Anyone pulling their kid from YY for this hybrid fiasco

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has zero effect on how YY has rolled out their DL/ hybrid model. We have a child at this school and have had no complaints. In fact, we have commented on the amount of communication from our teachers and the administration.

Was your child selected for hybrid?
It seems like the only happy parents are the ones with kids going to hybrid.

No, my child was not selected and this does not change how I feel about YY. Again, we have had a good experience in DL this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

PPs seem to be talking about 2 different types of surveys.

Yes, there were surveys about DL vs. hybrid.

I've never been asked to complete a survey about the quality of instruction, for ELA, math or Mandarin, or school leadership.

I'm not moved by the fact that almost all of the other parents are supposedly happy with the Mandarin and ELA teaching situations (um, worst score for white kids in DC) and the head herself.

Time to move on whatever happens with hybrid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Not YY family but they asked and if families who wanted hybrid got it, then I don’t understand why everyone is upset.

I mean it’s logical that with this change there might be some re-arrangement of teachers.

YY parent here. This is 100% accurate which is why we have been so suprised by the response of other YY parents. I can understand if a parent repeatedly selected '100% hybrid/return to school' on every survey and did not get selected for hybrid. However, if a parent repeatedly changed their selections then it is fair. YY administrators can not be expected to read the minds of 400+ families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Not YY family but they asked and if families who wanted hybrid got it, then I don’t understand why everyone is upset.

I mean it’s logical that with this change there might be some re-arrangement of teachers.

YY parent here. This is 100% accurate which is why we have been so suprised by the response of other YY parents. I can understand if a parent repeatedly selected '100% hybrid/return to school' on every survey and did not get selected for hybrid. However, if a parent repeatedly changed their selections then it is fair. YY administrators can not be expected to read the minds of 400+ families.

But there was never a clear moment where parents were told "this is your final selection." If you weren't sure about hybrid in October, apparently you were never allowed to become more confident later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

PPs seem to be talking about 2 different types of surveys.

Yes, there were surveys about DL vs. hybrid.

I've never been asked to complete a survey about the quality of instruction, for ELA, math or Mandarin, or school leadership.

I'm not moved by the fact that almost all of the other parents are supposedly happy with the Mandarin and ELA teaching situations (um, worst score for white kids in DC) and the head herself.

Time to move on whatever happens with hybrid.

Ok, but this thread is about the school's hybrid plan and specifically, the surveys related to the hybrid plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Them why do parents feel blindsided? Why do they say there is a lack of transparency?

[Anonymous]

I only remember completing one survey and our responses to survey(s) were not sent to us. Remember what we filled out a month ago let alone 5 months ago?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Not YY family but they asked and if families who wanted hybrid got it, then I don’t understand why everyone is upset.

I mean it’s logical that with this change there might be some re-arrangement of teachers.

YY parent here. This is 100% accurate which is why we have been so suprised by the response of other YY parents. I can understand if a parent repeatedly selected '100% hybrid/return to school' on every survey and did not get selected for hybrid. However, if a parent repeatedly changed their selections then it is fair. YY administrators can not be expected to read the minds of 400+ families.

But there was never a clear moment where parents were told "this is your final selection." If you weren't sure about hybrid in October, apparently you were never allowed to become more confident later.

See the bolded above. You had a chance to change up to a certain point in time.

Also, thinking about this logically, why not answer the surveys to indicate that you wanted hybrid even if you weren't 100% sure? If the school can only accommodate a certain number of kids, and if there's a chance that you might want your kid to return to school at some point in the future, why not answer YES so that school can count your child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Them why do parents feel blindsided? Why do they say there is a lack of transparency?

Not all parents feel this way. For those that do, who knows why they feel that way? Maybe they didn't read all of the emails. Maybe they didn't attend the zoom meetings. Maybe they didn't fill out all of the surveys. It's a lot to stay on top off and I know there are times when I've skimmed an email and missed information.

Again, I'm not saying that YY has done everything exactly right, but I also can't explain why parents are confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

Them why do parents feel blindsided? Why do they say there is a lack of transparency?

Not all parents feel this way. For those that do, who knows why they feel that way? Maybe they didn't read all of the emails. Maybe they didn't attend the zoom meetings. Maybe they didn't fill out all of the surveys. It's a lot to stay on top off and I know there are times when I've skimmed an email and missed information.

Again, I'm not saying that YY has done everything exactly right, but I also can't explain why parents are confused.

That's ok you don't have to understand why. But there a lot of parents who feel like this hybrid selection process was not implemented well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents were asked to complete multiple surveys to indicate whether their family preferred DL or hybrid so that the school knew how many students to account for. There was at least one, if not two, later occasions where the school told parents they could change their preference by a certain date (as I recall the deadline was late December) because the cohorts were being finalized. They specifically pointed out that it would be easier to change from hybrid to DL than it would be to change from DL to hybrid (which makes sense).

I'm not casting blame on the parents who are upset, nor am I suggesting that YY has handled everything perfectly this last year. I am just pointing out additional facts that haven't been mentioned yet.

PPs seem to be talking about 2 different types of surveys.

Yes, there were surveys about DL vs. hybrid.

I've never been asked to complete a survey about the quality of instruction, for ELA, math or Mandarin, or school leadership.

I'm not moved by the fact that almost all of the other parents are supposedly happy with the Mandarin and ELA teaching situations (um, worst score for white kids in DC) and the head herself.

Time to move on whatever happens with hybrid.

Ok, but this thread is about the school's hybrid plan and specifically, the surveys related to the hybrid plan.

If either in-person or DL had gone well for us at YY, I wouldn't be too concerned about the hybrid plan this spring. Neither did. Sounds like some of you can't see the forest for the trees. My strong impression is that the lower grades YY parents aren't as easy to dupe as a group as upper grades parents were 5 years ago. Tougher questions are being asked about the way the school runs as time goes on. Hope the trend continues however the hybrid plan shakes out.

[Anonymous]

YY invites for in person learning were based on results of a survey that was sent out in October. That’s why some parents are upset

[Anonymous]

Typical YY. Admins just pretend to want input from parents, and the Chinese teachers for that matter (in a poor position to argue with much of anything on their 1-year-long renewable visas). They go through the motions and leave things at that. With parents/grandparents/home caregivers who can't read English, they don't even go through the motions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:YY invites for in person learning were based on results of a survey that was sent out in October. That’s why some parents are upset

+1 TBH in October I didn't know DL would be so useless. Otherwise I'm happy to stay. With hybrid at least my kid can socialize a bit with classmates and the school year isn't a total wash. But if DL was better I wouldn't pull my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where would you go, though?

Homeschool for 5 months until I move to JKLM or Moco or Arlington. I want to stay in private. Im worried if I leave will I be blacklisted from other charters. So I might even stay.

WTH does that even mean? You have no clue how the system operates. Are you sure Q isn't going to help you our?