Brent is a high poverty school?!

[Anonymous]

^ Huge range of incomes isn't accurate. The rich in the Brent District still head to Sidwell, Potomac, CHD etc. and there are few FARMs kids left below 4th, not even 15%. 5th grade diversity is neither here nor there since almost every high-SES/white kid left for Basis or Latin after 4th, and some of the kids came in just for 5th. PreS3, PreK4 and K are profoundly white with 1st set to follow suit. If diversity means AA, fewer all the time. If diversity means more international, more all the time.

[Anonymous]

I think it's pretty clear to me at this point that they overemphasize and exaggerate the poverty and "poor inner city" characterization as a way to shrug off change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's pretty clear to me at this point that they overemphasize and exaggerate the poverty and "poor inner city" characterization as a way to shrug off change.

who is "they"?

[Anonymous]

No one is shrugging off "change." It should come as no surprise that "change" --however you define it -- has been happening for several years as FARMS is now hovering around 10%, the overwhelming majority of the lower grades are either IB or from other parts of the Hill, and relative test scores speak for themselves. I am not aware of any so-called "'poor inner city' characterization." Haters gotta hate.

[Anonymous]

Who is "they"?

"I'm not aware of any so called poor inner city characterization"?

You either don't read these threads, are oblivious, or in denial.

[Anonymous]

And you apparently never were taught basic rules of grammar.

[Anonymous]

10:33, setting aside the whether I am either oblivious or in denial, can you point me to one of the threads in which you believe "they" (I.e., high-SES parents or some other indeterminate cohort) have somehow "overemphasize(d)" or "exagerrate(d)" this supposed "characterization" by which you appear to have been aggrieved? Is this part of the "Plan".

[Anonymous]

PP, it's pretty evident that DCPS is overemphasizing low-SES, FARMS and "inner city" as a basis for justifying their budget, given so many things, like the fact that they fudge FARMS percentages to be "99%" for many schools when in fact they aren't, they provide a free meal regardless of eligibility, and so on. And likewise, many posters here on DCUM always overemphasize the low-SES side of the equation to the detriment of anyone else.

[Anonymous]

And this conclusion is relevant to Brent in what respect?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, it's pretty evident that DCPS is overemphasizing low-SES, FARMS and "inner city" as a basis for justifying their budget, given so many things, like the fact that they fudge FARMS percentages to be "99%" for many schools when in fact they aren't, they provide a free meal regardless of eligibility, and so on. And likewise, many posters here on DCUM always overemphasize the low-SES side of the equation to the detriment of anyone else.

If you have an issue with the National School Lunch Program eligibility criteria, you should address those concerns to the Department of Agriculture and its statutory mandate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brent hasn't been Title 1 for several years.

What a silly thread! Nobody who has visited the school lately would ask such a goofy question, even on DCUM.

Just look at the PreS3, PreK4, K, 1st and 2nd grade classes. Hardly a low-income or AA kid left. Give Brent a few years and it will be as white as JKLM, for better or worse.

Huh, last I looked at DC's 2nd grade class, there were plenty of AA kids. Huge range of incomes; yes, many high SES and many not even close. 5th grade is 9 AA kids, then 2 Latino kids and 5 white. 3rd and 4th seem pretty diverse as well; I know personally a good handful of single parents who certainly don't make much money.

However, back to the topic at hand, I think we have established that the teacher at Brent did not specify that Brent is high poverty.

Also, Tyler is clearly not 99% FARMS given the large number of middle class parents in the Spanish Immersion program and some in the autism and Arts Integration programs.

So you asked each kid how much money their parents made? Or is there some other metric you can use to know a kid's household income.


As for Tyler the number is still high enough for it to be on the community wide FARMS plan. I want to say the tipping point is above either 70 or 80%

[Anonymous]

I believe Tyler is considered to be a "Provision 2" school, under which it is permitted to serve free lunch to all students for the duration of a four-year certification period regardless of actual FARMs eligibility. The Community Eligibility Option similarly permits free lunch for all students based on percentage of community SNAP applicants.

[Anonymous]

I got to the 10AM posts and found that this thread has gotten too full of mind-numbingly obtuse posters for my pain threshold. See ya.