Nonresidents get a pass on DCPS tuition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well. Anyone who has relative in the district could produce
a driver's license and a bank statement with the DC address. You only need two lame pieces of ID that could easily be obtained fraudulently to satisfy the requirement.

That's the problem; it's too easy. I know of a black family in our 20016 neighborhood who had a teacher randomly show up at her home on the pretense of not being able to to reach her "live" to tell her that she was cancelling a parent teacher meeting with her. The teacher had left messages on their message machine but then the teacher just showed up at the family's door on the Monday of the Columbus Day holiday It was based on nothing other than the child's race.

There are abuses on both sides.

I hope your neighbor spoke with the Principal.

I won't say the principal's name, although he has since moved on; suffice to say he was well known to have condoned such attitudes. In fact it may be why he was forced out 2 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't everything involving teachers and principals getting an incentive involve "union" negotiations. Duh?

As you live in a la-la world just try to implement anything with a unionized group as in regards to DCPS and just watch the need for article, paragraph and section whatever to be re-addressed. I can give you three letters called a MOU; as an incentive will not begin without it.

Remember it took blood, sweet and tears to get the unions to agree on incentives provided for making AYP and have we erased that from our memories? Hmmmm, I rest my case.

I beg to differ with you sweetie in regards to citizenship and residency regarding DCPS. One hands does wash the other, if that is NOT the case then the loop-hole for all of this non-residency hoopla has become deeper and bigger.

We are waiting on laws are we?

At times the outsiders not only improve test scores, parental involvement but many are the perfect well-rounded student.

Cry me a river.

Sorry, "sweetie" - there's a difference between your opinions and facts. I'm sorry that you don't like unions or immigrants, but that doesn't mean you're right.

[Anonymous]

@19:04, might not always be right, but rarely ever wrong. Don't like is such a strong phrase, I am more pro for both categories but we should not ignore the facts if presented honestly.

So much has to be changed before we can see an improvement. Let's be brutally honest, the time table alone almost makes all DCPS employees unwilling accomplises at this charade of registering students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's just unite DC and PG, the way Marion Barry once proposed. Problem solved. Wards 1-8 and Ward 9, together forever. One city, one state, baby!

State implies we have statehood privileges which we don't...I'm all for it if it means we get congressional representation and we have control over our own money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:@19:04, might not always be right, but rarely ever wrong. Don't like is such a strong phrase, I am more pro for both categories but we should not ignore the facts if presented honestly.

So much has to be changed before we can see an improvement. Let's be brutally honest, the time table alone almost makes all DCPS employees unwilling accomplises at this charade of registering students.

How does the time table make DCPS employees accomplices? There is a deadline for enrollment. You require the family to produce valid ID. You make no exceptions. You apply oversight via computer tax records. It could be done. Hell a google search will turn up most addresses and their owner. For the renters, Your name should have to be on a notarized copy of your lease. None of this I stay with my grandmother BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's just unite DC and PG, the way Marion Barry once proposed. Problem solved. Wards 1-8 and Ward 9, together forever. One city, one state, baby!

State implies we have statehood privileges which we don't...I'm all for it if it means we get congressional representation and we have control over our own money

I think it's a terrible idea, and fortunately it will never happen. Annapolis has enough to deal with in Baltimore, they'd never accept DC too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:@19:04, might not always be right, but rarely ever wrong. Don't like is such a strong phrase, I am more pro for both categories but we should not ignore the facts if presented honestly.

So much has to be changed before we can see an improvement. Let's be brutally honest, the time table alone almost makes all DCPS employees unwilling accomplises at this charade of registering students.

How does the time table make DCPS employees accomplices? There is a deadline for enrollment. You require the family to produce valid ID. You make no exceptions. You apply oversight via computer tax records. It could be done. Hell a google search will turn up most addresses and their owner. For the renters, Your name should have to be on a notarized copy of your lease. None of this I stay with my grandmother BS.

There's the budget deadline (spring), there's the student count deadline (fall), there's the OOB deadline (winter) and other countless deadlines that change with an email notice. How can you disregard the "grandmother rule" when there's passed legislation paying grandmothers to raise their family generations. Who's going to check the notary, as they are just shakey conspirators too?

As a previous poster has stated, this is not going to ever happen. This has been as high on the recognized level meter for many former Superintendents and it went the way of the rotary telephones.

It's an OSSE matter and it will be an OSSE omission.

[Anonymous]

How can one report a student at a charter who is not a DC resident. My child told me yesterday that X says he lives in Maryland. Just googled the parents, and it does appear they live in MD -- grandma does pick-up, so I'm guessing they use her address.

I'm already in, so I guess it should not matter to me, but it still makes me mad that folks are cheating the DC system.

[Anonymous]

How do you report teachers at charters that have kids attending the school but they live in MD? At least 3 teachers at this school have children that attends-1st teacher has 1 child attending, 2nd teacher has 3 children attending and the 3rd teacher has 2 children attended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you report teachers at charters that have kids attending the school but they live in MD? At least 3 teachers at this school have children that attends-1st teacher has 1 child attending, 2nd teacher has 3 children attending and the 3rd teacher has 2 children attended.

do you know if they are paying tuition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you report teachers at charters that have kids attending the school but they live in MD? At least 3 teachers at this school have children that attends-1st teacher has 1 child attending, 2nd teacher has 3 children attending and the 3rd teacher has 2 children attended.

do you know if they are paying tuition?

Good Q. I think charters can give preference to teacher's kids but I assume they would still have to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can one report a student at a charter who is not a DC resident. My child told me yesterday that X says he lives in Maryland. Just googled the parents, and it does appear they live in MD -- grandma does pick-up, so I'm guessing they use her address.

I'm already in, so I guess it should not matter to me, but it still makes me mad that folks are cheating the DC system.

Not sure where the best place to report this would be, but you should report it. I just thank God our principal has actively lobbied for this information, and sent a note home saying that they're doing a full review of students' addresses, etc... So at least one DCPS school is taking it seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can one report a student at a charter who is not a DC resident. My child told me yesterday that X says he lives in Maryland. Just googled the parents, and it does appear they live in MD -- grandma does pick-up, so I'm guessing they use her address.

I'm already in, so I guess it should not matter to me, but it still makes me mad that folks are cheating the DC system.

in all seriousness, I would reach out to Kwame Brown and ask him how he wants to handle this? He is the one who introduced the bill 2 weeks ago.

There is a confidential hotline you may call to report non-DC residents attending DCPS. It's 202 442-5215

[Anonymous]

You should report it to the DC Public Charter School Board, which charters the schools and provides the infusion of tax dollars for each student. The executive director for the board is Josephine Baker [e-mail]
and the director of financial oversight is Jeremy Williams
[e-mail]. If you prefer to call: Phone: [phone]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you report teachers at charters that have kids attending the school but they live in MD? At least 3 teachers at this school have children that attends-1st teacher has 1 child attending, 2nd teacher has 3 children attending and the 3rd teacher has 2 children attended.

do you know if they are paying tuition?

I do know that the teacher is definately not..and the others (they are actually teacher assistants) I am assuming they are not