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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s ultimately the public school charter board’s call but they have never done anything to help the children of DC. By the way, they get paid by the dc taxpayers for sitting on their hands.

As for the Mundo Board of trustees, they need to be publicly shamed into doing what’s right.  From my experience the executive director and principals probably spend a huge amount of time badmouthing parents and dismissing the complaints. They cozy up to the Board and limit access by parents. You need to make it clear that there is no going back at this point. If the board won’t ensure kids get basic learning in classrooms they need to be shamed and exposed for their corrupt practices. [/quote]

I totally agree. One of the lawyer parents at MV should see if there are grounds to start getting the Board (either Board) nervous that they have opened themselves up to legal liability. I have a friend who is a lawyer and defends corporate board members who get sued. It happens all the time. Even if the Board members have insurance, this would at least have a chance of getting their attention.[/quote]

Having a class unattended for any part of PARCC—even not having a teacher there to read the directions—are a major violation. Teachers have gotten in hot water for way less than that. Even though the system-wide under-education of students and inexperienced staff members and turnover are the bigger issue, this lack of PARCC supervision could be like Nixon and the tapes. Or some other president and “his” boxes.

I recognize that I may seem mean-spirited, but my own child was being restrained by an aide because of his teacher’s chaotic classroom and the school’s inability to handle his reaction; I’ve had friends have their kids be shamed by inexperienced teachers, had them watch violence,  and had their kids watch the police come to take away a sub who had put their hand on a kid. I know this happens in many schools across the country, but that doesn’t mean leadership should act like everything is great. It means the higher leadership should do something—and they never do. So if the PARCC situation finally gets them noticed by an oversight body, good. [/quote]

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