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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you to the person who came back to elaborate on the contrast between her experience at new charters and a DCPS school (forgot to note the time stamp, and I don't feel like wading back through all the infighting to find it again right now). Thanks also to everyone else who contributed relevant comments.

Having digested all of them and visited a handful of DCPSs and new charters this winter, I think I'm personally more willing to deal with the opportunities and pitfalls at a decent DCPS rather than take the plunge with a new charter. I could barely get through all the sniping that emerged on this thread; [b]if I had to deal with this kind of thing (or even a fraction of it) on a daily basis at a school still trying to figure out every little thing, I'd be ready to pull my hair out after a week![/b][/quote]

I'm a parent at a first year charter (IT) and I don't see sniping.  Or if there is, I'm not involved.  I focus on my child and classroom and ignore the politics.  I see much more potential for change and excellence at the charters than I do at the DCPS. With leadership IN THE BUILDING, it's easy for changes to be made and voices to be heard.  Not so much for a system as populated, historic, and expansive as the DC Public Schools.[/quote]

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