DC charters - which ones are open? hybrid model? plans of reopening?

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Anonymous wrote:Sela has been open to PreK 3 and 4 kids since Nov and is about to open up to students in all classes - parents are getting to chose in-person or virtual.

Communication has been excellent and planning has been thoughful.

Wow. For the first time ever I wish we were at Sela.

Can we have some links about their success and method to share with our admins?

Is sela open for "cares " classroom or actual hybrid or full-time instruction? Is it open to any current family who wants to return to school?

Not Cares classrooms. Since Nov., parents of PreK3 and PreK4 kids could opt in for a half day of in-person instruction or choose to remain virtual.

They have opened this up to students in all grades and if the parents have opted in for in-person instructions, K-5th will go back to school this month for a full day, no before or after care. Obviously with proper protocols for health and safety in place.

That's great. Here's hope that other charters will follow...

DCUM ECE parents are precious. Come on here and speak about how great Sela is because they allowed 3 and 4 year olds into their building. One year from now the same people will be sniping about Sela's piss poor test results and how they are switching schools.

I think they're saying all grades about to start full time. My question is, how can they do this with the space requirements from OSSE? No other schools seem to have found a way. Only 11 kids can be in a room together.

They hired staff when necessary. And not everyone wants to come back.

PP here - yes I did say that all grades are coming back this month - for parents who choose. And the above poster is also right, it's worked because they were willing to hire staff as necessary and less than half the student population has opted for in-person learning.

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Anonymous wrote:Sela has been open to PreK 3 and 4 kids since Nov and is about to open up to students in all classes - parents are getting to chose in-person or virtual.

Communication has been excellent and planning has been thoughful.

Wow. For the first time ever I wish we were at Sela.

Can we have some links about their success and method to share with our admins?

Is sela open for "cares " classroom or actual hybrid or full-time instruction? Is it open to any current family who wants to return to school?

Not Cares classrooms. Since Nov., parents of PreK3 and PreK4 kids could opt in for a half day of in-person instruction or choose to remain virtual.

They have opened this up to students in all grades and if the parents have opted in for in-person instructions, K-5th will go back to school this month for a full day, no before or after care. Obviously with proper protocols for health and safety in place.

That's great. Here's hope that other charters will follow...

DCUM ECE parents are precious. Come on here and speak about how great Sela is because they allowed 3 and 4 year olds into their building. One year from now the same people will be sniping about Sela's piss poor test results and how they are switching schools.

I think they're saying all grades about to start full time. My question is, how can they do this with the space requirements from OSSE? No other schools seem to have found a way. Only 11 kids can be in a room together.

They hired staff when necessary. And not everyone wants to come back.

PP here - yes I did say that all grades are coming back this month - for parents who choose. And the above poster is also right, it's worked because they were willing to hire staff as necessary and less than half the student population has opted for in-person learning.

Last I looked Sela was had a fairly small student body compared to most nearby schools. I would think that with 25-50-75% of the parents opting to stay DL allows for a lot more flexibility. I really wish our school would consider something like this. But, some charters & DCPS are so over crowded it makes it much harder to do this. Charters, DCPS & DC really did this to themselves having 22-25+ kids in most class rooms to get more per student funding. Imagine how much easier it would have been is public schools had 10-15 kids in a classroom, large classrooms with windows, working bathrooms & proper ventilation and more base funding from the start. Sadly I don't think this will change how schools operation or a funded.

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Did anyone hear MV’s plans on last night’s call? I couldn’t call in.

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When we went for meals pick up last week at staff at ITDS said something about the kids coming back soon. I am not sure if they just assumed because DCPS is supposed to open some classes in February ITDS will be doing the same. I have not yet heard any dates or times frame for opening. Last I heard anything it was the "when it is safe" response they have had all year.
I know there are issues with most of the teachers living and working in different cities, counties or states than they teach. Which apparently makes it difficult to get a vaccines in a timely manner given each has their own time line and priorities.

