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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know OP.  I'm a DCPS middle school parent too.   Maybe she's just acknowledging that charters can do a better job in this arena.

If DCPS were a business you would stop doing the things that you're not good at in order to survive. One thing that Dr. Kim (former principal at Deal) used to say was that she was really passionate about understanding the mind of middle-schoolers.  I think part of her success was really having a firm understand of what kids need at that specific stage in their lives. I know people credit her organization, leadership and no-nonsense style to her success - but for me when she said that it really resonated with me and meant that she really understood her audience but the sweet part was that she could execute.

I wish that DCPS could deconstruct Deal's success to understand what made it work. Maybe they have and can't figure out how to replicate it.  I think folks forget that Dr. Kim turned Deal into an attractive option but that the population initially wasn't all cream of the crop students.  I'm not ready to give up either, but I kind of understand what Kaya is saying.[/quote]

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