Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 13:40     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think OP is naive to think you can make money with a middle-school only model. That's just three years, hardly time to instill a culture, block out the poors, etc.

You need to reach up (to HS) or down (to ES) to build a truly sustainable HRCS




If you want to make money at tax payer expense then you're looking at the wrong line of work. You need to be a contractor bidding on renovation projects for DCPS, in the pocket of the Mayor. That's where the real money is.


The people who really make money off of DC's charters are financiers. They finance and cashflow startup and facilities, then get to capture the per-head facilities allocations.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 08:17     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look up "Haricorts Verts" on DCUM to see how that turned out.



Otoh, look up Cap City and see how that turned out. Or Two Rivers. Or Yu Ying. Or Mundo Verde.


Oh, did they start out by someone suggesting on DCUM that it would be great to all get together to start a school?

I didn't think so.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 07:15     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look up "Haricorts Verts" on DCUM to see how that turned out.



Otoh, look up Cap City and see how that turned out. Or Two Rivers. Or Yu Ying. Or Mundo Verde.


Or Creative Minds
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 00:39     Subject: Re:Let's start a charter middle school
I agree, but what can we do? Our city has a culture of allowing the humorless and the sad parents to propogate.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 00:29     Subject: Re:Let's start a charter middle school
The humorless and sad parents are really hurting all of our children.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 00:00     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
I heard there's a parcel of property across from the Russian Embassy!
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 23:59     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Gluten-Free Farm-to-Table Sustainability.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 23:19     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:I think OP is naive to think you can make money with a middle-school only model. That's just three years, hardly time to instill a culture, block out the poors, etc.

You need to reach up (to HS) or down (to ES) to build a truly sustainable HRCS




If you want to make money at tax payer expense then you're looking at the wrong line of work. You need to be a contractor bidding on renovation projects for DCPS, in the pocket of the Mayor. That's where the real money is.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 23:12     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:Look up "Haricorts Verts" on DCUM to see how that turned out.



Otoh, look up Cap City and see how that turned out. Or Two Rivers. Or Yu Ying. Or Mundo Verde.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 22:48     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
I've started a charter school here in DC (with a few other people).

You can do it.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 22:43     Subject: Re:Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Throwing out a name idea and some key concepts:

Le Petit Village

100% French Dual Immersion
French Language Arts
Singapore Math
Montessori Approach
Elegance
Excellence
Discipline
Prestige


You forgot rigor.


I loved that show....it's cancelled

It was actually a reference to a television show in which a main character is involved in creating a charter school. The villain who tries to take over uses this school "model" to try and convince everyone to vote for her to be the new leader.

A joke for the 10 people that watched the show Togetherness on HBO.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 21:41     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
I think OP is naive to think you can make money with a middle-school only model. That's just three years, hardly time to instill a culture, block out the poors, etc.

You need to reach up (to HS) or down (to ES) to build a truly sustainable HRCS
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 21:29     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:So most people agree the middle school situation in DC is not ideal

Between all of the people on here I think we could start and maintain a new charter middle school

Who's with me..... and yes I'm being serious


if you're going to put that much effort into educating your children, wouldn't it be better to homeschool? Maybe you should start a homeschool co-op.

Of course, homeschoolers don't have access to the per-pupil funding...

Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 16:02     Subject: Re:Let's start a charter middle school
the Hillary Rodham Clinton School IS a truly great name for the endeavor.

Even if Trump wins. Maybe especially if trump wins.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2016 16:01     Subject: Let's start a charter middle school
Anonymous wrote:Well, if we say we really want to serve disadvantage children, that should get it through the PCSB.

We can use some high SES code words that don't mean anything, like "GMO free construction", "child focused curriculum", and "chef-driven menu". If anyone questions what we're doing, we can say "What? It's not exclusive! Poor kids should have non-GMO constructed facilities too, you know."

Then we can locate it somewhere in gentrification central but far from transit to make it a little harder for low SES people to get to. If anyone questions that, we can just blame it on DCPS and Kaya Henderson not giving us a facility for free on top of a metro station.


Codebreaker.