Kaya Henderson: Come out from under your rock and comment on this process

[Anonymous]

It is unbelievable that Kaya Henderson hasn't been called out by the Washington Post, city council and the public to comment on these proposals. She is the school chancellor and she has nothing to say? Really? DCPS aren't leaders and they should all be shown the door during the next administration.

[Anonymous]

Well said! Thankfully Gray lost and hopefully the next Mayor will get rid of DME, Smith!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is unbelievable that Kaya Henderson hasn't been called out by the Washington Post

Why is that hard to believe?

[Anonymous]

What could she say other than what she's been saying about the process? They're getting feedback, yadda yadda yadda. As to assignments and policies, there's nothing to comment on. The committee hasn't issued it's final recommendations.

Henderson's boss is the mayor, not the DME. Both serve at the mayor's pleasure. Why should Henderson stick her neck out at this stage?

Gray can stop this madness any time he wants. Better yet, a new mayor (my vote is Catania) come January could reverse whatever silliness comes out of this and steer the ship back to school quality and support for at-risk populations where it belongs.

Choice sets and set-asides. Why not use busing like Boston in the 1970s?

[Anonymous]

It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?

The most frustrating aspect of this process is the refusal to discuss both improving school quality and school boundary changes in the same conversation. The boundary review is assuming that quality can be improved and everyone should be happy with their new choices. That is usually when the DME's "magic wand" comment comes up. She also refers to all the work that is happening at DCPS to improve schools. The reason that Kaya would speak up would be to address what is happening in DCPS to improve schools, the missing piece of the conversation.

Some people will be losers under a revised plan and the DME's point is that some people are losers today. If you were in her job, who would you be more concerned about, the engaged, involved parents that will find a way to ensure their children are well educated or the children born to families without the knowledge of how to engage or ensure their children receive a good education?

The problem is there is no reason to think the social engineering she is proposing will work in the long term. The more cynical view is that she knows this is the death knell for DCPS and she is working to move things along to support a full charter take over.

I am glad that there is a mayoral race in the background of this debacle and hope that the public can stay engaged long enough to ensure her plan will never come to fruition.

[Anonymous]

"It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?"

It's her job, as the head of DCPS, to say what is best for DCPS. If she had ant balls, she would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?"

It's her job, as the head of DCPS, to say what is best for DCPS. If she had ant balls, she would.

Get up from your desk right now, go to your boss, the tell her everything that your colleague is doing wrong in his work.

[Anonymous]

The reason this is such a difficult process is not really the shortage of schools percieved by middle class parents as of sufficient quality. It is our belief that the current system cannot produce them. Kaya has her process, but most of us don't trust her or the system she leads. Her commenting does nothing but invite more vitriol. I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

Hey OP: why not create an ID and post with your name?

[Anonymous]

^^like everyone else on DCUM you mean? (NP here)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?"

It's her job, as the head of DCPS, to say what is best for DCPS. If she had ant balls, she would.

Get up from your desk right now, go to your boss, the tell her everything that your colleague is doing wrong in his work.

That's a ridiculous analogy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?"

It's her job, as the head of DCPS, to say what is best for DCPS. If she had ant balls, she would.

Get up from your desk right now, go to your boss, the tell her everything that your colleague is doing wrong in his work.

That's a ridiculous analogy

OK, how about Chuck Hagel commenting about Arne Duncan's assessment of NCLB. Sure, ultimately they both have an impact on the future security of the nation, but they have different jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?"

It's her job, as the head of DCPS, to say what is best for DCPS. If she had ant balls, she would.

Get up from your desk right now, go to your boss, the tell her everything that your colleague is doing wrong in his work.

That's a ridiculous analogy

OK, how about Chuck Hagel commenting about Arne Duncan's assessment of NCLB. Sure, ultimately they both have an impact on the future security of the nation, but they have different jobs.

This is a bit extreme, Kaya's and Abby's jobs are quite closely related unlike secretary of defense and secretary of education. Abby said last night that her office coordinates closely with dcps and that they have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP: why not create an ID and post with your name?

Hey kaya! What r u up to this weekend? whatever u do don't go near Dunbar---there's some important mtg that DCPS parents will be at #suckers