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Anonymous wrote:When we went for meals pick up last week at staff at ITDS said something about the kids coming back soon. I am not sure if they just assumed because DCPS is supposed to open some classes in February ITDS will be doing the same. I have not yet heard any dates or times frame for opening. Last I heard anything it was the "when it is safe" response they have had all year.
I know there are issues with most of the teachers living and working in different cities, counties or states than they teach. Which apparently makes it difficult to get a vaccines in a timely manner given each has their own time line and priorities.

These charter teachers will be vaccinated with DC teachers according to a friend who teaches at another charter. I teach in NOVA and live in the district and have already been vaccinated by my school division.

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Anonymous wrote:When we went for meals pick up last week at staff at ITDS said something about the kids coming back soon. I am not sure if they just assumed because DCPS is supposed to open some classes in February ITDS will be doing the same. I have not yet heard any dates or times frame for opening. Last I heard anything it was the "when it is safe" response they have had all year.
I know there are issues with most of the teachers living and working in different cities, counties or states than they teach. Which apparently makes it difficult to get a vaccines in a timely manner given each has their own time line and priorities.

Did you see the message from the Head of School this weekend? They are opening with learning pods for a small number of students staffed by the Y, with non teaching staff (counselors, leadership, building staff) and teachers keeping up with DL lessons. Then hopefully building on that to welcome more students and trying to get their staff vaccinated. It’s a small step but one I’ve been hoping for

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MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

What is most concerning about MV is, in their latest communications, seem not to have changed anything about their approach despite the impact of the vaccine and its availability to teachers/staff. By the looks of things, they are keeping to an approach to reopening based on transmission metrics which may or may not improve in time for fall. And even when these metrics improve, they haven't committed to opening for non-SES disadvantaged kids.

Within our household we're now debating on whether to put our rising K kid in the local Title I DCPS or a private school or moving because this past year has been awful for our kids social and academic progress. We can't take another year of this.

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

What is most concerning about MV is, in their latest communications, seem not to have changed anything about their approach despite the impact of the vaccine and its availability to teachers/staff. By the looks of things, they are keeping to an approach to reopening based on transmission metrics which may or may not improve in time for fall. And even when these metrics improve, they haven't committed to opening for non-SES disadvantaged kids.

Within our household we're now debating on whether to put our rising K kid in the local Title I DCPS or a private school or moving because this past year has been awful for our kids social and academic progress. We can't take another year of this.

PP here... just wanted to say we’re right there with you. This year has been incredibly frustrating. We were so thrilled to get a spot at MV after the lottery, and we are incredibly frustrated with how reopening is going. They seem to be sticking to these metrics despite other schools moving forward. Our child is having such a hard time right now it’s very disheartening. We plan to stop participating in DL for now.

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

What is most concerning about MV is, in their latest communications, seem not to have changed anything about their approach despite the impact of the vaccine and its availability to teachers/staff. By the looks of things, they are keeping to an approach to reopening based on transmission metrics which may or may not improve in time for fall. And even when these metrics improve, they haven't committed to opening for non-SES disadvantaged kids.

Within our household we're now debating on whether to put our rising K kid in the local Title I DCPS or a private school or moving because this past year has been awful for our kids social and academic progress. We can't take another year of this.

PP here... just wanted to say we’re right there with you. This year has been incredibly frustrating. We were so thrilled to get a spot at MV after the lottery, and we are incredibly frustrated with how reopening is going. They seem to be sticking to these metrics despite other schools moving forward. Our child is having such a hard time right now it’s very disheartening. We plan to stop participating in DL for now.

I saw a chart where covid rate has to go below 15 - is that what you mean?

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Anonymous wrote:When we went for meals pick up last week at staff at ITDS said something about the kids coming back soon. I am not sure if they just assumed because DCPS is supposed to open some classes in February ITDS will be doing the same. I have not yet heard any dates or times frame for opening. Last I heard anything it was the "when it is safe" response they have had all year.
I know there are issues with most of the teachers living and working in different cities, counties or states than they teach. Which apparently makes it difficult to get a vaccines in a timely manner given each has their own time line and priorities.

