New homeless shelters and impacted schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once the 120 days goes by are these kids plucked out again, or do they have the right to remain at the school in-bounds for the shelter?

If they switch to the school that is IB to the shelter, they have a right to remain at that school for the rest of the school year, but not after that. Then they would have to switch to their new IB school or enter the lottery (if they wanted to remain at the shelter IB school).

not true. homeless (or until recently homeless) kids have federal rights outside or normal lottery rules. They could stay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is on accommodating new students who are living in the new homeless shelters (supposedly as of 2018) at their in-bound school? Do all the kids from each homeless shelter go to their in-bound school or are they divided up and distributed amongst various schools in their ward or close in proximity?

Seems like Bowser hasn't really thought through much of her "plan".

Is OP worried that there might be, gasp, homeless children in her Ward 3 school? Welcome to the rest of DCPS, Ward 3!

That's right! Race to the bottom should be Bowser's mantra!

Either that, or Welcome to Cronyland!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is on accommodating new students who are living in the new homeless shelters (supposedly as of 2018) at their in-bound school? Do all the kids from each homeless shelter go to their in-bound school or are they divided up and distributed amongst various schools in their ward or close in proximity?

Seems like Bowser hasn't really thought through much of her "plan".

Is OP worried that there might be, gasp, homeless children in her Ward 3 school? Welcome to the rest of DCPS, Ward 3!

That's right! Race to the bottom should be Bowser's mantra!

You consider letting a handful of underprivileged children go to a neighborhood school in a wealthy neighborhood a "race to the bottom"? Get over yourself. Also, spoiler alert: the children of DC who come from millionaire families will continue to have all the privileges that come with having millionaire parents, now they just might get know a few poor kids on the way to their inherited jobs.

[Anonymous]

What schools will be impacted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

I think the Ward 4 shelter is inbound for Truesdell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

I think the Ward 4 shelter is inbound for Truesdell.

Outside of Eaton, they are all high poverty schools, hopefully the city will provide them with the extra resources they may need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is on accommodating new students who are living in the new homeless shelters (supposedly as of 2018) at their in-bound school? Do all the kids from each homeless shelter go to their in-bound school or are they divided up and distributed amongst various schools in their ward or close in proximity?

Seems like Bowser hasn't really thought through much of her "plan".

Is OP worried that there might be, gasp, homeless children in her Ward 3 school? Welcome to the rest of DCPS, Ward 3!

That's right! Race to the bottom should be Bowser's mantra!

You consider letting a handful of underprivileged children go to a neighborhood school in a wealthy neighborhood a "race to the bottom"? Get over yourself. Also, spoiler alert: the children of DC who come from millionaire families will continue to have all the privileges that come with having millionaire parents, now they just might get know a few poor kids on the way to their inherited jobs.

FYI -- the millionaire kids are in private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

I think the Ward 4 shelter is inbound for Truesdell.

Outside of Eaton, they are all high poverty schools, hopefully the city will provide them with the extra resources they may need.

The high poverty schools are the ones with the appropriate resources. That may be how they chose the locations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

I think the Ward 4 shelter is inbound for Truesdell.

Outside of Eaton, they are all high poverty schools, hopefully the city will provide them with the extra resources they may need.

The high poverty schools are the ones with the appropriate resources. That may be how they chose the locations.

please elaborate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

I think the Ward 4 shelter is inbound for Truesdell.

Outside of Eaton, they are all high poverty schools, hopefully the city will provide them with the extra resources they may need.

The high poverty schools are the ones with the appropriate resources. That may be how they chose the locations.

I surely hope that wasn't the idea. If the schools had enough resources, they wouldn't be failing the students they already serve.

[Anonymous]

While I am not a huge fan of DCPS east or wet of the park due its tremendous bureaucracy, schools can only partner with parents not replace them. Only KIPP overtly bridges the gap in what stretched thin parents can provide, and those parents self select for its somewhat controversial offerings. Would be difficult to duplicate in DCPS unless we allow for more specialty schools responsive to needs on the ground. But that's not how public are designed which is why we have public charter.
It will be difficult, at best, for these schools to absorb these children on a rolling basis and serve them well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once the 120 days goes by are these kids plucked out again, or do they have the right to remain at the school in-bounds for the shelter?

If they switch to the school that is IB to the shelter, they have a right to remain at that school for the rest of the school year, but not after that. Then they would have to switch to their new IB school or enter the lottery (if they wanted to remain at the shelter IB school).

not true. homeless (or until recently homeless) kids have federal rights outside or normal lottery rules. They could stay.

I cannot assure you that it is true that these kids only have rights at the shelter IB school until the end of the year, but I can assure you that it what DC (i.e. Head of DC DHS, Laura Zeilinger) has been telling folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once the 120 days goes by are these kids plucked out again, or do they have the right to remain at the school in-bounds for the shelter?

If they switch to the school that is IB to the shelter, they have a right to remain at that school for the rest of the school year, but not after that. Then they would have to switch to their new IB school or enter the lottery (if they wanted to remain at the shelter IB school).

not true. homeless (or until recently homeless) kids have federal rights outside or normal lottery rules. They could stay.

I cannot assure you that it is true that these kids only have rights at the shelter IB school until the end of the year, but I can assure you that it what DC (i.e. Head of DC DHS, Laura Zeilinger) has been telling folks.

They will do what is in "the best interest of the child" as the law requires. Placements outside of the normal process has always been a part of the school assignment process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools will be impacted?

Eaton, for one.

This is a good example of the questions DCPS needs to answer. Eaton is one of the smallest schools physically in DC (building and school yard). It has one of the smallest sq. ft. per pupil ratios in DCPS. It is about 125% over-enrolled this year, despite having enrollment that is is 55-60% OOB. (Can someone explain how a school with such high OON can be significantly over-enrolled?). The planned family homeless shelter within Eaton's district was recently and significantly up-sized from 30 to 50 units. Let's assume conservatively that one third of the families at the shelter will have school age children. While it's possible for students to remain where they were before (and perhaps some will), why wouldn't most rational adults, with a chance to send their kid(s) to one of the better-ranked schools in DC (and part of the Wilson cluster) not move them, particularly to a school that is within walking distance in a safe neighborhood. And, as others have pointed out, because these are homeless, at risk children, they can stay put at Eaton after their families move out of the district. So, assuming that units in the shelter turn over every 120 days (which is a big if, but what the DC government is saying), it is not difficult to see how the number of at-risk/homeless kids at Eaton will compound over a couple of years and become a not insignificant bloc of students. These kids obviously face challenges in their non-school lives, not just from homelessness, but some may have unstable families, substance abusing parents, etc. To say that they may have learning difficulties and major academic challenges is an understatement. What resources is DCPS committing to add to a school like Eaton to effectively serve these children? To address their non-school challenges to improve their learning chances? To address their needs without overly burdening existing resources and impacting the learning of other students?