One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it's the school at 1st and P St NW, where the scores of cars arriving each morning bear Maryland license plates. Essentially the parents are using this terrible school as free daycare, on their way to work in town.

When will someone in DCPS, the charter board or the "State" Superintendent of Education Office have the balls to crack down on the free education and services that the DC taxpayers are providing to the residents of PG county?? It's outrageous, when DC has needs of its own, including among those who can't find spots in desirable charters and regular private schools

I would bet that some substantial number of the cheats and freeloaders who fraudulently enroll their out of state kids in DCPS and charters are themselves DC government employees, who are looking for cost-effective, convenient before/after care on the way to their jobs. If so, they should be ferreted out, fired and prosecuted for fraud and theft of services.

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.

[Anonymous]

I also agree but the system is set up to allow this to happen. Kent Amos took advantage of the system that allowed him to do it. There are many example nationwide -- charter schools set-up by founders; for profit management companies set-up by founders who then employ themselves and family members, etc. The reality is that in many cases anybody can set up a charter school -- Kent Amos is a perfect example with his corporate background at Xerox. And I always like to use the examples of Dion Sanders and Andre Agassi who making great second careers in the charter school business.

Teachers at CAPCS (including Teach for America staff) say that Amos is empty-headed narcissist, with absolutely no inking of education. He's a politically connected businessman, in it for money. Nothing more, nothing less. He is a professional liar -- someone who lies to make a living. He has never honored any promises he has made to the community. He is 100% untrustworthy, and through his connections, completely slippery. A terrible example for all children, no matter where they come from, and for teachers, and for citizens. Beware of that man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if charters would have the right of first refusal or not.

SAIL PCS closed. It was on prime real estate at 16th and L NW . It is now the Oman cultural center or something like that.

Only if the city is the landlord or the deed includes a restricted use claim. SAIL was a comer I'll property so the bank had first lien and took over.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Were the buildings former DCPS?

Yes, but they were actually sold to CAPCS, not leased like the city is doing now. They are likely held as collateral for CAPCS' loans and would be sold in a foreclosure sale if CAPCS declared bankruptcy or was dissolved. PCSB may also try to broker some sort of transfer to a new operator who could take over the loan obligations and the buildings. In that situation the lender would likely be very amenable to that vs. having to go through a foreclosure process.

Some are leased, I believe. It's really the CAPCS board who would lead transfer transactions or perhaps OSSE. I haven't been impressed with the PCSBs grasp of commercial real estate transactions/law.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe they should put the brakes on granting new charters??

It is the pro-charter community that is the most vocal in stopping cases like this. It gives everyone a bad name. The anti-charter community wants these to be the only schools to exist so that they can keep saying that all charters are bad. Let's get rid of the bad ones and get more good ones.

+100%

I also agree but the system is set up to allow this to happen. Kent Amos took advantage of the system that allowed him to do it. There are many example nationwide -- charter schools set-up by founders; for profit management companies set-up by founders who then employ themselves and family members, etc. The reality is that in many cases anybody can set up a charter school -- Kent Amos is a perfect example with his corporate background at Xerox. And I always like to use the examples of Dion Sanders and Andre Agassi who making great second careers in the charter school business.

Where does the DC Charter Association stand on this, given that their headquarters are in a CAPCS facility and two board members are from CAPCS? FOCUS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they should put the brakes on granting new charters??

It is the pro-charter community that is the most vocal in stopping cases like this. It gives everyone a bad name. The anti-charter community wants these to be the only schools to exist so that they can keep saying that all charters are bad. Let's get rid of the bad ones and get more good ones.

+100%

I also agree but the system is set up to allow this to happen. Kent Amos took advantage of the system that allowed him to do it. There are many example nationwide -- charter schools set-up by founders; for profit management companies set-up by founders who then employ themselves and family members, etc. The reality is that in many cases anybody can set up a charter school -- Kent Amos is a perfect example with his corporate background at Xerox. And I always like to use the examples of Dion Sanders and Andre Agassi who making great second careers in the charter school business.

Where does the DC Charter Association stand on this, given that their headquarters are in a CAPCS facility and two board members are from CAPCS? FOCUS?

Ha ha ha ha ha! Edelin is such a rabid and ineffectual lobbyist I'd suspect she's probably taking kickbacks from Amos. You're not going to see a lot of daylight there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also agree but the system is set up to allow this to happen. Kent Amos took advantage of the system that allowed him to do it. There are many example nationwide -- charter schools set-up by founders; for profit management companies set-up by founders who then employ themselves and family members, etc. The reality is that in many cases anybody can set up a charter school -- Kent Amos is a perfect example with his corporate background at Xerox. And I always like to use the examples of Dion Sanders and Andre Agassi who making great second careers in the charter school business.

Teachers at CAPCS (including Teach for America staff) say that Amos is empty-headed narcissist, with absolutely no inking of education. He's a politically connected businessman, in it for money. Nothing more, nothing less. He is a professional liar -- someone who lies to make a living. He has never honored any promises he has made to the community. He is 100% untrustworthy, and through his connections, completely slippery. A terrible example for all children, no matter where they come from, and for teachers, and for citizens. Beware of that man.

Thanks for this insight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.

also known as "Ward 9"

[Anonymous]

obviously no one has done their homework on CAPCS. they've had at least two tier 1 schools within the last 5 years within their network...now on top of that their early childhood education program has always been pretty good.... one campus had problems...CAPCS online with K2 has also always performed well....CAPCS has fared no more no more worse than any other charters..... the real deal about caps, what has you all licking your chops....

the real estate

lay off the name calling in the mud slinging when truly you're just wolves in sheep's clothing licking your chops about the real estate and the student enrollments.

[Anonymous]

Agree 20:51

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:obviously no one has done their homework on CAPCS. they've had at least two tier 1 schools within the last 5 years within their network...now on top of that their early childhood education program has always been pretty good.... one campus had problems...CAPCS online with K2 has also always performed well....CAPCS has fared no more no more worse than any other charters..... the real deal about caps, what has you all licking your chops....

the real estate

lay off the name calling in the mud slinging when truly you're just wolves in sheep's clothing licking your chops about the real estate and the student enrollments.

No. Some of us just believe it's obscene that for-profit and corrupt officials are willing to stretch the law to the limit to keep money out of classrooms and in their own pockets.

[Anonymous]

It's all about the real estate . Folks already salivating . Read the beginning if this thread.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:It's all about the real estate . Folks already salivating . Read the beginning if this thread.

If is it "all" about the real estate, that suggests that nobody cares at all about the corruption. Do you truly believe that?