Controversy at Deal

[Anonymous]

The IB grading system was/is heavily skewed towards higher achieving students to “earn” multiple chances beyond the DCPS policy in order to achieve the grade scale band that a student and/or their parent wanted.

However, the grading scale allowed a student to reach Mastery level at an 87% and earn an A-, instead of a B+.

As far as students with special needs, the grading scale does not offer students with extended time beyond the due date of the assignment and simultaneously undercuts other IEP and 504 needs. An example of this is if a student can only earn an A, C, or F on an assessment due to the number of questions the student with special needs has to conform to that grading scale and there is no other rubric that the student’s work can be measured against.

Consequently, they’re pigeonholed in to one system instead of adding more questions to allow for greater flexibility since the original ones have been cleared by the IB process.

This doesn’t happen all of the time, but it is definitely a challenge for parents and their children if the IB process is handled with fidelity.

Hope this helps.

- Deal Teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The IB grading system was/is heavily skewed towards higher achieving students to “earn” multiple chances beyond the DCPS policy in order to achieve the grade scale band that a student and/or their parent wanted.

However, the grading scale allowed a student to reach Mastery level at an 87% and earn an A-, instead of a B+.

As far as students with special needs, the grading scale does not offer students with extended time beyond the due date of the assignment and simultaneously undercuts other IEP and 504 needs. An example of this is if a student can only earn an A, C, or F on an assessment due to the number of questions the student with special needs has to conform to that grading scale and there is no other rubric that the student’s work can be measured against.

Consequently, they’re pigeonholed in to one system instead of adding more questions to allow for greater flexibility since the original ones have been cleared by the IB process.

This doesn’t happen all of the time, but it is definitely a challenge for parents and their children if the IB process is handled with fidelity.

Hope this helps.

- Deal Teacher

sounds like its skewed against higher achieving students and towards average students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 10 year old 6th grader? I guess possible but certainly not the norm. Most kids in DCPS turn from 10 to 11 in their 5th grade year.

Maybe they just live far away? Why is this the point of this thread? Who cares if people drive their kids to school?

I care but then we are trying to do our part so our kids have a livable planet - it was a hike but my kid walked to Deal all 3 years he attended. But I didn't buy an affordable rowhouse in Petworth and find a backdoor way to get into Deal so I could avoid my kids going to school in their own neighborhood with my black and brown neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 10 year old 6th grader? I guess possible but certainly not the norm. Most kids in DCPS turn from 10 to 11 in their 5th grade year.

Maybe they just live far away? Why is this the point of this thread? Who cares if people drive their kids to school?

I care but then we are trying to do our part so our kids have a livable planet - it was a hike but my kid walked to Deal all 3 years he attended. But I didn't buy an affordable rowhouse in Petworth and find a backdoor way to get into Deal so I could avoid my kids going to school in their own neighborhood with my black and brown neighbors.

We're IB for Deal, but I certainly don't begrudge anyone driving their OOB kid to Deal if that's what's best for the student. You're just bitter that someone got into Deal without shelling out $$$ to live IB, and you're hiding behind "But, but, the environment?!?!?!"

Maybe you shouldn't have bought in a district that has a lottery for OOB kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 10 year old 6th grader? I guess possible but certainly not the norm. Most kids in DCPS turn from 10 to 11 in their 5th grade year.

Maybe they just live far away? Why is this the point of this thread? Who cares if people drive their kids to school?

I care but then we are trying to do our part so our kids have a livable planet - it was a hike but my kid walked to Deal all 3 years he attended. But I didn't buy an affordable rowhouse in Petworth and find a backdoor way to get into Deal so I could avoid my kids going to school in their own neighborhood with my black and brown neighbors.

You are so virtuous. Congratulations on being so special. You know you sound like a total moron, right PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 10 year old 6th grader? I guess possible but certainly not the norm. Most kids in DCPS turn from 10 to 11 in their 5th grade year.

Maybe they just live far away? Why is this the point of this thread? Who cares if people drive their kids to school?

I care but then we are trying to do our part so our kids have a livable planet - it was a hike but my kid walked to Deal all 3 years he attended. But I didn't buy an affordable rowhouse in Petworth and find a backdoor way to get into Deal so I could avoid my kids going to school in their own neighborhood with my black and brown neighbors.

You are so virtuous. Congratulations on being so special. You know you sound like a total moron, right PP?

Agreed. The entitlement. Sounds just like a Deal parent full of themselves again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I overheard my children talking in the car this morning about some controversy at Deal, but they wouldn't tell me and ran out of the car before I could get any answers.

Anyone hear anything?

Why are you kids driving you middle schoolers to school?

Because they're 10 years old?

I see plenty of cars with Maryland tags dropping of kids at Deal and Wilson every morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I overheard my children talking in the car this morning about some controversy at Deal, but they wouldn't tell me and ran out of the car before I could get any answers.

I heard the kids were selling weed aka(edibles)
Police investigation with kids. And there fights inside outside of school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With all the negativity about my Deal, which Charter alternatives would people suggest as superior options?

Everyone says negative things about everything here PP. Take it ALL with a grain of salt.

Common alternatives, each with their own issues:
Hardy
Latin
Basis
DCI
Stuart-Hobson
Adams

All of the above are better because none is way overcrowded like Deal where behavior issues are out of control which impacts everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chrissy is with Darren, but Darren was texting Gabby, so Chrissy told the teachers that Gabby was smoking pot in the bathroom, so the teachers put both Chrissy and Gabby in a restorative justice circle, but Gabby didn't forgive Chrissy.

Marky got with Sharon, Sharon got Sherice
She was sharin' Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar, and Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin', they were doin' it in Texas

Tommy played piano like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas, he was dancin' with a train
They were all in love with dyin', they were drinking from a fountain
That was pourin' like an avalanche comin' down the mountain

[Anonymous]

Rising 6th grader parent here.

Aren’t these issues at every school or are they specific to Deal only?

Any input would be helpful. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rising 6th grader parent here.

Aren’t these issues at every school or are they specific to Deal only?

Any input would be helpful. Thank you.

After what you’ve seen on this thread and others about deal you still expect helpful input. These people are insane

[Anonymous]

My 7th grader told me the only controversy she’s heard of is over masks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the info. I’m trying to determine if I keep my kids (6th and 7th) at Deal. They’ve mentioned things to me, but they’re more personal, like, “How has your day?”

“Let’s go over your homework.”

Etc.

What other things are parents not told about that happen there on a daily basis?

Could you imagine if your parents acted this way when you were in MS. My goodness

Agreed. Sooo many stories we never told our parents about MS/HS. And still we survived and became useful members of society.

100%. Here is just a sample of things that went on in my suburban midwest middle school in the 90s that I'm certain my parents never knew about:
- 8th grade parties where drinking was the norm
- fights in the gym locker room
- massive bullying issues
- honor roll 7th grade girl gave a blowjob to 8th grade star football player
- conspiracy among a certain group of popular kids to cheat on math tests

I was suspended for a week in 6th grade and it went on my permanent record. I managed to go to college and grad school. I hold down a respectable job. We all make mistakes and bad choices sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rising 6th grader parent here.

Aren’t these issues at every school or are they specific to Deal only?

Any input would be helpful. Thank you.

Not at my suburban middle school.