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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://dcpcsb.org/notice-charter-review-multiple-schools-learn-dc-pcs-rocketship-pcs-thurgood-marshall-pcs

Rocketship is clearly in trouble. Its three campuses all have low scores and declining enrollment. Legacy Prep is the most troubled. I would not be surprised if it was folded into a different Rocketship location. Embarrassing for a large and experienced charter operator to be failing here.

LEARN and Thurgood Marshall seem to be doing okay enough to pass, as far as I can tell. Since the PCSB is trying to front-load potential closures in advance of the lottery, I guess SSMA and maybe SEED are the only schools this year in serious trouble. [/quote]

I am a bit familiar with Rocketship, and I don't think they are doing anything particularly 'wrong', I just think they are feeling the effects of the (in my opinion) irresponsible and uncoordinated charter explosion/DCPS school consolidation mess that was 2000s-2010s. Too many schools/seats often concentrated in the same neighborhoods, fewer kids enrolling, etc. Glad to see they are curbing growth of schools a bit, and are being a bit more strategic about things. [/quote]

You may be right about the mess that was the 2000s-2010s but Rocketship is experiencing some unique challenges. They are seriously underperforming charters (and DCPS) with the same demographics and have lost significant enrollment (like 25% over the last few years). Re-enrollment is really low at a couple of their campuses.[/quote]

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