Anonymous
Post 08/15/2018 07:19     Subject: When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
The data has been provided for years and will continue to be by itis always about a year out of date.

The data also doesn’t change dramatically in 12 months. I think OP needs to get over him/herself.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2018 07:12     Subject: When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:so wait. DCPS chooses to include demographic info on the school profiles but because someone wonders why DCPS doesn't keep the information it provides up-to-date that makes them racist? Plus, the demographics section is more than about race. That's where you look to see enrollment numbers, percentage of economically disadvantaged, percentage of ELL and in-boundary percentage. Do people really expect families to choose schools without familiarizing themselves with information like this? Sorry if it hurts your sensitivities that families might want to know stats about a school but in the real world this information matters.


You can call the school and ask if it's that important to you.


Or...I could expect DCPS to function like a well run, well-monied operation that spends the time and resources to ensure that the informaiton they provide to the public about their schools is up-to-date and accurate. It's facinating to me that in every single thread I've ever read in this forum over the last decade wherever DCPS is criticized there is always some DCPS apologist who pipes in to pooh pooh any criticism, diminish any concern and turn the responsibility back on the parent or other interested party who is asking. why should someone have to call individual schools for this information when it has been provided for years on the school profiles, leading to the expectation that this information will continue to be provided? the question was when will DCPS update the "now very out of date" demographics section. That's the only place on the profile page where total enrollment is provided, for instance. That's a pretty basic and important data point.


It’s fascinating to me that you’d rather whine on DCUM instead of picking up the phone. Isnt that what you do in your day to day life when you can’t find something online?
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2018 23:27     Subject: Re:When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
Anonymous wrote:If they haven’t released the 2017-2018 testing, why would you want it to reflect those years? Personally, I think it should be upstaged when the test results are updated so you see the demographics of the same cohort. But then again, I’m not stressed about whether my IB went from 22% white to 23% or 30 IB to 32.


Yeah, and let's talk about testing results. Why the heck does DCPS conduct testing in May if the results won't be available to help with student placement for the upcoming school year? Testing is solely about judging teachers. it's not helpful to the kids if the results are so delayed that they don't influence or inform placement for the next semester or next year. I know all about PARCC and the need to read and grade written responses, blah, blah, blah. There is something fundamentally wrong when students spent days and weeks with testing prep for tests that don't help them along their path. I guess you could argue that if an entire class is found not to be learning then that teacher might get booted and thus that could help future students by ridding the system of a failing teacher. But again, how does the individual student benefit from all that standardized testing?
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2018 22:57     Subject: Re:When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
If they haven’t released the 2017-2018 testing, why would you want it to reflect those years? Personally, I think it should be upstaged when the test results are updated so you see the demographics of the same cohort. But then again, I’m not stressed about whether my IB went from 22% white to 23% or 30 IB to 32.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2018 22:26     Subject: When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:so wait. DCPS chooses to include demographic info on the school profiles but because someone wonders why DCPS doesn't keep the information it provides up-to-date that makes them racist? Plus, the demographics section is more than about race. That's where you look to see enrollment numbers, percentage of economically disadvantaged, percentage of ELL and in-boundary percentage. Do people really expect families to choose schools without familiarizing themselves with information like this? Sorry if it hurts your sensitivities that families might want to know stats about a school but in the real world this information matters.


You can call the school and ask if it's that important to you.


Or...I could expect DCPS to function like a well run, well-monied operation that spends the time and resources to ensure that the informaiton they provide to the public about their schools is up-to-date and accurate. It's facinating to me that in every single thread I've ever read in this forum over the last decade wherever DCPS is criticized there is always some DCPS apologist who pipes in to pooh pooh any criticism, diminish any concern and turn the responsibility back on the parent or other interested party who is asking. why should someone have to call individual schools for this information when it has been provided for years on the school profiles, leading to the expectation that this information will continue to be provided? the question was when will DCPS update the "now very out of date" demographics section. That's the only place on the profile page where total enrollment is provided, for instance. That's a pretty basic and important data point.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2018 14:37     Subject: When does DCPS usually update demographics info on school profiles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:so wait. DCPS chooses to include demographic info on the school profiles but because someone wonders why DCPS doesn't keep the information it provides up-to-date that makes them racist? Plus, the demographics section is more than about race. That's where you look to see enrollment numbers, percentage of economically disadvantaged, percentage of ELL and in-boundary percentage. Do people really expect families to choose schools without familiarizing themselves with information like this? Sorry if it hurts your sensitivities that families might want to know stats about a school but in the real world this information matters.


You can call the school and ask if it's that important to you.


Right...

“IB school, can you please tell me the current percentage of economically disadvantaged and ELL students? I need to familiarize myself with this info before choosing this school”