Anonymous wrote:This is a bizarrely hostile thread over one student's schedule needing to get fixed.

Right? Some people woke up ready to argue today!

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Anonymous wrote:Are most 9th graders taking Algebra II?

No. Most take Geometry.

I know all of the basis kids take geometry, is that the norm for the other big middle feeders?

Anonymous wrote:Are most 9th graders taking Algebra II?

No. Most take Geometry.

This is a bizarrely hostile thread over one student's schedule needing to get fixed.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why educators are leaving the profession in droves. I'm a DCPS parent (not a Walls parent) and while I hate the disfunction of DCPS the educators at J-R where my child is are doing their absolute best given the constraints they are facing. I know for a fact they have been trying to get schedules to kids since the spring so that they could fix mistakes early and have everything finalized for as many kids as possible by mid summer but have been hamstrung by DCPS's antiquated systems. It is NOT for lack of effort or caring...I don't know what the staff burden is at Walls but the counselors at J-R each have something like 300 students to schedule and have to basically do it manually. The solution is not to blame the school or the staff but to demand that DCPS give the schools the software they need to make this a manageable task.

Bolded makes no sense. To the extent that bad technology and self inflicted wounds from Central are the cause of people leaving the profession, that's not new. Central and DCPS have been incompetent for years.

Yes. And in fact teachers seem to be pouring into DCPS from charters at the moment, at least to the better DCPS schools.

Anonymous wrote:This is why educators are leaving the profession in droves. I'm a DCPS parent (not a Walls parent) and while I hate the disfunction of DCPS the educators at J-R where my child is are doing their absolute best given the constraints they are facing. I know for a fact they have been trying to get schedules to kids since the spring so that they could fix mistakes early and have everything finalized for as many kids as possible by mid summer but have been hamstrung by DCPS's antiquated systems. It is NOT for lack of effort or caring...I don't know what the staff burden is at Walls but the counselors at J-R each have something like 300 students to schedule and have to basically do it manually. The solution is not to blame the school or the staff but to demand that DCPS give the schools the software they need to make this a manageable task.

Bolded makes no sense. To the extent that bad technology and self inflicted wounds from Central are the cause of people leaving the profession, that's not new. Central and DCPS have been incompetent for years.

Anonymous wrote:Is your kid from a charter? Mine is and they said they didn't accept what was on their transcript, it had to be on a signed letter. So my kid was repeating the same math she'd taken in 8th and had her in beginning languages that shes been taking for some time. Thats why my kids schedule was wrong.

Unfortunately, you will just have to suck it up. Welcome to DCPS!

Are most 9th graders taking Algebra II?

This is why educators are leaving the profession in droves. I'm a DCPS parent (not a Walls parent) and while I hate the disfunction of DCPS the educators at J-R where my child is are doing their absolute best given the constraints they are facing. I know for a fact they have been trying to get schedules to kids since the spring so that they could fix mistakes early and have everything finalized for as many kids as possible by mid summer but have been hamstrung by DCPS's antiquated systems. It is NOT for lack of effort or caring...I don't know what the staff burden is at Walls but the counselors at J-R each have something like 300 students to schedule and have to basically do it manually. The solution is not to blame the school or the staff but to demand that DCPS give the schools the software they need to make this a manageable task.

Some of you are in for a rude awakening. The schedule situation are no different than any other high school. They are finalizing enrollment, administering placement tests, etc. This is why the schedules are not final....not complicated.

Anonymous wrote:Can you start with the assumption that the school is doing the best with the resources they have.

Not all the resources they have knock it out of the park - and DCPS administration is to blame in some part by firing the old Principal who stood up to the Mayor and was fired 2 weeks later. When the beloved Principal can be fired - DCPS sent a clear message to the type of leaders they wanted.

Your post is internally inconsistent and illogical. Is it the "resources" or the principal that are to blame? It can't be both. You are the poster child for why DCPS fails; excuses and institutional blame games.

Never underestimate the ability of people with an agenda to fit any facts to support their preferred narrative (especially WTU members). "We're trying hard" is an acceptable excuse for children, not adults in the professional world. In most professions that gets you fired. Even at Chipotle or Subway.

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Anonymous wrote:NP with kids in MS. I watch these Walls threads every year and I cringe. If this is supposed to the best public HS in DC then honestly, WTF! How is this permitted year after year? Why is there zero accountability? It still wouldn't be an excuse, but some suburban HS have 2-4k students; some scheduling mistakes are to be expected. How is Walls permitted to screw up basic administrative functions year after year?

Why does this make you cringe? There is one person who has had two weeks to sort through various transcripts from twenty different schools and place kids. Couple that with I’m sure receiving at least a hundred emails from nervous parents. The counselors don’t work in July so this has only been happening for two weeks.

Sounds like they should be preparing over the summer…

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Can you start with the assumption that the school is doing the best with the resources they have.

Not all the resources they have knock it out of the park - and DCPS administration is to blame in some part by firing the old Principal who stood up to the Mayor and was fired 2 weeks later. When the beloved Principal can be fired - DCPS sent a clear message to the type of leaders they wanted.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP with kids in MS. I watch these Walls threads every year and I cringe. If this is supposed to the best public HS in DC then honestly, WTF! How is this permitted year after year? Why is there zero accountability? It still wouldn't be an excuse, but some suburban HS have 2-4k students; some scheduling mistakes are to be expected. How is Walls permitted to screw up basic administrative functions year after year?

Why does this make you cringe? There is one person who has had two weeks to sort through various transcripts from twenty different schools and place kids. Couple that with I’m sure receiving at least a hundred emails from nervous parents. The counselors don’t work in July so this has only been happening for two weeks.

I was confused by the bolded. Then I read the rest and realized you are a DCPS teacher and of course you think this is ok.

And so you dismiss the other points I made. So ignore them and I guess just be angry the schedule is wrong? Transfer your kid to another district or school? Homeschool? Write an angry email to admin and the cluster superintendent? Or just post angrily on this site.

Is your kid from a charter? Mine is and they said they didn't accept what was on their transcript, it had to be on a signed letter. So my kid was repeating the same math she'd taken in 8th and had her in beginning languages that shes been taking for some time. Thats why my kids schedule was wrong.