GDS admissions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So over two years, GDS has collected an extra $5 million in tuition fees presumably with minimal increase in operating costs to cater to the extra students.

If it wanted to smooth over relations with the surrounding community, GDS could issue a mea culpa and EASILY commit a couple of million of this surplus to some sort of project that would help surrounding residents.

For a school renowned for its commitment to principles of social responsibility, I am not seeing a response that reflects these.

That’s not what the neighborhood wants. The neighborhood wants the school to honor its commitments. That’s all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the neighborhood and I don’t need any extortion to “smooth things over” for being over capacity due to Covid. That’s ridiculous.

Meanwhile my family in other states pushed for ALL schools to reopen quickly and they even volunteer substitute taught at public and private schools. That’s community.

They are overcapacity this school year due to COVID?

I just can’t get my arms around it either. Do the students there apply each and every year? Or did the spike in Covid acceptees sign up for 4-13 years of schooling there….

Didn't the school just send their families a letter telling parents they would have to accept fewer students this year because they were over their attendance limit? Do you know if they sent one last year?

They didn’t. Still not sure how the school didn’t realize they were over enrolled.

[Anonymous]

GDS should be penalized by DC. They should be responsible for getting their numbers straight. They broke the terms of the agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS should be penalized by DC. They should be responsible for getting their numbers straight. They broke the terms of the agreement.

Why is the city not acting on this?

[Anonymous]

Because the city proves itself to be incompetent over and over again

[Anonymous]

GDS is run by some very smart people. They knew they over enrolled. It’s not their first rodeo. Neighbors have every right to be angry. It’s not their job to enforce agreements and explain to parents where they can and cannot park.

[Anonymous]

GDS does not give a crap about it’s neighbors. It’s an elitist school that pretends to be socially equitable. Blah blah blah.. Just pay the 50k for tuition. They don’t care about the residents around the school that they are adversely affect with the traffic, noise, development….

And they don’t give a darn if you complain. They never should have been allowed to expand and cram all those students, staff, faculty into that location. Instead of a BLM sign, maybe that should have a Friendship Heights Neighbors matter.

-Signed a pissed of neighbor of the school…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the neighborhood and I don’t need any extortion to “smooth things over” for being over capacity due to Covid. That’s ridiculous.

Meanwhile my family in other states pushed for ALL schools to reopen quickly and they even volunteer substitute taught at public and private schools. That’s community.

They are overcapacity this school year due to COVID?

I just can’t get my arms around it either. Do the students there apply each and every year? Or did the spike in Covid acceptees sign up for 4-13 years of schooling there….

Didn't the school just send their families a letter telling parents they would have to accept fewer students this year because they were over their attendance limit? Do you know if they sent one last year?

They didn’t. Still not sure how the school didn’t realize they were over enrolled.

Of course they realised. They had to allocate students to classes back in summer so it would have been obvious. And their revenue has shot up by $2.5 million. They just hoped they would get away with it. And didn’t care at all about misleading prospective students and families since they announced it less than a month after applications closed for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS does not give a crap about it’s neighbors. It’s an elitist school that pretends to be socially equitable. Blah blah blah.. Just pay the 50k for tuition. They don’t care about the residents around the school that they are adversely affect with the traffic, noise, development….

And they don’t give a darn if you complain. They never should have been allowed to expand and cram all those students, staff, faculty into that location. Instead of a BLM sign, maybe that should have a Friendship Heights Neighbors matter.

-Signed a pissed of neighbor of the school…

If you were truly a neighbor of the school, you'd know it's not in Friendship Heights

[Anonymous]

GDS is a wealthy school for the elite. They talk the talk - but they most definitely do not walk the walk.

Neighbors are put out. It’s more than an inconvenience. GDS and it’s offending families (nannies?) could care less about the neighborhood. The school wants money. The parents pay handsomely and do not want any type of inconvenience. They their jobs, their time are most important.

[Anonymous]

Yep. And colleges are catching on too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:GDS does not give a crap about it’s neighbors. It’s an elitist school that pretends to be socially equitable. Blah blah blah.. Just pay the 50k for tuition. They don’t care about the residents around the school that they are adversely affect with the traffic, noise, development….

And they don’t give a darn if you complain. They never should have been allowed to expand and cram all those students, staff, faculty into that location. Instead of a BLM sign, maybe that should have a Friendship Heights Neighbors matter.

-Signed a pissed of neighbor of the school…

If you were truly a neighbor of the school, you'd know it's not in Friendship Heights

I live between Harrison and Garrison. So yeah, It is on the north side of the school…

[Anonymous]

Watch the recording on the ANC website. The commissioners did a very solid job making their case. The school got caught and looked foolish. If only the Council were as competent as this ANC!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tacky how some gds parent email posts school emails in full on DCUM.

Agree. That was intended just for our community.

There are offenders that violate the traffic rules and they should be dealt with. Most people park in legal spots. I’m not sure how you can be angry about someone parking legally.

[Anonymous]

Some families admitted this year walk or bike to school. Are they accounting for them?