Reply to How can DCPS improve *all* its schools when Wilson and feeders raise big PTA money for enrichment?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "How can DCPS improve *all* its schools when Wilson and feeders raise big PTA money for enrichment?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No PTA raises “thousands per student.”  The schools in Ward 3 are not in demand because of the well-funded PTAs.  The PTAs’ contributions are nice but incremental.

What makes Ward 3 schools desirable is more the educational level of the parents than their monetary resources.

DCPS can’t really fix the schools alone — it’s really up to DC government.  Intensive social and economic supports for stuggling families are what would matter most.

[/quote]

This.

Schools outside Ward 3 are getting much higher funding per student, even including those PTA funds.

And let's not discuss capital spending.[/quote]

The schools outside Ward 3's per pupil allocations look larger because they receive money that is earmarked for at-risk and ELL students. They amount they get depends on how many students meeting those designations are enrolled. More high needs students = more budget. That money cannot be used for general purposes. This isn't just a DCPS approach but is the way federal education dollars are allocated too.

If more at-risk andor ELL students were to enroll in Ward 3 schools, the Ward 3 per pupil allocation would increase as well.

This is most clear at Wilson, whose per pupil allocation has decreased as their population has become more wealthy. [/quote]

The per-pupil funding differs even aside from low-income and ELL funding.[/quote]

And the "extra" money DCPS allocates is for support staff to help students suffering from trauma, housing instability and all the other things that distract for learning.

The Ward 3 schools literally, and thankfully, do not need those supports. If we want kids all over the city from all kinds of backgrounds to have a chance at getting an education and being prepared for life post-graduation, it's important to invest in those communities. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics