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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ITDS is following people's feelings, not public health guidance and officials, which I noted when I took the survey. I appreciate that they are concerned about parents and teachers feelings, but I kindly also suggested to them to first prioritize public health guidance over parents' gut feelings and sentiment. I don't understand why school leaders are cowering here. At least give us parents the option. We can choose to follow the science or we can choose to follow our emotions.

Also, the argument that there are no indications suggesting poor social and behavioral development outcomes under the age 5 cohort- and beyond- is because those studies have just simply not ever been conducted. If I am wrong here, please share the link![/quote]

ITDS family here. This is the root of our frustration. It is a very administration focused school, and there seems to be little concern about how their policies are impacting students or families. In this calendar year (2022) my kids have had just 2 full weeks of school. Most weeks have a Friday or Monday off, or a Wednesday 1/2 day. There was no conversation with families about how the kids or parents are doing. The school talks AT families instead of with families. We've had some really great teachers and some really awful ones. ITDS feels very much a like an internal lottery where your kids experience is dependent on them rolling the dice and getting a good teacher. We can't deal with that unpredictability year after year, particularly with all the socio-emotional challenges from COVID. [/quote]

Well yeah, there have been a few Monday holidays and the occasional Friday is for grading and reporting. Half days are for the training and PD that is required per the job. I'm not sure when the teachers are supposed to do the admin portions of their job otherwise. They're already understaffed and given very little prep time. The school (and every school) SHOULD be concerned with keeping its teachers happy, because it's harder to replace them than the students. ITDS drags its feet and makes dumb, wishy-washy decisions because it tries to make everyone happy.  [/quote]

What about all the Wednesday half days, and the three half days for ECE to start every year?  It's basically a half day every other Wednesday at this point.

Please tell me, exactly why are they understaffed?  In DCPS, upper elementary teachers would not have an aide at all, and could have 25 or more kids in their class.  You really have to stop believing everything the school tells you.[/quote]

They added the Wednesday halfdays to address teacher burnout. I understand that, but I wish they paid as much concern to our children.  I'm not saying they shouldn't care about teachers, what I'm saying is that I haven't seen any similar level of concern for kids. That is hard to watch. Teachers can advocate for themselves and their needs. Kids don't know how to articulate their needs in the middle of a global pandemic. Educators (and parents) are supposed to be supporting these kids. It just feels like ITDS doesn't give a damn. [/quote]

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