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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looks like parents are sending an open letter to the Dr. R and the Board about all the issues. [/quote]

I would love to see it if someone is willing to post it.[/quote]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLU9b0unnAkPisk9zyY7nnHyWAAI4tNQZSGFNWQCmVsy0hIw/viewform[/quote]

OMG... this is outrageous!  SSMA closed a room with significant HVAC problems, the ED doesn’t talk to certain parents enough and [b]teacher turnover is lower than DC average. [/b] :roll: [/quote]

Do you have stats on DC average turnover? I'm genuinely curious. I am not sure where to search for something like that.

Last year SSMA had 10 classrooms. 5 of those lead guides did not return this year. 50% turnover does not seem normal...or if it is, shouldn't SSMA strive for something above average if it's attempting to become a Tier 1 school?[/quote]

Charter schools have to report teacher turnover as part of their annual reports. There is a lag, however, so 17-18 won't be posted yet. I've never seen an average produced, but you can look up a few comparative schools and see for yourself how SSMA compares. https://www.dcpcsb.org/report/evaluating/charter-school-annual-reports[/quote]

Thank you! That is legitimately helpful as I didn't realize that was a standard metric. Obviously a year behind since these are all 16-17. Just did a really quick check of schools that are either comparable (Lee and LAMB) or also in the neighborhood or nearby (Stokes, ITS, Creative Minds):

SSMA - 97.5% (this is literally what is printed in the annual report, although I don't think it can be accurate)
Lee - 17%
LAMB - 18%
ITS - 17.6%
Stokes - 15%
Creative Minds - 28%[/quote]

Keep in mind that there is an 'honor system' of sorts to all of this because only verifiable data outside of a school's control like test scores are 100% ironclad. For example, the PMI scoring uses attendance as one metric to score schools. And I know for a fact that SSMA's attendance figures in the PMI reports haven't accurately reflected the reality guides and admin at the schools saw on the ground in the last couple of years. No one is going to double check that because there are simply too many schools and verifying all the data is time-consuming. So the DCPCSB basically relies on schools to report accurate data.[/quote]

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