Did you see the message from the Head of School this weekend? They are opening with learning pods for a small number of students staffed by the Y, with non teaching staff (counselors, leadership, building staff) and teachers keeping up with DL lessons. Then hopefully building on that to welcome more students and trying to get their staff vaccinated. It’s a small step but one I’ve been hoping for

DP. I saw that. It is a small step, which I like, but I'm not quite as encouraged as you are. If ITDS sticks to the plan they had last fall starting around 1 march and filling the school from the bottom in several waves happening every 6 weeks or so , they still might not get all grades back in person before they decide it's too late in the school year to bother. I understand they are a teacher instruction school and probably are going to hold flank/not get in front of the unions, but I'll judge them more on whether they get kids back quickly once the unions finally crack.

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

What is most concerning about MV is, in their latest communications, seem not to have changed anything about their approach despite the impact of the vaccine and its availability to teachers/staff. By the looks of things, they are keeping to an approach to reopening based on transmission metrics which may or may not improve in time for fall. And even when these metrics improve, they haven't committed to opening for non-SES disadvantaged kids.

Within our household we're now debating on whether to put our rising K kid in the local Title I DCPS or a private school or moving because this past year has been awful for our kids social and academic progress. We can't take another year of this.

PP here... just wanted to say we’re right there with you. This year has been incredibly frustrating. We were so thrilled to get a spot at MV after the lottery, and we are incredibly frustrated with how reopening is going. They seem to be sticking to these metrics despite other schools moving forward. Our child is having such a hard time right now it’s very disheartening. We plan to stop participating in DL for now.

I saw a chart where covid rate has to go below 15 - is that what you mean?

Yes, they are referring to metrics from the city. Some of these include the percent of positive cases who are contacted by contact tracers. Other schools are figuring out ways to move forward despite city monitoring of metrics. There is plenty of space at the school to open up additional classrooms too. They should have been working on reopening this whole time.

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Anonymous wrote:MV parent of PK4’er here. I’m really starting to regret our decision to go with a language immersion school at this point. Our son has lost an entire year of immersion now, and I’m concerned that they won’t be open full time in the fall now. We may join the lottery again last-minute just to have some options.

They should be able to catch up next year in K.

Funny, I just lotteried for MV because I think our immersion school is doing DL poorly and won’t open!

They haven’t said they aren’t reopening, but they haven’t provided a reopening date or details. We have missed out on the full year of immersion and will have to look in to other ways to get our son some Spanish exposure. Kindergarten isn’t full immersion. The updates from the school are all very vague and don’t have any specifics

What is most concerning about MV is, in their latest communications, seem not to have changed anything about their approach despite the impact of the vaccine and its availability to teachers/staff. By the looks of things, they are keeping to an approach to reopening based on transmission metrics which may or may not improve in time for fall. And even when these metrics improve, they haven't committed to opening for non-SES disadvantaged kids.

Within our household we're now debating on whether to put our rising K kid in the local Title I DCPS or a private school or moving because this past year has been awful for our kids social and academic progress. We can't take another year of this.

PP here... just wanted to say we’re right there with you. This year has been incredibly frustrating. We were so thrilled to get a spot at MV after the lottery, and we are incredibly frustrated with how reopening is going. They seem to be sticking to these metrics despite other schools moving forward. Our child is having such a hard time right now it’s very disheartening. We plan to stop participating in DL for now.

I saw a chart where covid rate has to go below 15 - is that what you mean?

Yes, they are referring to metrics from the city. Some of these include the percent of positive cases who are contacted by contact tracers. Other schools are figuring out ways to move forward despite city monitoring of metrics. There is plenty of space at the school to open up additional classrooms too. They should have been working on reopening this whole time.

MV8 family here. First of all whoever said K isn’t full immersion obviously is a troll and don’t have a child at the school. It is full immersion in Spanish in K.

Also MV has been transparent with families what they have done with the school in regards to hvac changes and ventilation system for the past 6 months. These changes are now done.

There will be an update later in the week from this past weekly bulletin about more definitive plans for timeline for hybrid, etc., so hang tight.