Who exactly will be managing the CARES classrooms?

[Anonymous]

Do we have any idea who these non-teachers are? Are they new hires? What are their qualifications? How can I consider applying for a CARES slot when I have no idea who will be with my child? Will it be someone who already works at my kid’s school? DCPS - we need some answers!

[Anonymous]

I was assuming it would be staff from the after-school program or something like that.

[Anonymous]

I don't know exactly, but I have a feeling they will not be paid very well...

And basically the same hypocritical response will be used from union teachers that was used about day care workers, "well, if only they had union representation!" without responding to the fact that day cares have not been major contributors to spread and day care workers haven't been dying in droves...

[Anonymous]

I don't know much about the "caring adult' in the CARES classrooms. They will NOT be staffed by teachers or other school staff. They only need to be over 18 and have passed a background check. They are to supervise the 11 students in the classroom as they learn virtually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was assuming it would be staff from the after-school program or something like that.

Never a good idea to assume anything with DCPS. They need to give real answers and not talk in vague generalizations. I’m not sure they have many answers to give at this point which makes me wonder about their planning capabilities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know much about the "caring adult' in the CARES classrooms. They will NOT be staffed by teachers or other school staff. They only need to be over 18 and have passed a background check. They are to supervise the 11 students in the classroom as they learn virtually.

Our school is definitely using some afterschool staff.

[Anonymous]

The Perry Stein article yesterday said central office staff need to be prepared to do this.

[Anonymous]

And who supervises the CARE staff? Are principals now stuck with overseeing this hastily-hired day care staff, while still overseeing all the regular teachers?

[Anonymous]

DC hasn’t laid off government workers. My guess is government people who can’t do their regular job due to Covid. Think DPR, library, school traffic people, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Perry Stein article yesterday said central office staff need to be prepared to do this.

Yes. It is this. Central office staff are in an uproar about this. They do not want to do this. They are being forced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Perry Stein article yesterday said central office staff need to be prepared to do this.

Yes. It is this. Central office staff are in an uproar about this. They do not want to do this. They are being forced.

Maybe if they had a union .....

[Anonymous]

So you mean Joe from Central Office Accounting might be overseeing my kid’s classroom? This plan is insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Perry Stein article yesterday said central office staff need to be prepared to do this.

Yes. It is this. Central office staff are in an uproar about this. They do not want to do this. They are being forced.

Oh good, I'm sure an angry Central Office staffer who is being forced to be in a room with my child every day will provide just the sort of caring, consistent environment she needs after seven months of shifting plans and schedules. I'm sure that will help resolve the severe school anxiety she has started displaying, as well as the fear of all people who are not members of our immediate family.

Thanks DCPS, you really nailed this one.

[Anonymous]

If people don't want to work with children, they shouldn't have gotten a job with DC public schools. I'm all on board with central office staff working in classrooms. Up to and including the chancellor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Perry Stein article yesterday said central office staff need to be prepared to do this.

Yes. It is this. Central office staff are in an uproar about this. They do not want to do this. They are being forced.

Maybe if they had a union .....

My our kids should form a union . . .