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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school has tried for a long time to be a model of inclusion, and in my opinion it should remain so.  They just have to get better at it.

Research shows that bilingual education is actually quite beneficial to many students with cognitive or behavioral disabilities when done right.  The key is to have enough resources.  As a poster said, O-A has a higher percentage of special education students than some of the other WOTP schools.  It also has several times as many English language learners and far more economically-disadvantaged kids.

In my opinion this is not necessarily a barrier to success but it will require more focused leadership.

[b]Unfortunately this new principal is not it.  Either DCPS should offer more resources and guidance or we can hope the principal soon recognizes that she's not up to the job and her tenure becomes an unfortunate blip in the school's otherwise impressive history.  
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This is my first year at Oyster so I cannot compare this principal to the previous one or to any other principal for that matter, but I have to say: Her communication skills are terrible. I heard from several parents already who emailed her with questions/concerns, and she doesn't even bother to answer any of the emails. Is this normal? (is a serious question, like I said our first year navigating DCPS) [/quote]

Her communication skills are terrible. She does not reply emails, and doesn't seem to listen the concerns of the community. [/quote]

I have had the opposite experience.  Mayra has responded to my emails, and she often comes up to me to chat when I see her at school events.  Perhaps she has some other (legitimate) reasons for avoiding the PP.  There are two sides to every story.  [/quote]

Same here. She is much more approachable, and listens (and ACTS) better than the previous principal. I suspect the previous PP just doesn't like something she did and is cowardly trying to badmouth her in this anonymous forum.[/quote]

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