Empowering Males High School

[Anonymous]

Just received this. The phase "of color" seems to have mysteriously vanished. I'm the mother of two boys, but I gotta repeat what was said on this board when this idea was first floated...what about the girls? Why aren't they opening up a college prep school at the same time for just girls? I'll be curious to see how this all plays out. Also repeating something that's been said before...starting this at the high school level is just too darn late. By then, many of these boys are YEARS behind...not a semester or two. How can this school possibly be college prep?

DCPS Stakeholder,

In the DCPS Today newsletter distributed earlier today, Chancellor Henderson provided an update around exciting new programs coming to DCPS next year. One of these updates is that a new Empowering Males High School (EMHS) will open East of the River in Fall 2016. The EMHS, an all-male, college preparatory high school to be located at the former Ron Brown Middle School in Ward 7, will expand academic opportunities for young men in DC and ensure they graduate ready for college and career.

In the attached letter we have shared additional information about the school and the new school leadership– text from the letter can also be found below. Thank you and please pass this along to your respective networks!

Office of Family and Public Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE (12th floor)
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 719 – 6613
C: (202) 997 – 9887

[Anonymous]

If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

[Anonymous]

It has a page on myschooldc - uniforms will be required and there will only be a 9th grade next fall.

http://www.myschooldc.org/schools/profile/390/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

But if that's the goal then the entire premise is bogus because this is supposed to be college prep, meaning the boys with the best grades, most promise, etc. The boys that SHOULD go to EMHS should be the "best and the brightest" which means you're pulling them out of the "regular" high schools and leaving just the trouble makers with the girls. Disastrous.

[Anonymous]

new school culture is a meaningful thing. they have a good model to follow in Chicago, i believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just received this. The phase "of color" seems to have mysteriously vanished. I'm the mother of two boys, but I gotta repeat what was said on this board when this idea was first floated...what about the girls? Why aren't they opening up a college prep school at the same time for just girls? I'll be curious to see how this all plays out. Also repeating something that's been said before...starting this at the high school level is just too darn late. By then, many of these boys are YEARS behind...not a semester or two. How can this school possibly be college prep?

DCPS Stakeholder,

In the DCPS Today newsletter distributed earlier today, Chancellor Henderson provided an update around exciting new programs coming to DCPS next year. One of these updates is that a new Empowering Males High School (EMHS) will open East of the River in Fall 2016. The EMHS, an all-male, college preparatory high school to be located at the former Ron Brown Middle School in Ward 7, will expand academic opportunities for young men in DC and ensure they graduate ready for college and career.

In the attached letter we have shared additional information about the school and the new school leadership– text from the letter can also be found below. Thank you and please pass this along to your respective networks!

Office of Family and Public Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE (12th floor)
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 719 – 6613
C: (202) 997 – 9887

How exciting!!!!!

A new and improved way to waste a hundred million dollars in some shiny building to give away jobs to political allies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

But if that's the goal then the entire premise is bogus because this is supposed to be college prep, meaning the boys with the best grades, most promise, etc. The boys that SHOULD go to EMHS should be the "best and the brightest" which means you're pulling them out of the "regular" high schools and leaving just the trouble makers with the girls. Disastrous.

If they cared that much, this would start in preschool. 9th grade is way too late to "save" some of these guys.

[Anonymous]

So is this a new application high school? Open via lottery to anyone in the district?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

But if that's the goal then the entire premise is bogus because this is supposed to be college prep, meaning the boys with the best grades, most promise, etc. The boys that SHOULD go to EMHS should be the "best and the brightest" which means you're pulling them out of the "regular" high schools and leaving just the trouble makers with the girls. Disastrous.

If they cared that much, this would start in preschool. 9th grade is way too late to "save" some of these guys.

actually it would start at birth. City can't fix poverty, but let's expect teachers to correct for generations of social neglect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just received this. The phase "of color" seems to have mysteriously vanished. I'm the mother of two boys, but I gotta repeat what was said on this board when this idea was first floated...what about the girls? Why aren't they opening up a college prep school at the same time for just girls? I'll be curious to see how this all plays out. Also repeating something that's been said before...starting this at the high school level is just too darn late. By then, many of these boys are YEARS behind...not a semester or two. How can this school possibly be college prep?

DCPS Stakeholder,

In the DCPS Today newsletter distributed earlier today, Chancellor Henderson provided an update around exciting new programs coming to DCPS next year. One of these updates is that a new Empowering Males High School (EMHS) will open East of the River in Fall 2016. The EMHS, an all-male, college preparatory high school to be located at the former Ron Brown Middle School in Ward 7, will expand academic opportunities for young men in DC and ensure they graduate ready for college and career.

In the attached letter we have shared additional information about the school and the new school leadership– text from the letter can also be found below. Thank you and please pass this along to your respective networks!

