Reply to Middle school after Brent?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Middle school after Brent?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the Hill "old timers" understand that the Brent Jefferson boosters don't seem to is how slowly DCPS moves. This is the problem that torpedoed a nascent Brent-Jefferson nexus back in 2009. I attended some of the parent meetings.

DCPS remains very attached to 10-year school turnaround plans where a 3-5 year plan would do.  Brent parents charge to Latin, BASIS, and get on the path to DCI early, because the better charters [b]have proven much more nimble organizations than DCPS[/b]. As long as City Council members don't get voted in out because the traditional school system drags its feet, the system continues to march in the right direction at a snail's pace.

It will be very interesting to see if Charles Allen, good on many issues but a foot dragger on MS, gets through this year's election.

[/quote]
Proven?  Maybe at being far more self-selective in students they attract (especially uber white Latin and 'we don't do SPED' BASIS). DCI - a little presumptuous, no?   You also picked three MS serving 4 grades which combined don't even have the enrollment of Deal.  The reality is that the charter options are not inherently better for MS.  They may be more specialized.

And Charles Allen is a given for reelection  :roll: [/quote]

LOL!!!!  Charter options are indeed inherently better for middle school in most cases--and not just the small portion of schools you mentioned.  Have you not heard Kaya Henderson herself admit that DCPS "doesn't do middle school well".  Are you not following the DCPS graduation scandal unfolding right now?  You think that that lack of integrity and focus on actually teaching academics begins in high school?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics