Notice of Petitions to Open New Charters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check the kind of school that Interactive Academy is based on. https://youtu.be/JzyBVblGFb4. Any thoughts?

I think your link is broken

Here is a better link: https://youtu.be/yFSb6lOWogM

[Anonymous]

My elementary school in flyover country in the 70s did a lot of this. It is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far, I'm not seeing that any of these new schools are being targeting to middle class families, who really lack decent options in this city.

DC doesn't have a middle class - they have rich and poor.

I beg to differ. We are raising two kids w/ one wage earner making $90k per year. We are middle class.

$90K/yr in DC is middle class in most cities but lower MC in DC. We're $150 and that's barely MC in this town.

[Anonymous]

DCPCSB holding a 'town hall' April 11 at 6 PM to discuss these 8 proposals

https://www.facebook.com/events/747906012041222/?active_tab=about

[Anonymous]

North Star and Citizens of the World look like instant board approvals.

I'm most surprised by the North Star application; didn't Robert Simmons found Ron Brown HS for DCPS? Why wouldn't DCPS build a 4-8th school as well?

I wonder what went wrong at DCPS that he felt a charter would serve his interests more than a public setting; I wonder if there are legal hurdles that a charter might have an easier time with considering the all male requirement? Thoughts?

So many signers on to that application that if it fails a vote, I'd be extremely interested to know why!

[Anonymous]

From tonight's DCPCSB hearing and vote so far:
Adult Career and Technical Education: Denied
Citizens of the World: Denied
Digital Pioneers: Approved with conditions
Family Place: Approved with conditions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From tonight's DCPCSB hearing and vote so far:
Adult Career and Technical Education: Denied
Citizens of the World: Denied
Digital Pioneers: Approved with conditions
Family Place: Approved with conditions

Why was citizens of the world denied?

[Anonymous]

Northstar: approved with conditions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From tonight's DCPCSB hearing and vote so far:
Adult Career and Technical Education: Denied
Citizens of the World: Denied
Digital Pioneers: Approved with conditions
Family Place: Approved with conditions

Is there a link or live stream where we can follow along? If you're there in person please keep posting

[Anonymous]

Washington School of the Arts and Academics denied.

And yes, you can watch the whole thing here. Come for the MV expansion, stay for the new charters!

https://livestream.com/dcpcsb/events/7408469?utm_source=DCPCSB%20Staff&utm_campaign=95e8497295-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_67770fb6ed-95e8497295-180602393

[Anonymous]

Cyber Tech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From tonight's DCPCSB hearing and vote so far:
Adult Career and Technical Education: Denied
Citizens of the World: Denied
Digital Pioneers: Approved with conditions
Family Place: Approved with conditions

Why was citizens of the world denied?

Encouraged to reapply next year, some concerns about replicability in our market after site visits. Site visits on existing schools was inconsistent. Strong board built, but how committed are the people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cyber Tech?

They withdrew their application.

[Anonymous]

Really?Withdrew? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Final approvals:

CityArtsPCS, @RootsPCS,@LAYCCAPCS, and Early Childhood Academ