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[quote=Anonymous]I've been a teacher for over 15 years. When we moved to DC, I accepted a last minute charter job because I didn't have my ducks in a row to get my license transferred.

Yeah, it was bad. I think the issue is that even with the best of intentions, part of the point of a charter is to show that the experiment works. So, there is a refusal to engage in the hard questions from admins and while there is compliance, if there is a way to comply and save money, they are going to do it. It's the minimum not what's best for the child. For a SPED parent, that means if your case is too expensive, expect a fight and poor treatment for your child. The hope is you get fed up with the slow process and just leave. There are some charters that seem to do a better job, but it's inconsistent and the easiest area to find an issue. SPED is horrible. ESOL is also bad, fwiw. I also spent three years in DCPS and my overall view is that school performance is so poor that even the poorest performing school in FCPS would be viewed as a HRC.

What's interesting is that I work in a Title I elementary in FCPS. Oh my God, it's a million times better. The students, who struggle the most in the county, would fall in the mid to high range at my previous charter and DCPS school.[/quote]

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