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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So where are the SSMA refugees planning to flee to? [/quote]

It’s sad. There’s so much potential there. This is a black eye for DCPSCB as well.[/quote]

Why? Their job is to allow people to innovate and try to new / better ways to educate children and hold them accountable for the educational outcomes.

SSMA appears to have had a good plan and has been given a chance to succeed. It is on their board to hire people who can execute the plan. If they fail, the school should and will be shut down.

Families voting with their feet will hasten that process.[/quote]

You are right -- holding charter schools accountable is not a "black eye" for the DCPCSB. With the DCPCSB, we have many more options for types of schools than ever before. Which, IMO, is a good thing. The DCPCSB has shown over and over that they will hold schools accountable.

But... the DCPCSB doesn't judge whether a school/board is executing on a plan. Most schools are narrowly judged on whether they meet their goals with the majority of charters in DC selecting the PMF as their goals. Get 50 or above on the PMF and be fiscally responsible, and a school will remain open. If SSMA had a re-enrollment rate of 0, it would still show adequate performance on the PMF. Until new families stop showing up and low enrollment impacts finances or academics, SSMA doesn't seem to be in danger of being shut down.[/quote]

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