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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCB was a kind of darling of dcum previously, and extremely hard to get into (like possibly the hardest of all Charters).

Interesting that DCB is down, Powell is up. I have no advice except that in general I do think DCB is a more stable long term choice. Powell still may deteriorate in upper grades. Have a close look at how parents feel about the two in say 3rd, 4th grade. [/quote]

It has been a very hard year at DCB. No school has had an easy time but when both distance learning and re-opening are a mess and there is no sense that the administration appreciates things need to be improved, parents get frustrated.[/quote]

I totally get it. It's been a rough year at our school too, although they finally reopened. [b]I think it is fair to say charters overall haven't shown their best side this year.[/b] [/quote]

And DCPS has?[/quote]

Not to get sidetracked, but the point of charters (or one of them) is that they are meant to be nimble, and unencumbered by the bureaucracy (or standards) of DCPS, so you would have expected them to at least try to get kids in class more.  Instead you have DCPS bringing more kids back than the charters, and before the charters.  This is particularly relevant when you are talking about the younger grades and kids doing bilingual education.  That said, no, DCPS has not done a great job of bringing kids back, and it only looks passable when compared to some of the charters.[/quote]

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