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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait so the whole agreement just signed will amount to nothing more than these few high needs kids back? What about schools where most kids are high needs?[/quote]

In those schools, the highest of the high needs would be prioritized. Or do you think teachers from Janney should be taken to staff Title 1 schools? I’m guessing not. On a school-by-school basis, it looks like DCPS wants to prioritize the highest needs kids. And I fully expect the selfish parents of DCUM land to flip out over that. [/quote]

Prioritizing the highest needs is one thing; deciding that the system only needs to educate a fraction of its students is another.  People *should* flip out over that.[/quote]

I believed in prioritizing highest needs kids (I work in Medicaid and see those kids every day) but there are also a whole lot more kids who are beginning to struggle academically and from mental health concerns.

I have kids in a JKLM school and we probably have 15% of kids who who make the first cut for being high needs.  Then you have 20% of kids who are podded up in spectacular fashion and academically and socially aren't missing a beat during this pandemic (in fact they are thriving).  I have friends like this--families 
have kids in groups of 6 with tutors who are actual teachers.  They are THRIVING.  
 
But between the two you have about 70% of kids who are struggling in one way or another.  I have one of these.  She is doing ok but her grades are slipping, she's becoming morose and she's lonely and bored and just sad.  Not every day but when you look at the composite person vs. who she was last spring there's a striking change. 
Kids just aren't meant to be solo creatures. 
She would benefit enormously from a hybrid model.  You are slowing hurting a TON of kids like this. [/quote]

My school is a JKLM and our hybrid proposal was rejected. Please start getting on central office about this.  Schools are trying and now central office won’t allow it. [/quote]

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