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Anonymous wrote:Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Sigh. For the 99th time: Yes, there is something to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning!

Once they have filled the classrooms all day, 5 days/week, with the in-person classes and the CARE groups, there is no space to bring other students back, even PT, without reducing the 5-dayers from FT to PT and rejiggering the classes once again.

This plan is not scalable. It is a dead end. It is a bad plan.

Thank you. I have given up trying to explain here that this is the entire plan for the year. I’m not sure why people have so much trouble understanding the big picture. How can middle and high schools go back when their support staff has been scattered and decimated? How many transitions will elementary school kids go through?

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Anonymous wrote:A few other threads said there will be a delay of the Nov. 9th opening so pulling it out here. Does anyone have more information?

I was told by a union organizer that teachers will be striking this Monday. To protest the plan for going back in person.

Your source is wrong. Also “union organizer” isn’t a title WTU uses.

We cannot strike. It’s illegal. What’s supposedly planned is a sick out this Friday, Oct. 30. It was the subject of the WTU meeting this week. They want to take “strong collective action” if negotiations aren’t successful. I don’t know the exact number but a majority apparently voted in favor of the sick out. From hearsay it sounds like it could be more than one day if not effective.

Aren't sick outs a contract violation?

Not sure. Work stoppage is illegal, but we are entitled to take our sick leave so I’m not sure calling out sick would count.

Is this definitely happening? Does anyone know when we would be told about this sick out?

WTU members just voted for a mental health sick out on Monday, November 2.

And they are going to try to get parents to not log into Canvas for solidarity.

All I see is another day off for my kids. This is bullshit.

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Anonymous wrote:A few other threads said there will be a delay of the Nov. 9th opening so pulling it out here. Does anyone have more information?

I was told by a union organizer that teachers will be striking this Monday. To protest the plan for going back in person.

Your source is wrong. Also “union organizer” isn’t a title WTU uses.

We cannot strike. It’s illegal. What’s supposedly planned is a sick out this Friday, Oct. 30. It was the subject of the WTU meeting this week. They want to take “strong collective action” if negotiations aren’t successful. I don’t know the exact number but a majority apparently voted in favor of the sick out. From hearsay it sounds like it could be more than one day if not effective.

Aren't sick outs a contract violation?

Not sure. Work stoppage is illegal, but we are entitled to take our sick leave so I’m not sure calling out sick would count.

Is this definitely happening? Does anyone know when we would be told about this sick out?

WTU members just voted for a mental health sick out on Monday, November 2.

Only IF DCPS does not sign the MOA. Which people are expecting them to sign in the am.

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Anonymous wrote:A few other threads said there will be a delay of the Nov. 9th opening so pulling it out here. Does anyone have more information?

I was told by a union organizer that teachers will be striking this Monday. To protest the plan for going back in person.

Your source is wrong. Also “union organizer” isn’t a title WTU uses.

We cannot strike. It’s illegal. What’s supposedly planned is a sick out this Friday, Oct. 30. It was the subject of the WTU meeting this week. They want to take “strong collective action” if negotiations aren’t successful. I don’t know the exact number but a majority apparently voted in favor of the sick out. From hearsay it sounds like it could be more than one day if not effective.

Aren't sick outs a contract violation?

Not sure. Work stoppage is illegal, but we are entitled to take our sick leave so I’m not sure calling out sick would count.

Is this definitely happening? Does anyone know when we would be told about this sick out?

WTU members just voted for a mental health sick out on Monday, November 2.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Sigh. For the 99th time: Yes, there is something to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning!

Once they have filled the classrooms all day, 5 days/week, with the in-person classes and the CARE groups, there is no space to bring other students back, even PT, without reducing the 5-dayers from FT to PT and rejiggering the classes once again.

This plan is not scalable. It is a dead end. It is a bad plan.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Wow! Such low standards. A crappy plan is never a good way to start. You need a good foundation and then you build upon it.
Teachers and principals and central office staff is upset. These are all your key players. Do you really think this is going to end well. Principals are tweeting about how much they hate this plan and how they had no say. Pretty brave of them given that they already fired the principal of one school for making a fuss.
The council is not happy. The school board is mad. Let’s see who else the mayor and chancellor can alienate.
They are trying to do this on the cheap without hiring more teachers and staff. Other districts were a lot smarter about it.

The only people who think this is a good plan are the mayor, ferbee, and the handful of kids who already have got in person seats.

I actually don’t think Ferebee thinks this is a good plan. He just knows he had to reopen and this was his only option.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Wow! Such low standards. A crappy plan is never a good way to start. You need a good foundation and then you build upon it.
Teachers and principals and central office staff is upset. These are all your key players. Do you really think this is going to end well. Principals are tweeting about how much they hate this plan and how they had no say. Pretty brave of them given that they already fired the principal of one school for making a fuss.
The council is not happy. The school board is mad. Let’s see who else the mayor and chancellor can alienate.
They are trying to do this on the cheap without hiring more teachers and staff. Other districts were a lot smarter about it.

The only people who think this is a good plan are the mayor, ferbee, and the handful of kids who already have got in person seats.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Wow! Such low standards. A crappy plan is never a good way to start. You need a good foundation and then you build upon it.
Teachers and principals and central office staff is upset. These are all your key players. Do you really think this is going to end well. Principals are tweeting about how much they hate this plan and how they had no say. Pretty brave of them given that they already fired the principal of one school for making a fuss.
The council is not happy. The school board is mad. Let’s see who else the mayor and chancellor can alienate.
They are trying to do this on the cheap without hiring more teachers and staff. Other districts were a lot smarter about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers: For the love of God, can you please let our children go back to school?

Tell Dcps to use their management rights and order people back. Stop the excuses

+1

So by the +1 you are admitting that DCPS is failing?

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Anonymous wrote:You know at lots of schools WOTP A ton of parents of ELLs and Sped said no to the seats. They are going to regular gen ed kids.

That’s horrible! How dare the public schools educate NT kids!!!

That wasn’t what I was pointing out. I was pointing out that kids who most need in person aren’t taking it in Ward 3. While significant amounts of kids who need the spots in schools with more at risk are being left out.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers: For the love of God, can you please let our children go back to school?

Tell Dcps to use their management rights and order people back. Stop the excuses

+1

Yes, true, but it's a start, a much less than perfect return to in-person learning to work out some of the kinks before mass enrollment.

Nothing to stop DCPS from adding more in-person learning over time, but they've got to start somewhere.

Anonymous wrote:The way this was done it's not equitable across the city as a whole. I know kids in no preference categories who got offered seats in small schools WOTP. Whereas in high need schools most needy kids get nothing.

It’s not equitable across the city, but, being a lottery, there’s a lot of randomness to it everywhere.

It’s just a super lame plan.

The way this was done it's not equitable across the city as a whole. I know kids in no preference categories who got offered seats in small schools WOTP. Whereas in high need schools most needy kids get nothing.

Anonymous wrote:You know at lots of schools WOTP A ton of parents of ELLs and Sped said no to the seats. They are going to regular gen ed kids.

That’s horrible! How dare the public schools educate NT kids!!!