level

https://www.testprep-online.com/parcc-scores

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’ is the breakdown of PARCC. 3 is approaching/passing and 4 is readiness for next grade level

https://www.testprep-online.com/parcc-scores

What is the difference between "passing" and "readiness"?