Another thing to add is that Principals always change. who knows, the current one might leave and you might have one who wants to do a dual-language program!

New poster. The poster above sounds like a crazy privileged white woman.

Curious, where are you and the other person going to send their kids to middle school?

Re: comment on equity. How is it geographically equitable for families who live in NE, like about 20 minutes or so away? They are clearly privileged if they have the resources and time to drive their kids to Chisholm. We need to take care of our kids, who happen to be minorities, that live in areas that aren't accessible. Wake up, equity is about race. Clearly you are white if you are preaching that it is about geographic. Get off your high horse.

Enrollment is SY21/22: 492, SY22/23: 510, SY34/24: 565, SY24/25: 542.
So upward enrollment trends for the previous 3 years with a small drop this past year. Not really "significant", but fine. There is also a good chance that parents are looking to enroll at other schools right now because of the upcoming modernization and the inconveniences of commuting to a swing space.
Reminder, Chisholm is a title 1 school and serves a large number of students from nearby public housing.
"Equity" does not always have to refer to race. When advocating for the middle school, the argument is around geographic equity since all of the current dual-language middle schools are located in NW DC.
Adding dual-language at EH would be awesome, but they really don't have the capacity to serve large amounts of dual-language students from both Chisholm and Houston unfortunately (they actually decreased their building capacity during their modernization which seems silly). The Jefferson principal has said that she does not see a full dual-language program as part of her future vision for the school. But trust, this option has been explored, because we agree, it's a good option! Maybe she will change her mind. Would love to hear other ideas!
And one final thought, the two lead parents on the campaign are not likely to still be in DC by the time their kids go to middle school. They aren't doing it for selfish reasons, they're doing it because they think ALL children deserve these types of opportunities.

I would do your research. Based on the new data, enrollment numbers are significantly down this year from last. Lots of people are not applying to the school.

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at Chisholm and it's not just a good school—it’s a great one. It’s growing. It has an experienced and highly respected bilingual principal, and an excellent teacher retention rate of nearly 79% — a strong indicator of school climate and program stability. Chisholm is a success story that continues to grow stronger each year, with upward enrollment trends and long lottery waitlists.

And for those who think the middle school is a bad idea/won't ever happen, you all are haters. Kids work hard to learn another language and I think it's admirable that parents are pushing DCPS to find a clear bilingual pathway for them. DCPS has 3 dual-language middle schools and they are all in NW. Why shouldn't students from Chisholm, Houston, Mundo, Stokes, and Global Citizens be given the same opportunities as the students on the other side of the city? And FWIW, SH and EH do not have the capacity to add a true dual-language program and the Jefferson principal does not see a full dual-language track as part of her vision for the school.

Also want to add that the parents promoting the school have no idea about ieps and 504 plans. Chisholm serves a large population of these students. The parents have no idea.

Meant to say invest and use our title one middle schools.

I think the white parents are claiming equitable reasons for the middle school, when the reality is that they want their own kids to benefit. They are the ones who are selfishly doing this. We should invest in our title one schools. Also a lot of parents from Chisholm live far in northeast and drive like 20 minutes so it’s not all local hill people.

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at Chisholm and it's not just a good school—it’s a great one. It’s growing. It has an experienced and highly respected bilingual principal, and an excellent teacher retention rate of nearly 79% — a strong indicator of school climate and program stability. Chisholm is a success story that continues to grow stronger each year, with upward enrollment trends and long lottery waitlists.

And for those who think the middle school is a bad idea/won't ever happen, you all are haters. Kids work hard to learn another language and I think it's admirable that parents are pushing DCPS to find a clear bilingual pathway for them. DCPS has 3 dual-language middle schools and they are all in NW. Why shouldn't students from Chisholm, Houston, Mundo, Stokes, and Global Citizens be given the same opportunities as the students on the other side of the city? And FWIW, SH and EH do not have the capacity to add a true dual-language program and the Jefferson principal does not see a full dual-language track as part of her vision for the school.

Hill Parent here - that’s great to hear! Personally I would rather see EH start a bilingual track (because we love EH) but I support your campaign anyway. I do think EH has the capacity and it could be a really cool thing …

I have two kids at Chisholm and it's not just a good school—it’s a great one. It’s growing. It has an experienced and highly respected bilingual principal, and an excellent teacher retention rate of nearly 79% — a strong indicator of school climate and program stability. Chisholm is a success story that continues to grow stronger each year, with upward enrollment trends and long lottery waitlists.

And for those who think the middle school is a bad idea/won't ever happen, you all are haters. Kids work hard to learn another language and I think it's admirable that parents are pushing DCPS to find a clear bilingual pathway for them. DCPS has 3 dual-language middle schools and they are all in NW. Why shouldn't students from Chisholm, Houston, Mundo, Stokes, and Global Citizens be given the same opportunities as the students on the other side of the city? And FWIW, SH and EH do not have the capacity to add a true dual-language program and the Jefferson principal does not see a full dual-language track as part of her vision for the school.

Anonymous wrote:Yes AP has been named principal of Savoy ES.

That's going to be quite the challenge. Good luck though to him!

Anonymous wrote:Yes, DD is still there as SPED coordinator and what issues are going on there?

seems odd to me that one can lose SO MANY expensive due process cases and still be employed. If i had lost my employer as much money as she has cost DCPS, I'd be out on my butt 10 times over.

Signed, DCPS sent us alone well over $200k (tuition reimbursement, legal fees, comp ed) due to her horrible mismanagement.

Yes AP has been named principal of Savoy ES.

I believe the AP is leaving

Yes, DD is still there as SPED coordinator and what issues are going on there?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they need to give up on the MS issue, and yes there are so many issues.

"there are so many issues" is so unhelpful. Why don't you give some examples if you claim to have this inside knowledge?