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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All this brouhaha because the ED is trying to make DCI's reality match DCI boosters' fantasy of a high-performing HS with a good IB program[/quote]

And because there is a group of staff and parents that have organized and keep pressuring others to write emails and get involved. This is a well organized campaign, with templates, talking points, etc that keep pushing their version of reality while the school is doing their investigation.

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If this is all just a biased campaign, can someone share any positive outcomes the ED has delivered since he came on board? Anything? 
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Sure!  Again, a quick search of actual data shows that the school improved on Empower K12's DC School Accountability Dashboard by 17 points from 23-24 (when he took over as full time ED) to 24-25, which was the second highest growth among MS/HS combos (out of 7 schools) and top 20% improvement in DC overall.  This may be an imperfect measure, but it shows he's at least done something right: https://www.empowerk12.org/dc-accountability-scores-dashboard.  But again, doesn't fit the biased narrative...[/quote]

Oops - the period accidentally posted in the link: https://www.empowerk12.org/dc-accountability-scores-dashboard[/quote]

These types of changes take a few years to happen. I would not credit the ED solely and would argue the previous leaders had a lot to do with it. What this ED has done is bring more focus to IB scores and raising the average academic performance. In a few years, DCI will be the best high school in DC for all kids, not just the superstars who would do well anywhere. That is, if they let him.[/quote]

So, if the changes he’s trying to implement are so well intended, why is he not explaining the logic to the people he serves? There’s no need to share confidential information about teachers, but he could certainly do more to explain the logic behind some of the decisions.[/quote]

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