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[quote=Anonymous]Marta Guzman was removed by a small group of parents and faculty in what was essentially a coup with the blessings of Michelle Rhee, whose daughters attended Oyster at the time. It was terrible. The parents on the inside of this initiative may have had legitimate reasons for thinking it was time to replace her but the process, which was done in secret among a small group of parent leaders and self-selected faculty, tore apart the community. Marta did some wonderful things for the school, including navigating the expansion to the Adams building. No small achievement! One teacher who didn't like Marta was really good friends with her predecessor and had a hissy fit when Marta asked her not to go on the school-wide P.A. without her permission. Sorry, but that seems reasonable to me, ending the open mike policy! Really, some of the dynamics behind people not liking her leadership seemed unreasonable and immature. But this is all ancient history -- this goes back six years. I share these thoughts because I think the long shadow this sad chapter casts over the school's reputation is lopsided. I hear great things from current Oyster parents, some of whom were there when Marta was ousted.

The DC rental market has gone nuts! I'd compare rents in Petworth and Woodley Park and see if the higher rent is worth it. Oyster has a GREAT parent community. (Most of the parents behind the coup were not in my child's class.)[/quote]

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