What didn't you like about CM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do these Charters with low FARM rates recruit actively in poorer areas of the City?

I believe most FARM families stay at their neighborhood DCPS because of proximity to their homes. They are likely not to travel around the city for a school.

That is not true at all. II know of lots of students who have gone to different charter schools or oob schools. The commute is a factor but wmata offers student passes.

[Anonymous]

MV recruited aggressively their startup year for lowere SES students. I know they have also done a lot of community outreach at their new location.

There are some Charters that have student populations from outside the neighborhood - but mostly lower SES like DC Prep and the KIPP schools.

Also Howard MS of Math and Science is in NW and has students from across the city.

[Anonymous]

Is it the PTA or school administration that is in charge of recruitment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it the PTA or school administration that is in charge of recruitment?

While there may be some active PTAs that do their own recruitment efforts, the responsibility for recruitment at District-wide schools (which all charters in DC are) falls squarely on the school. Schools target where they feel obligated by their mission or their board or their desire to serve leads them to recruit.

And it's very obvious which schools are committed to trying to serve the most under-served students, because if they target wards 7 & 8 and other under served DC communities, they get a higher proportion of applicants and enrolled students from those communities than other schools who don't recruit.

Proximity does play a big role in who e rolls where, but so does recruitment.

[Anonymous]

Choosing a central location also helps, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the PTA or school administration that is in charge of recruitment?

While there may be some active PTAs that do their own recruitment efforts, the responsibility for recruitment at District-wide schools (which all charters in DC are) falls squarely on the school. Schools target where they feel obligated by their mission or their board or their desire to serve leads them to recruit.

And it's very obvious which schools are committed to trying to serve the most under-served students, because if they target wards 7 & 8 and other under served DC communities, they get a higher proportion of applicants and enrolled students from those communities than other schools who don't recruit.

Proximity does play a big role in who e rolls where, but so does recruitment.

Outside of charters that are actually located in Wards 7 & 8, which charter schools have a large number of students who commute from Wards 7 & 8 to another Ward to get there?

[Anonymous]

IT had metro buses all over the city including wards 7 and 8, lets be honest not many kids will commute to Ward 1 for school from ward 7/8. The FARM kids that are in ward 1 are likely attending immersion or dual language programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the PTA or school administration that is in charge of recruitment?

While there may be some active PTAs that do their own recruitment efforts, the responsibility for recruitment at District-wide schools (which all charters in DC are) falls squarely on the school. Schools target where they feel obligated by their mission or their board or their desire to serve leads them to recruit.

And it's very obvious which schools are committed to trying to serve the most under-served students, because if they target wards 7 & 8 and other under served DC communities, they get a higher proportion of applicants and enrolled students from those communities than other schools who don't recruit.

Proximity does play a big role in who e rolls where, but so does recruitment.

Outside of charters that are actually located in Wards 7 & 8, which charter schools have a large number of students who commute from Wards 7 & 8 to another Ward to get there?

I didn't say "large numbers of commuting Ward 7 & 8 students", I said that there are a higher proportion of applicants from those wards and thus a higher % of enrolled students from those wards when schools actively recruit. "Higher proportion" does not necessarily equal actual "large numbers", but proportion matters. I will see if I can share a work document that came my way (I don't work for the school system but I do work for the government), I'm not sure how "internal" it is, but it has an analysis of student enrollment by wards for 2011-2012. I also know a bit about some of the charter schools that do prioritize recruiting, so it's pretty clear that there is a correlation. I'll upload and link to the doc if I find out I can.

[Anonymous]

Ummm. Our IB elementary is in Ward 4 and had a percentage of Ward 7 and 8 students...

[Anonymous]

You cannot compare brand new charters to DCPS schools that have been here for 50 years.

[Anonymous]

Not the PP but why can't you compare? One of the points being discussed is the correlation between recruiting in Wards 7 and 8 and how many students from 7 and 8 actually commute to schools in other wards. If a Ward 4 schools has a notable % of 7 and 8 students, it's relevant to look at how/why that came to be true.

Other PP, does your IB Ward 4 school recruit in Wards 7 and 8? Do you know what % of students are from 7 and 8 at your school?

[Anonymous]

No recruitment is necessary for well-known DCPS
schools. They are already on parents' radars... No advertising needed. They have been around for years and their reputations are known. This is why schools like Hearst have ward 7 and 8 students. Newer DCPCSs, however, have to build reputations to win over the masses. This is why you cannot truly compare new charters with old publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ummm. Our IB elementary is in Ward 4 and had a percentage of Ward 7 and 8 students...

A percentage or high percentage? Don't understand the point. IT and MV both have students from Wards 7 and 8. I am a ward 8 family that commutes to IT, although people may not now since we aren't FARMs. We also have friends we carpool with in W7 that attend MV.

[Anonymous]

*know

[Anonymous]

A couple rough spots for us - drop off is not until 8:15 and sometimes they even open a few minutes late. This makes it rough getting to work by 8:30.

Also the after-school program is ok, but I'm not awed by it. The 'cool' afterschool classes cost extra, which we can't afford.