Bowser says her daughter will probably attend Shepherd

[Anonymous]

What she means is that her daughter will be at Shepherd for the free pre-K, but no promises on what happens in the later years.

It's not hard to read between the lines.

[Anonymous]

That's unfair snark.

She's the parent of a 2 yo. At that point, no one knows what school their kids will attend down the road.

One of my kids turned out to have significant learning disabilities that were invisible when they were that age, and all of our ideas about schools and more were upended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What she means is that her daughter will be at Shepherd for the free pre-K, but no promises on what happens in the later years.

It's not hard to read between the lines.

This, free pre-K and then she can virtue signal that she did choose DCPS but then needed something different for her family in later years.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone think Bowser won't win the pre-K3 lottery for her kid?

I mean, they have to rig it for her, right? Does the Mayor get a special dispensation in the lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think Bowser won't win the pre-K3 lottery for her kid?

I mean, they have to rig it for her, right? Does the Mayor get a special dispensation in the lottery?

No ma'am. Fenty lost re-election in no small part because of doing just this.

[Anonymous]

Are we assuming that she’s going to be mayor for life? Will it matter which school her daughter attends when she is no longer mayor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's unfair snark.

She's the parent of a 2 yo. At that point, no one knows what school their kids will attend down the road.

One of my kids turned out to have significant learning disabilities that were invisible when they were that age, and all of our ideas about schools and more were upended.

This is true and will be her out when the time comes. She certainly knew this question would be asked at some point and likely worked out a canned answer with her staff. There is so much wiggle room in her statement. But she did not say no. I suppose that’s something but I am not betting on seeing her at Shepherd or any other DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I want her to have friends in the neighborhood and I want her to be close to home"

Shepherd is only 53% in-boundary. I guess she'll have a few friends in the neighborhood.

PK3 and PK4 are 100% IB, with even IB families waitlisted at the time of lottery for PK3. Can't wait to see her at the PTA meetings

As more families stay in DC longer into school age, the charter system gets tighter to get into, and people are looking for a solid plan through MS and HS, we've seen a steady increase in IB numbers over the past several years at Shepherd.

Many DCPS schools are overwhelmingly or all IB for ECE. The real marker of family buy in is the upper grades. So 53% IB for Shepherd means the upper grades is likely more towards the 30% because the ECE of 100% skews the number to look better at 53% than it is.

So sure the trend is up but still not good enough numbers where you can say most families send their kids to Shepherd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I want her to have friends in the neighborhood and I want her to be close to home"

Shepherd is only 53% in-boundary. I guess she'll have a few friends in the neighborhood.

PK3 and PK4 are 100% IB, with even IB families waitlisted at the time of lottery for PK3. Can't wait to see her at the PTA meetings

As more families stay in DC longer into school age, the charter system gets tighter to get into, and people are looking for a solid plan through MS and HS, we've seen a steady increase in IB numbers over the past several years at Shepherd.

Many DCPS schools are overwhelmingly or all IB for ECE. The real marker of family buy in is the upper grades. So 53% IB for Shepherd means the upper grades is likely more towards the 30% because the ECE of 100% skews the number to look better at 53% than it is.

So sure the trend is up but still not good enough numbers where you can say most families send their kids to Shepherd.

SP is unique for its large observant Jewish population, most of whom sent their kids to Milton even if PK3/4 at Shepherd (I literally only know one temple family who doesn’t). This and proximity to in-demand charters (many LAMB/YY/DCI families have bought here in recent years) will likely always mean that Shepherd’s IB % is somewhat lower than other feeders.

That said, I expect the IB numbers will continue to grow—there has been very little attrition in our kid’s upper grade cohort; not many people leave in the upper grades anymore.

[Anonymous]

A few quotes from the WaPo article:

Here's a few quotes from the WaPo article:

“I am trying to figure out who she is going to be,” Bowser said. “Right now, I would like her to go to our neighborhood school.”

Also:

"If Miranda does enroll in Shepherd, Bowser would be the city’s first elected mayor to send her child to an assigned neighborhood school.

“I would rather not spend an hour commuting,” Bowser said. “I want her to have friends in the neighborhood; I want her to be close to home, and if that school is right for her, that is probably where she is going.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/where-will-dcs-first-toddler-attend-school-mayor-bowser-says-her-daughter-will-stay-hyperlocal/2020/01/28/aedd177a-41ff-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few quotes from the WaPo article:

Here's a few quotes from the WaPo article:

“I am trying to figure out who she is going to be,” Bowser said. “Right now, I would like her to go to our neighborhood school.”

Also:

"If Miranda does enroll in Shepherd, Bowser would be the city’s first elected mayor to send her child to an assigned neighborhood school.

“I would rather not spend an hour commuting,” Bowser said. “I want her to have friends in the neighborhood; I want her to be close to home, and if that school is right for her, that is probably where she is going.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/where-will-dcs-first-toddler-attend-school-mayor-bowser-says-her-daughter-will-stay-hyperlocal/2020/01/28/aedd177a-41ff-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html

I guess you missed the IF that school is right for HER then she will attend. You do know Rock Creek Park leads to many private pre-K schools in the area with virtually no traffic. Here’s a few schools close by: Lowell School (PS-8), Georgetown Day School (PS-12), Rochambeau (2-12)

[Anonymous]

I did not know the chancellors kid isn’t in his IB, that McDuffie send his kids to private, and White wouldn’t answer the question when the Post asked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not know the chancellors kid isn’t in his IB, that McDuffie send his kids to private, and White wouldn’t answer the question when the Post asked.

And there you have, hypocrisy and “equity for all” in the highest regard on display.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not know the chancellors kid isn’t in his IB, that McDuffie send his kids to private, and White wouldn’t answer the question when the Post asked.

And there you have, hypocrisy and “equity for all” in the highest regard on display.

The mayor's kid isn't school age yet. If fingers are going to be pointed on this, we should confine ourselves to the ones who have actually made their decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t she belong to St Anthony’s Catholic Church,
where they have a school?

And?

Not always, but Catholics typically send their child to the school of their parish.

This is very ignorant. How many Catholics do you know? Many (most) of us send our kids to public schools.