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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Janney teachers are a dime a dozen.  There is nothing special (we have been there and at other DC Schools).

Let them leave.  As I reflect on my children's education, the best teachers were from a Title 1 school.

The Janney teachers are fine, sweet, mostly inexperienced.  They get high impact ratings because there are few students who have behavior challenges / are not prepared for school.

I am hopeful that DC shakes up the leadership team like they did for Lafayette.   [/quote]

Why didn’t you stay at your Title 1?[/quote]
We thought there was something behind the hype[/quote]

I honestly fell for this too. The funny thing is though my last school children were scoring lower I realized it wasn't due to the quality of the teachers, they were moving kids who had a severe disadvantage in life and parents who were not able to help them. If you look at the growth scores that's a bit more telling.
And then of course we are able to get more resources here, it was honestly a very interesting experience. I do really think if we had teachers from title 1's we'd do crazy amazing because they are much more used to dealing with children who have lower scores and higher needs.
*And let me add my caveat here, of course not all title 1 teachers are better, let's not get crazy.
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I'm a Title 1 parent and not a DCPS teacher so I'm not sure, but I think there is something to this -- I've had my kids' teachers tell me that they moved to the school bc they specifically wanted to teach at a Title 1 school. Do they get something extra for teaching at a Title 1, in which case the spots are more competitive and the teachers actually may be better?

All their teachers have been phenomenal.

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