Office of Family and Public Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE (12th floor)
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 719 – 6613
C: (202) 997 – 9887

Imagine being a tough young boy, and being encouraged to attend a school called "Empowering Males."

Big sign that you're not empowered.

Very smart branding. Perhaps the Mayor paid 100 grand to a crony/ consultant for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

But if that's the goal then the entire premise is bogus because this is supposed to be college prep, meaning the boys with the best grades, most promise, etc. The boys that SHOULD go to EMHS should be the "best and the brightest" which means you're pulling them out of the "regular" high schools and leaving just the trouble makers with the girls. Disastrous.

If they cared that much, this would start in preschool. 9th grade is way too late to "save" some of these guys.

actually it would start at birth. City can't fix poverty, but let's expect teachers to correct for generations of social neglect.

^^PP here -- sorry - meant before birth, as prenatal care is deficient for poorer families

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they can get some of the troublemaking boys out of other high schools, it will benefit the girls. Banneker and SWW are predominantly female, anyway.

But if that's the goal then the entire premise is bogus because this is supposed to be college prep, meaning the boys with the best grades, most promise, etc. The boys that SHOULD go to EMHS should be the "best and the brightest" which means you're pulling them out of the "regular" high schools and leaving just the trouble makers with the girls. Disastrous.

If they cared that much, this would start in preschool. 9th grade is way too late to "save" some of these guys.

actually it would start at birth. City can't fix poverty, but let's expect teachers to correct for generations of social neglect.

^^PP here -- sorry - meant before birth, as prenatal care is deficient for poorer families

Well, it should start even before conception, to make sure the parents are identified, prepared and ready for bringing a new life to this planet.

[calexander]

Anonymous wrote:Just received this. The phase "of color" seems to have mysteriously vanished. I'm the mother of two boys, but I gotta repeat what was said on this board when this idea was first floated...what about the girls? Why aren't they opening up a college prep school at the same time for just girls? I'll be curious to see how this all plays out. Also repeating something that's been said before...starting this at the high school level is just too darn late. By then, many of these boys are YEARS behind...not a semester or two. How can this school possibly be college prep?

DCPS Stakeholder,

In the DCPS Today newsletter distributed earlier today, Chancellor Henderson provided an update around exciting new programs coming to DCPS next year. One of these updates is that a new Empowering Males High School (EMHS) will open East of the River in Fall 2016. The EMHS, an all-male, college preparatory high school to be located at the former Ron Brown Middle School in Ward 7, will expand academic opportunities for young men in DC and ensure they graduate ready for college and career.

In the attached letter we have shared additional information about the school and the new school leadership– text from the letter can also be found below. Thank you and please pass this along to your respective networks!

Office of Family and Public Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE (12th floor)
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 719 – 6613
C: (202) 997 – 9887

By locating the school at Ron Brown, the phrase "of Color" was redundant. Was it ever going to be any other way? It wasn't worth the PR flack they'd get from concern trolls in the media and on the Hill.

DCPS has a research team and a lot of data that shows they are doing better with girls than they are with boys. This school is an attempt to remedy that.

[Anonymous]

calexander wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just received this. The phase "of color" seems to have mysteriously vanished. I'm the mother of two boys, but I gotta repeat what was said on this board when this idea was first floated...what about the girls? Why aren't they opening up a college prep school at the same time for just girls? I'll be curious to see how this all plays out. Also repeating something that's been said before...starting this at the high school level is just too darn late. By then, many of these boys are YEARS behind...not a semester or two. How can this school possibly be college prep?

DCPS Stakeholder,

In the DCPS Today newsletter distributed earlier today, Chancellor Henderson provided an update around exciting new programs coming to DCPS next year. One of these updates is that a new Empowering Males High School (EMHS) will open East of the River in Fall 2016. The EMHS, an all-male, college preparatory high school to be located at the former Ron Brown Middle School in Ward 7, will expand academic opportunities for young men in DC and ensure they graduate ready for college and career.

In the attached letter we have shared additional information about the school and the new school leadership– text from the letter can also be found below. Thank you and please pass this along to your respective networks!

Office of Family and Public Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE (12th floor)
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 719 – 6613
C: (202) 997 – 9887

By locating the school at Ron Brown, the phrase "of Color" was redundant. Was it ever going to be any other way? It wasn't worth the PR flack they'd get from concern trolls in the media and on the Hill.

DCPS has a research team and a lot of data that shows they are doing better with girls than they are with boys. This school is an attempt to remedy that.

I'm fully understand all of that and recall that argument when this idea was first announced. My point is that it's completely inequitable and I am concerned that they will actually lose progress with the girls by establishing a school that I'm not convinced is well conceived to begin with. But we shall soon see. In looking at PARCC scores I have to wonder where they plan to find these rising ninth graders who are ready for a college prep curriculum? Do they think that students currently slated for Wilson will opt for this new school instead?

[Anonymous]

Hate the name. Pick a good male role model and have that be the name. I'm trying to imagine the diploma...