Ward 4 Neighborhood DC Public School Expo

[JoshH]

The Ward 4 Education Alliance will be hosting representatives from Ward 4 neighborhood DC Public Schools on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Takoma Education Campus (7010 Piney Branch Rd NW). Please come by if you are interested in talking to parents and staff from these schools, including:
-New International High School opening at Roosevelt
-New Dual Language Middle School opening at MacFarland
-Fantastic Feeder Elementary Schools: Raymond, West, Truesdell, Barnard, Bruce Monroe, Powell, Dorothy Heights ES

[Anonymous]

No charters?

[JoshH]

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

[Anonymous]

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

[Anonymous]

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

No Shepherd or Lafayette?

[Anonymous]

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Completely reasonable response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

You're a dick. How about you volunteer your time and energy to do something if you think something is not done to your satisfaction. Easier to be flippant with the "got it" cliche from the comfort of your chair and laptop. You ARE a cliche.

[JoshH]

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

No Shepherd or Lafayette?

I don't normally see people from Lafayette or Shepherd at Ward 4 Education Alliance meetings. It could be because the Ward 3 Education group also includes Wilson feeders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

Cute snark, but what would you actually propose they do? Keep in mind this is a group of parent / community volunteers, not a DC school lottery group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

You're a dick. How about you volunteer your time and energy to do something if you think something is not done to your satisfaction. Easier to be flippant with the "got it" cliche from the comfort of your chair and laptop. You ARE a cliche.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

You're a dick. How about you volunteer your time and energy to do something if you think something is not done to your satisfaction. Easier to be flippant with the "got it" cliche from the comfort of your chair and laptop. You ARE a cliche.

I do volunteer both my time, energy and money. I just find it funny to see these "education expos" specifically exclude schools that are located in their Ward. Or that are options for the people living in the Ward.

It's fine - I just think these groups should be honest about the agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

Ah, so you don't inform Ward 4 of ALL of their options..just 1/2 of them.

Got it!

Cute snark, but what would you actually propose they do? Keep in mind this is a group of parent / community volunteers, not a DC school lottery group.

Well, an example would be - when a charter school volunteers to exhibit they could say "yes! we'd be happy to have you" vs. "no, you are not allowed to attend"

That could be an option?

[Anonymous]

What's really odd about this - forget the charter/dcps thing - is that the meeting is being held at Takoma, which is a Ward 4 educational center and feeds into Coolidge.

So parents at Takoma, Whittier, Brightwood should go and hear about the feeders they probably can't get into and a new middle school program they can't get into?

[Anonymous]

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

JoshH wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No charters?

Correct. This is hosted by the Ward 4 Education Alliance, which doesn't typically deal with citywide options.

No Shepherd or Lafayette?

I don't normally see people from Lafayette or Shepherd at Ward 4 Education Alliance meetings. It could be because the Ward 3 Education group also includes Wilson feeders.

Wait, so you don't include the largest ES schools in ward 4 because you personally don't know enough parents who have shown up at meetings? That seems pretty short-sited.

-Ward 4 resident.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone actually been rejected by the group? Or is this all just entitled whining?