Protest at Mundo on P street

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We sent our two kids to MV. Only one graduated from there. We pulled the other one out after five years. Like many, we were wooed by the community, bilingual program and sustainability focus. Like many we wanted it to work. We knew of its potential. We loved many of the teachers and still hold relationships with several of them.

However, since 2016 (at least) MV has had an issue with teachers leaving and administration failing to communicate the departure or their plan to replace staff. Even then, there was one classroom that lost five teachers over the course of a year.

When MV wanted to expand (which was not shared by the administration but with a community member who happened upon the plans for a second campus), the parent community begged the school not to. We all knew the school was not ready to scale. There were issues with testing scores, teachers leaving, and the fact that the school was so new it wasn’t a proven model yet. They held off on expanding a year, but in that year only more problems began to show.

Over the years (pre pandemic), principals would last only one year, teachers left in droves mid year, and violence amongst students did not result in consequences. The teachers decided to unionize and the community supported them as a way to get the administration to listen. Instead of supporting the teachers, the administration brought in union busters.

When my oldest started DCI, every daywear heard how MV had failed to equip them with the knowledge to keep up with peers from other schools. When our youngest was behind in reading by two years, we decided enough was enough. We left after being with the school for more than a decade.

We had planted the school’s garden, built furniture for the school, fundraised for their kitchen and ridiculously expensive playground, and more. When we sent an email to the administration to explain our decision to leave, we got zero response.

I’m not surprised to hear any of the current gripes of parents. This isn’t new. This has been festering since pre pandemic years. I only hope the board finally gets wise and takes action. The school holds promise but not with the current administration at the helm.

We probably know each other. Totally agree with all of this. I hold little hope of the Board doing anything (either school Board or charter board). The saddest thing to me is that Kristen made the decision to take the option for the school to favor low income kids in the lottery. Those are the kids who are most vulnerable to all of MV's flaws. But their parents may be less likely to organize and complain. I assume that is Kristen's hope.

TR did the same thing. While the school is in free-fall, potentially a death spiral, the school decides to opt in to the at risk preferences. The school is unable to manage the behavioral and special needs of the current population yet opts in. This feels very much like the school using at-risk preference as a shield against pervasive failures. I assume MV is as craven and duplicitous.

I assume charter leadership does this to boost their personal resumes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

Wow. Just wow. The ITS principal came over from TR a few years ago so he probably knows the kids at least a bit... I really, really do not want ITS to go the way of TR.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

Wow. We left TRY a few years ago, I thought education quality, classroom management, leadership was pretty abysmal. Just goes to show, things can always get much worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

Wow. Just wow. The ITS principal came over from TR a few years ago so he probably knows the kids at least a bit... I really, really do not want ITS to go the way of TR.

ITS leadership seems to be much much more solid TR. I wonder if he left because of the previous HOS, Dr Kristina, she was completely out of her depth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

Wow. Just wow. The ITS principal came over from TR a few years ago so he probably knows the kids at least a bit... I really, really do not want ITS to go the way of TR.

ITS leadership seems to be much much more solid TR. I wonder if he left because of the previous HOS, Dr Kristina, she was completely out of her depth.

I think he left to move up from an AP job to a real Principal title, and I've always had a good opinion of him (though I don't know him well).

[Anonymous]

It's so fascinating to me that MV and TR, formerly "HRCS" are simultaneously faltering, and at the same time Latin and YY are putting pressure on the system from opposite ends by their expansions, and other HRCS are doing okay. And how many of the DCPS in the lower Ward 1/2/5/6 area are chugging along nicely. The PCSB new rating system will be applicable and who knows how that will affect things as well. I'm not happy to see schools falter and fail, but I think parents being less starry-eyed and more realistic about the actual quality of their "HRCS" is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

Are there a lot of spots for TR MS 7 and 8? I wonder if people are just white knuckling it if they get through 6th grade and don’t feel like they have any options.
To be fair, we left TR4 early on for private and never had a clear sense of the quality of the MS (pre Dr Kristina).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

Are there a lot of spots for TR MS 7 and 8? I wonder if people are just white knuckling it if they get through 6th grade and don’t feel like they have any options.
To be fair, we left TR4 early on for private and never had a clear sense of the quality of the MS (pre Dr Kristina).

30 offered for 7th and 0 for 8th.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

Are there a lot of spots for TR MS 7 and 8? I wonder if people are just white knuckling it if they get through 6th grade and don’t feel like they have any options.
To be fair, we left TR4 early on for private and never had a clear sense of the quality of the MS (pre Dr Kristina).

30 offered for 7th and 0 for 8th.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay

Almost 1/3rd of the 7th grade class is leaving? Damn.
Our daughter went to EES at TR4 for a short time years and years ago. There were definite cracks then but few parents seemed willing to discuss. It was odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

Are there a lot of spots for TR MS 7 and 8? I wonder if people are just white knuckling it if they get through 6th grade and don’t feel like they have any options.
To be fair, we left TR4 early on for private and never had a clear sense of the quality of the MS (pre Dr Kristina).

30 offered for 7th and 0 for 8th.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay

Almost 1/3rd of the 7th grade class is leaving? Damn.
Our daughter went to EES at TR4 for a short time years and years ago. There were definite cracks then but few parents seemed willing to discuss. It was odd.

We have friends whose kids went through MV and are now in high school (NOT at DCI). Only now are they saying negative things about MV. I think they may have talked amongst themselves but they would never have openly criticized the school while they were there. Everything was sunshine and roses then. So not that odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of incoming ITS 5th graders are from TR...

I heard a rumor that TR dropped down to one 5th grade class next year as a consequence of mass exodus. And they still opened 16 5th grade seats. How could one interpret this any way other than the Hindenburg going down?

TR4 or TRY?

I see 52 offers made for 6th grade, far more than the 20 made last year. Red flags. Red sirens.

It is worse than that. Consider that the 52 was the spots they KNEW were leaving. Anyone who matched for Latin or other schools, left DC, went private or went to DCPS but didn't tell them in advance isn't even included in that #. Now add onto that how many of the kids who are moving up to 6th were new to TR4 or TRY in 22-23 and you can see how there is really no TR culture in the 6th grade. The vast majority of those kids have been at TR for no more than one year.

Yeah, wow. Honestly I don't know how they're gonna pull out of this spiral.

Are there a lot of spots for TR MS 7 and 8? I wonder if people are just white knuckling it if they get through 6th grade and don’t feel like they have any options.
To be fair, we left TR4 early on for private and never had a clear sense of the quality of the MS (pre Dr Kristina).

30 offered for 7th and 0 for 8th.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay

Almost 1/3rd of the 7th grade class is leaving? Damn.
Our daughter went to EES at TR4 for a short time years and years ago. There were definite cracks then but few parents seemed willing to discuss. It was odd.

We have friends whose kids went through MV and are now in high school (NOT at DCI). Only now are they saying negative things about MV. I think they may have talked amongst themselves but they would never have openly criticized the school while they were there. Everything was sunshine and roses then. So not that odd.

People are quiet about things because they don't want their school to enter the kind of spiral that MV and TR are now in. But those who motivate to analyze the publicly available data will perceive it.