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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry, but no one is more important in advocating for my kid than I am as a parent.[/quote]

Except with charter's you often end up hitting a brick wall with no where else to go. [/quote]

DCPS. I went to DCPS. I wish there was a way to consistently get charter administrations to play ball, but unfortunately that’s not how the law is set up.  They are accountable to the DCPCSB for financial mismanagement and test scores.[/quote]

I think dcps is way more dysfunctional than any of the dci feeders, for example. [/quote]

DCPS central can be a crap show sometimes, but our school admin and staff are great. They have a much bigger influence on my kids experience.[/quote]

Yes, good school admin/faculty/staff can be a buffer between central and the every day experience. In a charter, the dysfunction is right there in your face every day. [/quote]

I worked in one of these strong DCPS schools where we were all "buffers". I think you are underestimating how demoralizing and toxic playing that thankless, unsupported go-between role is day after day after day. Yes, everyone did what they had to, but everyone was miserable as well which at some point creates a lesser school environment and teaching/learning experience. Good charters cut through this and have generally high morale due to their flexibility, autonomy and responsiveness. As to bad ones--I'm unclear why PTA, Board and Charter Board are not instruments for course correction in your eyes?[/quote]

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