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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the list above, WL doesn’t need to expand to “underserved” parts of the city because they are being served so well already. Which is it?[/quote]

The schools above don't have enough MS seats to meet demand.

I think the point is that students from really challenging circumstances can learn and achieve proficiency -- but it isn't easy. I think WL and all of the other so-called HRC's really need to be reaching out and learning what they are doing to get better outcomes.  [/quote]

What if they are "teaching to the test"? "Drill n kill"? Is that what WL should learn? [/quote]

Stop being ridiculous. Here's the thing -- WL works for many kids. The other schools work for many kids. The focus shouldn't be on pitting school against school and trying to prove what's best. The focus should be on making sure the measuring tool fairly shows that both WL and other schools are working for kids.

The reason there are charters is to give families quality options. For some families WL is the best option, for others it might be another school. Rather than tearing down some schools, how about we all come together and get the charter board to fix the flaws in the PMF so that schools that serve more at-risk kids have a chance to show up as well as those that don't?[/quote]

Im not being ridiculous. Wl and kipp work for many kids..they are very different. If one studies and mimics the other they may well stop working well for the kids they serve. And we lose the diversity in offerings that is the hallmark charters. DC Prep (if you visit their website) appears to start in preK3/4. How does WL pull early childhood education out of a hat?[/quote]

No you are being ridiculous by assuming that DCPrep is getting success through drill and kill. It's ridiculous to defend one school by tearing down another. The problem isn't WL or DC Prep or KIPP or BASIS. They are all good schools and like any schools will always have improvements to make and particular students who need more. The problem is the flawed PMF but with all the in-fighting of charter boosters, people won't come together to address the flawed tool that affects all schools.

I believe that WL is a great school and shouldn't try to be like other schools. They need to design their own approaches to better serving at-risk kids in ways that don't compromise or water down other results. If they can learn from others great but they shouldn't be required to be more like KIPP or DC Prep or any other charter. But I don't see a reason to tear down DC Prep in defense of WL.[/quote]

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