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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sela needs to be investigated. But if you think that they really got a 100% score on all of the academic areas...just no. As a former teacher there I'm going to say that someone should contact the board. [/quote]

Maye they have an insider who is manipulating the tests or the grades.
It has happened with other charters and no one has thought of investigating the results.[/quote]

Clearly the Elders of Sela have a dark set of Protocols for manipulating the PARCC data...The sad, strange need to fake "chaos" at Sela is perhaps Trump-appropriate, but truly fake news. I can tell you having worked with charter schools, including Sela, ITS, and LAMB (in its infancy) that Sela's bumps were not out of the ordinary for a not for profit charter. They found a long-term space, have had solid books (more than you can say for most schools in DC) throughout their tenure, added a successful PK3 program early on, and have solid effective teachers and leadership. Some of the teacher churn is b/c of visas (just like YY), and they hired a lot of younger (cheaper) teachers early on. Yes, they replaced their head of schools (like, e.g., SSMA), but again it happens, and they  found someone who works effectively with the diverse group of families/language focus. Some families moved to MoCo, others got into a charter they liked better b/c it had a more established track record. From a statistical perspective, you are more likely to see very high (or very poor) results in a small sample size. As the school grows, and there is more data and larger sample sizes, you will get a more accurate picture of the performance over time. No need to invent a cabal b/c your kid is in a Tier 2 program.
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Shorter -- they can't manipulate PARCC because they haven't ever had children old enough to take it. [/quote]

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