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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely this is a concern for me. High teacher and administrator turnover is inherent to the "free market" model of charter schools, which is based in large part on breaking teacher's union and ending tenure. If I had to chose between a crappy inbounds and charter I would go charter. But if there is a decent DCPS option, I will go for that any time, specifically for reasons of stability and connection to the neighborhood. [/quote]

Why are you lumping all charters into your assessment?[/quote]

Yeah I think the ones that have a special focus like YY are more likely to have high standards for behavior and academics.  And the charters that start earlier.

When we started HRC it was chaos in 5th because they got such a wide range of kids with different standards of behavior from their prior schools and a range of educational levels as well.  Somehow, by the end of 5th grade, most of the disruptive behavior had been dealt with, the educational gaps had mostly been bridged, and classes could actually discuss history or geography or learn Latin.

But I also think that is part of a school that goes all the way through 12th - if these kids are in it for the long haul, you are more dedicated to them perhaps, and teaching at a HRC is an educational experience for the teachers as well.  They do tend to put the teachers with more teaching experience in the 5th grade, so they probably know how to handle disciplinary issues better, but they are still young and enthusiastic and we have not seen much turnover.

What I really like is that they have to have a degree in the subject they are teaching, not have majored in education, which is kind of notorious for being easy and not teaching much at least at many schools.  Even at Princeton, where TFA started, you can get certified but you have to major in a real subject, and one that is taught in schools if you want to teach at a HRC.[/quote]

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