Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That article reads worse than a "Dear Popville" letter.

Also, if/when they apply to make it a charter school, they should make sure to state that the purpose of the school is to serve disadvantaged students. If the DCPCSB presses on how that makes any sense, they should mumble something about limited organic non-dairy latte options and then make a big donation to DFER or FOCUS.

They're partnering with a franchise-style private school partner. Cost is $20,000 per child. It won't ever be a charter school. It's a version of home schooling or un-schooling for people who don't want to do all the work themselves.

http://mysaschool.org/

You obviously didn't read the article. Their long term vision is to make it a charter.

Zero chance of that.

Anonymous wrote:I thought the problem was that the Mayor promised the UDC space once it's available, but when the parents agreed to it, nobody got back to them about it. Don't have to be from Georgetown and a snowflake's mom to upset over it. You give us options, we choose one and then you disappear on us.
I wouldn't want my kids bussed too far if closer option available. And why give them crap about opening a new school, and yes, they have a right to "crowd" their neighborhood school once it's all new and shiny.

UDC is further away.

I've applied OOB and I'm thrilled. Hoping this is a big success!! Good luck to everyone trying to figure out the best option for their kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That article reads worse than a "Dear Popville" letter.

Also, if/when they apply to make it a charter school, they should make sure to state that the purpose of the school is to serve disadvantaged students. If the DCPCSB presses on how that makes any sense, they should mumble something about limited organic non-dairy latte options and then make a big donation to DFER or FOCUS.

They're partnering with a franchise-style private school partner. Cost is $20,000 per child. It won't ever be a charter school. It's a version of home schooling or un-schooling for people who don't want to do all the work themselves.

http://mysaschool.org/

You obviously didn't read the article. Their long term vision is to make it a charter.

Right but the reason and action of the founding group to start a school matters. The only DC private schools that ever 'converted' were the schools the Archdiocese of Washington closed which then reconstituted as charters.

This isn't about serving any and all children in DC -- which is what a charter has to do and be. There is a training and orientation program for people who wish to start a DC charter school. Is anyone in this group enrolled in it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That article reads worse than a "Dear Popville" letter.

Also, if/when they apply to make it a charter school, they should make sure to state that the purpose of the school is to serve disadvantaged students. If the DCPCSB presses on how that makes any sense, they should mumble something about limited organic non-dairy latte options and then make a big donation to DFER or FOCUS.

They're partnering with a franchise-style private school partner. Cost is $20,000 per child. It won't ever be a charter school. It's a version of home schooling or un-schooling for people who don't want to do all the work themselves.

http://mysaschool.org/

You obviously didn't read the article. Their long term vision is to make it a charter.

OOB families must be thrilled!

I thought the problem was that the Mayor promised the UDC space once it's available, but when the parents agreed to it, nobody got back to them about it. Don't have to be from Georgetown and a snowflake's mom to upset over it. You give us options, we choose one and then you disappear on us.
I wouldn't want my kids bussed too far if closer option available. And why give them crap about opening a new school, and yes, they have a right to "crowd" their neighborhood school once it's all new and shiny.

Anonymous wrote:That article reads worse than a "Dear Popville" letter.

Also, if/when they apply to make it a charter school, they should make sure to state that the purpose of the school is to serve disadvantaged students. If the DCPCSB presses on how that makes any sense, they should mumble something about limited organic non-dairy latte options and then make a big donation to DFER or FOCUS.

They're partnering with a franchise-style private school partner. Cost is $20,000 per child. It won't ever be a charter school. It's a version of home schooling or un-schooling for people who don't want to do all the work themselves.

http://mysaschool.org/

That article reads worse than a "Dear Popville" letter.

Also, if/when they apply to make it a charter school, they should make sure to state that the purpose of the school is to serve disadvantaged students. If the DCPCSB presses on how that makes any sense, they should mumble something about limited organic non-dairy latte options and then make a big donation to DFER or FOCUS.

It is the furthest thing from "ironic" that Georgetown has now public charter schools. Dumb writer.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised about the reaction here--I say more power to them if they want to invest the time and energy to keep an option nearby. I live EOTP, and there's no way I'd want to load my 3 or 4yo on a bus and send them to the other side of town. I have a kindergartner, and I think for K and up it'd be not as big of a deal, but I wouldn't want to do that for younger ages.

How long is the trip, if not an hour?

It's 20 minutes driving, and probably 5 minutes on each end to load and unload. Twice a day = 1 hour.

I don't think anyone is saying that they don't have a right to do this but just don't it. They're launching a small private school. Ok - good luck with that. But if the return en masse to Hyde they will find overcrowded classes (because the school will admit OOB students to backfill for their children) and all of them will have rights to Hardy and Wilson.

Perhaps they will stick to private all the way through.

I'm surprised about the reaction here--I say more power to them if they want to invest the time and energy to keep an option nearby. I live EOTP, and there's no way I'd want to load my 3 or 4yo on a bus and send them to the other side of town. I have a kindergartner, and I think for K and up it'd be not as big of a deal, but I wouldn't want to do that for younger ages.

How long is the trip, if not an hour?

They would rather start a school from scratch than put their kids on a school bus (Your child is 67 times more likely to die in your passenger car than in a bus on a per mile basis)?

Someone needs to give these people a lesson about the opportunity cost of time, and traffic safety statistics.

Anonymous wrote:the private school is an obvious non-starter, but is this a genuine option between the 11th St location in Columbia Hghts or postponing a year and using the UDC space currently occupied by Murch swing? That seems like a fair question and perhaps a slightly easier commute.

That ship sailed. I don't think the Mayor should have even floated it. But that's a separate issue.

If DCPS were telling the parents they were responsibility for transportation, then I'd get it. But they are providing transportation. And 90% kids LOVE riding buses to school. Make it an adventure - and quit being such PITAs.

Anonymous wrote:the private school is an obvious non-starter, but is this a genuine option between the 11th St location in Columbia Hghts or postponing a year and using the UDC space currently occupied by Murch swing? That seems like a fair question and perhaps a slightly easier commute.

slightly easier commute? maybe? But a huge impact to the renovation schedule. It's not that easy to just shift things around.
Now, if you'd like to swap places in line for renovation with my kid's school, which has been delayed repeatedly, l'd be happy to agree to that.