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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So find the political capital to promote kids to appropriate remedial classes vs. on-grade level classes they can't handle.  No brainer.
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Exactly.  Also more support at the elementary level, after school tutoring, summer intensive programs for these kids and make it mandatory.  [/quote]

If DCPS started the above from the beginning at the elementary level from 1st-5th, you would not have the overwhelming majority of kids going into middle school 3-4 grade levels behind.  You also would not need as intense supportive services and it would be a significantly smaller number in middle school.

DCPS just fails these kids by passing them.  It’s not the answer and why you have the stats you do at Dunbar and other DCPS high schools.  You need supports above and need it early for kids so behind.[/quote]

This is all magical thinking.  I agree that it’s absurd that DCPS seems to ignore the crisis represented by the proficiency levels.  But, again, not passing these kids (i.e. failing them, putting them in classes labeled “remedial”, or whatever) means more kids in jail or dead.  High school kids being asked to sit through remedial math when they are 14 will opt to drop out.

The people responding to this thread with silly things like “then just add intensive support from pre-k on” seem to not realize that we live in a city with finite resources.  If you’d like to suggest ideas, try to come up with something that might actually work on in the real world. [/quote]

DC has one of the highest allocation of money per kid in the country.  Yet, absolutely nothing to show for it as kids are graduating on a 3rd or 4th grade level.

I suggest getting rid of at least 1/2 of the bloated central office and the remaining work on getting these teachers and aides for the support services into every title 1 elementary school.  That would be a good start.[/quote]

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