Problem is, tracking in anything other than math is not going to fly. Especially if most of one track is mostly one race or social class and the other track is mostly another race or social class. This segregation could easily happen within a neighborhood middle school in ward 6. Not so much if you are able to draw talented kids citywide

Doesn't it make more sense to have higher rigor classes within a larger middle school? That way if a student excels at math, they can take advanced math, if they excel at reading, advanced reading, and so on. That way students can tailor they're middle school experience to suit their needs/strengths.

I have to imagine that higher rigor within a larger middle school is more politically palatable then converting SH into a magnet school (and likely shaking up the demographics). Those happy at SH can keep it and the rest of the hill can find what they need with tracking within a larger EH or Jefferson.

^^ this is why test-in is appealing. Get rid of the BS over school options and provide rigor to students who demonstrate they can handle it, regardless of race, SES, etc. DCPS should put itself on a level playing field with top charters by offering a suitable alternative.

Anonymous wrote:He may not be... It was just a question. He may be thinking every ES should get some sort of charter preference. It keeps cultures and populations consistent...

And it wouldn't be at all contentious over which ES schools feed which charters? I'm sure BASIS would be happy to take Brent 4th graders, just as every other charter would. Which charters are lining up for Miner and Payne 4th graders?

I meant as far as mentioning Maury as a possible feed into a charter school. Try to read everything.

Anonymous wrote:I think it was more of a thought experiment as in, "if the actuality is that Brent 4th graders are going to Basis in large numbers, why not make it a policy?" The same is not yet true of Maury 4th graders so it wouldn't be on his radar

Not on his radar? Really? This is ground zero of his putative constituency and he has been involved in MS discussions for years. How clueless do you think he is?

Chancellor Henderson floated the same idea about the charter sector doing middle school really well, so why not combine the two sectors. Catania and Cheh hated the idea and Catania about bit off Henderson's head over giving over public middle school in general to charter schools.

Well, everyone report back when they've had a chance to either speak with him directly or watch the footage.

I think it was more of a thought experiment as in, "if the actuality is that Brent 4th graders are going to Basis in large numbers, why not make it a policy?" The same is not yet true of Maury 4th graders so it wouldn't be on his radar

He may not be... It was just a question. He may be thinking every ES should get some sort of charter preference. It keeps cultures and populations consistent...

Wells . . . nice guy and all, but this kind of eptiomizes why he's getting tepid support even in his own backyard.

So how do you make the case for one ES to feed charter(s) and not all of them? That just sounds like he's flailing for ideas.

He's lost. Poor thing. The Ward 6 middle school situation has undone him.

I am perplexed. Which DCPS schools does Wells envision will get charter preference? how would those slots be allocated?

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Anonymous wrote:Tone deaf. Wells Demonstrates once again the reasons he is not a serious citywide candidate.

Do we have a link to this new Wells "position" or is it all unsubstantiated rumor and innuendo at this point?

Certainly not innuendo.

Wells also asked a Powell parent if they would be in favor of Powell ( a language immersion school ) feeding directly into ( or having preference at ) the new DCI.

He clearly thinks this DCPS elementary feeding into Charter Middle Schools is a good idea everywhere