Speaking of MacArthur High School - just FYI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Kim Martin still the Instructional Superintendent?

Left in December

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not “Harold” but it is true and this is what the data will support. Anyone living in DC knows what is happening here - look at all of the demographic and cost of living data and you will not be able to deny that DC is becoming less diverse - not more diverse - and that the movement is to white, financially well-off people. Let ‘s be grounded in the facts - which you may or may not like. But even without combing through the data, anyone actually living here and actually spending time here has seen this change.

DC is becoming more diverse. The White, Asian and Hispanic populations are all increasing quickly. It's just becoming less Black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Kim Martin still the Instructional Superintendent?

Left in December

Correction - she was fired last December for some unsavory stuff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Kim Martin still the Instructional Superintendent?

Left in December

Correction - she was fired last December for some unsavory stuff

Can you tell us more? Work-product or interpersonal?

[Anonymous]

My daughter will be a 10th grader next year The MacArthur APs are fantastic and the most of the 9th teachers were great for our kid. She is excited about the AP classes she’ll be taking next year.

We live in-bounds. Car drop off is fine. My daughter’s best friend at MacArthur lives in Anacostia. She walks to metro and then takes the bus to school which is a 90 minute commute each way. She is a bright, kind, motivated person who is a good scholar and athlete. Her in-bound school and surrounding charter schools don’t have the same offerings that she wants for high school. There are a lot of kids from across the city who are making really long treks on public transit to MacArthur so that they can have expanded class offerings.

My personal opinion: as DC families, I hope that we would want ALL kids to thrive and advocate for the success of ALL of the public schools, not just our inbound ones. DC is a small village and packed with highly educated, affluent people as well as many who are struggling economically.

Our public school system could be one of the best in the nation if we advocated for the whole system, not just our local schools. It takes a shift in mindset toward community well-being which in a time when the Dept of Education is being gutted, it feels like we really need to show up for and care for everyone’s kids.

I know a maelstrom of comments are probably going to follow in the way of DCUM. That is all well and good. I just hope to meet some of you at the DCPS Parents Advisory council meetings or at DCPS public budget meetings or at a Dept of Education support rally too.

Take care and wish all a peaceful summer-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter will be a 10th grader next year The MacArthur APs are fantastic and the most of the 9th teachers were great for our kid. She is excited about the AP classes she’ll be taking next year.

We live in-bounds. Car drop off is fine. My daughter’s best friend at MacArthur lives in Anacostia. She walks to metro and then takes the bus to school which is a 90 minute commute each way. She is a bright, kind, motivated person who is a good scholar and athlete. Her in-bound school and surrounding charter schools don’t have the same offerings that she wants for high school. There are a lot of kids from across the city who are making really long treks on public transit to MacArthur so that they can have expanded class offerings.

My personal opinion: as DC families, I hope that we would want ALL kids to thrive and advocate for the success of ALL of the public schools, not just our inbound ones. DC is a small village and packed with highly educated, affluent people as well as many who are struggling economically.

Our public school system could be one of the best in the nation if we advocated for the whole system, not just our local schools. It takes a shift in mindset toward community well-being which in a time when the Dept of Education is being gutted, it feels like we really need to show up for and care for everyone’s kids.

I know a maelstrom of comments are probably going to follow in the way of DCUM. That is all well and good. I just hope to meet some of you at the DCPS Parents Advisory council meetings or at DCPS public budget meetings or at a Dept of Education support rally too.

Take care and wish all a peaceful summer-

Dept of Ed staffer and parent of a future MacArthur student here — thank you for both parts of this. This is exactly my take. We are at a Hardy feeder that’s high OOB and some people seem to think the high OOB means lack of engagement because the neighborhood uptake is low. To the contrary - the families that are motivated to get their kids into and commute to better fit and safer schools are exactly the families I want to be with (after all, that’s why WE are here as well). I feel a lot of peace with our Hardy to MacArthur guarantee and look forward to watching the school grow.