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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at a charter school that had previously announced its intention to host students for a hybrid model.  Are other folks at charters anticipating that their schools will follow the DCPS decision for 100% DL?  I have a feeling the answer is yes....[/quote]
The charters typically take their cues from DCPS on things like this so expect most if not all to follow the guidelines announced this morning.[/quote]

It's too bad. This is when autonomy and the ability to be creative (e.g., outdoor class) might really matter.[/quote]

Why are parents so insistent on outdoor classrooms being the answer? Many of our schools don’t have extensive outdoor space. In addition, they need to have indoor space as a backup for weather so outdoor classrooms don’t actually solve anything.[/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-schools-reopening-outdoors.html

Yes, this will not work for or help Sela. But, LAMB? They were perfectly positioned to build covered outdoors spaces. Others as well. Waldorf schools make outdoors work. If a school wanted to, was creative, and able to raise funds, it would solve quite a bit actually.

The point is that the primary reason to have charters is innovation and autonomy from a larger district's inability to be fast and flexible. But, what we're seeing is charters waiting and following the lead of DCPS. I've been a charter proponent for years but this is really making me question my own faith. Might as well just have DCPS develop dual language schools and no boundary schools and forget this false notion of independence. [/quote]

Many charters made the decision to go full distance learning, or to have in person school for priority populations, a long time ago. They made those decisions with urgency, which allowed families to have more time to plan.[/quote]

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