Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:57     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


100%.


My SN is in SELF CONTAINED and didn't get a spot. People need to look at the bigger picture, it's not just about your child. This plan SUCKS.


That’s awful. Those are the kids that need in person the most.


Yes, and it's not even because the teacher isn't available! They capped the classes at 50 percent!

She's an amazing teacher but how us she going to teach in person AND online??

They haven't even explained this, some general education teacher will have to do this too.

What is the plan....I feel like crying. This year keeps getting worse.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:56     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Teachers: For the love of God, can you please let our children go back to school?
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:54     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not add more in-person classes for vulnerable students in late Nov instead of adding CARES classes?

Cause that would make too much sense.


100%.


Because they don’t have the teachers to bring back additional classes. That is not DCPS’ fault.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:53     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


Maybe. But don't forget that the WTU doesn't want to go back at all. So the only people trying to get kids back are DCPS. Hopefully the piloting of small classes will pave the way for your child to go back too. My SN did get a spot, and I'm hoping that this will lead to more in-person classes. Or, I would be happy to wait another term for everyone to go back next term. But again - that is not what WTU is fighting for.


+1 to the bolded. This is the best DCPS could do given that WTU has obstructed sending teachers back. WTU's refusal to send teachers back precluded DCPS from offering in-person spots to all SN kids or even hybrid for all who want it. So DCPS is trying to at least serve some students as opposed to none.

Besides, if the issue is "only when it's safe" then WTU is opposed to sending any teachers back. If you're a parent who wants a spot for your SN kid but didn't get it, then why would you align yourself with WTU's opposition to sending any teachers back? WTU is the reason DCPS couldn't offer your kid a spot. It looks to me like if you don't get your spot then you don't want anyone to have one.

I think parents who just don't want schools to open at all this school year are morons, but at least they're not hypocrites.



No they have the management rights to order/send teachers back. They are refusing to do so and saying teachers won’t go back. USE YOUR MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OR stop blaming the teachers.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:53     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


Maybe. But don't forget that the WTU doesn't want to go back at all. So the only people trying to get kids back are DCPS. Hopefully the piloting of small classes will pave the way for your child to go back too. My SN did get a spot, and I'm hoping that this will lead to more in-person classes. Or, I would be happy to wait another term for everyone to go back next term. But again - that is not what WTU is fighting for.


For the 97th time, the 5 day/week, full-day schedule for in-person and the ill-conceived CARE classrooms preclude anybody else going back all yesr.

This plan is not a pilot, it is a dead end.


Why is that? (Agree its not a pilot)


Why does it preclude others going back?

If you have half-a-class worth of kids in every classroom full-time, there is no room space for the other 1/2 of kids to go back to.

And if 11 kids have one teacher full-time, then the rest of kids have like 1.5 class-worth-of-kids per teacher - - whether DL or back in-person.

Why they are starting all this FT rather than PT is incomprehensible to me.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:50     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


100%.


My SN is in SELF CONTAINED and didn't get a spot. People need to look at the bigger picture, it's not just about your child. This plan SUCKS.



I will never understand how al self contained was not guaranteed a spot. this is just absolutely disgusting
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:45     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not add more in-person classes for vulnerable students in late Nov instead of adding CARES classes?

Cause that would make too much sense.


Because there aren't enough teachers due to WTU's obstruction of sending teachers back. So DCPS determined to offer CARES classrooms staffed by non-teachers so these same categories (i.e. homeless, SN, etc.) can get preference for CARES.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:43     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


Maybe. But don't forget that the WTU doesn't want to go back at all. So the only people trying to get kids back are DCPS. Hopefully the piloting of small classes will pave the way for your child to go back too. My SN did get a spot, and I'm hoping that this will lead to more in-person classes. Or, I would be happy to wait another term for everyone to go back next term. But again - that is not what WTU is fighting for.


+1 to the bolded. This is the best DCPS could do given that WTU has obstructed sending teachers back. WTU's refusal to send teachers back precluded DCPS from offering in-person spots to all SN kids or even hybrid for all who want it. So DCPS is trying to at least serve some students as opposed to none.

Besides, if the issue is "only when it's safe" then WTU is opposed to sending any teachers back. If you're a parent who wants a spot for your SN kid but didn't get it, then why would you align yourself with WTU's opposition to sending any teachers back? WTU is the reason DCPS couldn't offer your kid a spot. It looks to me like if you don't get your spot then you don't want anyone to have one.

I think parents who just don't want schools to open at all this school year are morons, but at least they're not hypocrites.


No, it isn't. There are a million options they could have pursued, even given the situation.

Also, here's a thread for you, where you can vent till you're hearts content.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/923092.page

Now, back to the thread topic.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:41     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not add more in-person classes for vulnerable students in late Nov instead of adding CARES classes?

Cause that would make too much sense.


100%.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:41     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


Maybe. But don't forget that the WTU doesn't want to go back at all. So the only people trying to get kids back are DCPS. Hopefully the piloting of small classes will pave the way for your child to go back too. My SN did get a spot, and I'm hoping that this will lead to more in-person classes. Or, I would be happy to wait another term for everyone to go back next term. But again - that is not what WTU is fighting for.


+1 to the bolded. This is the best DCPS could do given that WTU has obstructed sending teachers back. WTU's refusal to send teachers back precluded DCPS from offering in-person spots to all SN kids or even hybrid for all who want it. So DCPS is trying to at least serve some students as opposed to none.

Besides, if the issue is "only when it's safe" then WTU is opposed to sending any teachers back. If you're a parent who wants a spot for your SN kid but didn't get it, then why would you align yourself with WTU's opposition to sending any teachers back? WTU is the reason DCPS couldn't offer your kid a spot. It looks to me like if you don't get your spot then you don't want anyone to have one.

I think parents who just don't want schools to open at all this school year are morons, but at least they're not hypocrites.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:41     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:Why not add more in-person classes for vulnerable students in late Nov instead of adding CARES classes?

Cause that would make too much sense.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:38     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Why not add more in-person classes for vulnerable students in late Nov instead of adding CARES classes?
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:37     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:What does NT stand for?


Neuro Typical. Meaning kids without any special needs.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:37     Subject: Re:Rumors of a delay?
But the in-person classes for high needs kids initiative still could still work as a pilot if the CARES classrooms don't go forward.

DCPS has to start with in-person learning somewhere, get the ball rolling. Things will be looking up if the WTU scuttles the CARES classes and all stakeholders start planning to bring everybody back hybrid for the 3rd and 4th Quarters.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 12:37     Subject: Rumors of a delay?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My SN kid needs it too and didn’t get an in person spot. Get over yourself. There are many more kids that NEED in person spots and are regressing other than yours. This plan ignores them.


100%.


My SN is in SELF CONTAINED and didn't get a spot. People need to look at the bigger picture, it's not just about your child. This plan SUCKS.


That’s awful. Those are the kids that need in person the most.