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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It feels like they just bulk emailed everyone who met certain metrics. I doubt they care if anyone joins as long as they have enough to operate the program. And they'd probably be delighted if it were less affluent folks. [/quote]

[b]This.  Doesn’t sound well planned.  It’s more to target lower SES kids for math and who needs childcare.[/b]

No way would I cancel summer travel for this.  What for?  4 weeks of math when your child is doing fine.  They don’t need it.  Let kids be kids for the summer and travel and do fun camps.[/quote]

The line about “targeting lower SES kids for math and who need childcare” is honestly pretty gross and presumptuous. It assumes a lot about the district, families, and their motivations. [/quote]

Haven’t been in DC too long?   Yes most of their programming in the summer is to help low income kids and prevent summer slide in addition to helping families with childcare.

Above program is the same but at least now they are trying to help kids with potential whose families might not have the math capacity to help at home.

Are you naive enough to think they are targeting UMC families??  Come on, as can be seen here they have travel plans and if not summer camps have been booked since Jan.[/quote]

I’m actually not new to DCPS. I’ve been connected to the system for nearly 20 years, so I’m very familiar with how many of these programs are structured and the goals behind them. I absolutely support efforts that provide academic support and childcare for families who need it.

That said, I stand by my original statement that the post I responded to felt presumptuous and gross. YMMV. 
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Yeah, the statement about it being for "lower SES students who need childcare" doesn't sound right. The two kids I know who got the email (my child and his friend) are both scoring 3 grades up in iReady and have parents who are professionally good at math (so they get plenty of math instruction at home). This might be a rare occasion when DCPS is genuinely trying to support advanced kids. Who knows what they will do, but the idea is kind of hopeful.

I also think the idea of late plans being anti-UMC is not quite right. BASIS (almost entirely MC and UMC) often has summer school and it's always announced late (they won't this year because they are doing some building improvements).[/quote]

Sorry but no, they are not targeting you.  The mass email is likely sent out to all students who do well on iready or whatever at a certain cutoff.  But the program, like all DCPS summer programming, is to help families who need it.

Feel free to send your kid if you want.  But lots of families are not going to change their summer plans just to send their kid to a math camp.  For what especially if your kid is already doing well.[/quote]

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