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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused. I read DCUM and I thought the prevailing narrative was that charters were bad because "they aren't accountable" to anyone but a private board. Seems like the parents have been making noise about persistent failures of the principal at Hardy and DCPS Central has ignored those entreaties. That is shocking since I was led to believe that parents had a direct voice in leadership hiring and retention at DCPS schools.

Sincerely,
SHOCKED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT[/quote]

Well, we’re about to find out . . .[/quote]

The broader question (my sarcasm aside) is how is it any different to lobby DCPS Central than the Board of a charter school? Answer: It isn't. The idea of "accountability" is laughable. DCPS Central is insulated from all criticism and accountability. The IS forced out, discriminated against cost the city $$$$ in a lawsuit at JOW and the solution was...move JOW out of her division. Hundreds of millions in improper contracting dollars are spent and the answer is some low level, unnamed people are disciplined. No report and no higher ups lose their jobs.[/quote]

Sure, but [b]the stakes for Ferrebee are high on this one[/b]. They are pouring tens of millions into a new HS to relieve J-R that will be fed by Hardy. That new HS will never get anywhere if Hardy continues to go down the shitter. A good chunk of the high-performing ESs could go too. We don’t need to get into the fallout from any future security incidents. And a letter that strong, drafted by the entire parent engagement team for all three grades, is not an everyday event.[/quote]

You think that because it impacts your school and your community and you think W3 schools and your community are the most important. You would be wrong. But points for being as self centered as the W3 cliche would suggest.[/quote]

You are prone to ridiculous assumptions. Can you name any current principal in DCPS who has managed to make such a complete mess in a single year? Hardy is not more important than any other school in the city, but I don't know what to say to you if you believe that DCPS shouldn't remove principals who have such adverse impacts on the schools they are supposed to be leading. [/quote]

Typical DCUM reply. Move the goalposts and hope no one notices. No one said a poorly performing principal shouldn't be removed. No one (at least not me) defended this principal.; I have no idea who s/he is. What I replied to was the idea that this school specific issue is what is high stakes for Ferrebee. The idea being that because it matters to W3 and people like you care about it that somehow this is do or die time. It's self centered and delusional thinking from people who think all issues and discussions are and should be centered on them and their needs.

Cute that you would try and shift the discussion thusly in the hopes that no one would notice. [/quote]

You are not making any sense. In particular, what draws you repeatedly to this thread if you know nothing about this principal (and therefore Hardy)? The only apparent reason you are here is to spread crazy stereotypes and pit this city's residents against each other. Now please show yourself out.[/quote]

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