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Anonymous wrote:I am very nervous about YY's participation in this project. My son attends one of the other schools, and I absolutely live the warm community. I hope that can remain.

Anti YY troll.

Nope. I have never written a negative thing about the school. But these types of reactions make me nervous. Why is everything so polarized?

Anonymous wrote:I am very nervous about YY's participation in this project. My son attends one of the other schools, and I absolutely live the warm community. I hope that can remain.

Anti YY troll.

I am very nervous about YY's participation in this project. My son attends one of the other schools, and I absolutely live the warm community. I hope that can remain.

LAMB parent here - l am downright giddy at the prospect of this school. I hope we can help them realize this!

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone currently at Stokes think this has a chance of happening? The Board is checked out and uninterested,the administration is so over their heads with even managing an elementary school there is no way they can pull this off without an infusion of some real professional management at the school and/or a board that really functions as leaders. I suspect the same is true of the other charters.

-- An ex-Stokes parent

Ex-Stokes Parent? Sounds to me as though you had a child that did not get in.

I don't have a child in the school (although I would love to) but I do conduct thorough research. My understanding is that the Board is extremely committed and active. There are even sub committees of the board composed of experts in education, business and fundraising that also work hard to ensure continued academic rigor and financial vitality. This is why they have over a decade of proven success and their own building. This is highly unlikely with a "checked out and uninterested" board.

At any rate, I hope that a school like Stokes does take their time deciding to partner with Yu Ying (need I say anything--check the threads) and Mundo Verde (a school with NO track record). If I were the Board, I would take time to consider the pros and cons. Good move Stokes!

Before you get too snarky, you might keep in mind which school not only created this vision, but also found 100,000 sq. ft. in which to do it.

My dear, the idea is not novel.

Of course not - what parent of an immersion student hasn't thought about being able to continue the language and the program all the way through high school? Anyone can have an idea - even you and me.

This, however, is the first time someone has defined a realistic concept, brought several parties to the table to make it happen, and acquired a facility in which to do it. That's something else entirely.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone currently at Stokes think this has a chance of happening? The Board is checked out and uninterested,the administration is so over their heads with even managing an elementary school there is no way they can pull this off without an infusion of some real professional management at the school and/or a board that really functions as leaders. I suspect the same is true of the other charters.

-- An ex-Stokes parent

Ex-Stokes Parent? Sounds to me as though you had a child that did not get in.

I don't have a child in the school (although I would love to) but I do conduct thorough research. My understanding is that the Board is extremely committed and active. There are even sub committees of the board composed of experts in education, business and fundraising that also work hard to ensure continued academic rigor and financial vitality. This is why they have over a decade of proven success and their own building. This is highly unlikely with a "checked out and uninterested" board.

At any rate, I hope that a school like Stokes does take their time deciding to partner with Yu Ying (need I say anything--check the threads) and Mundo Verde (a school with NO track record). If I were the Board, I would take time to consider the pros and cons. Good move Stokes!

Before you get too snarky, you might keep in mind which school not only created this vision, but also found 100,000 sq. ft. in which to do it.

My dear, the idea is not novel.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone currently at Stokes think this has a chance of happening? The Board is checked out and uninterested,the administration is so over their heads with even managing an elementary school there is no way they can pull this off without an infusion of some real professional management at the school and/or a board that really functions as leaders. I suspect the same is true of the other charters.

-- An ex-Stokes parent

Ex-Stokes Parent? Sounds to me as though you had a child that did not get in.

I don't have a child in the school (although I would love to) but I do conduct thorough research. My understanding is that the Board is extremely committed and active. There are even sub committees of the board composed of experts in education, business and fundraising that also work hard to ensure continued academic rigor and financial vitality. This is why they have over a decade of proven success and their own building. This is highly unlikely with a "checked out and uninterested" board.

At any rate, I hope that a school like Stokes does take their time deciding to partner with Yu Ying (need I say anything--check the threads) and Mundo Verde (a school with NO track record). If I were the Board, I would take time to consider the pros and cons. Good move Stokes!

Before you get too snarky, you might keep in mind which school not only created this vision, but also found 100,000 sq. ft. in which to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee they were not invited to the party. YY, who is spearheading this effort and I'm sure they are only courting the "good" bilingual schools. (High test scores, well-structured, etc.)

Mary Macleod Bethune: 100% low income
DC Bilingual: 84.7% low income
Stokes is also heavily loaded with low income families, but still does well. I don't know about Mundo Verde because they are still new.

Read the original post from the Stokes principal. Her point is that Stokes is probably will not be part of this because their asinine board hasn't approved moving forward with a Charter school. I don't get why Stokes parents are not rioting in the halls. So glad I left that school for Deal.

Really? My impression was that she was very interested and pleased to pass along the news, and is waiting on the board (really of all the schools) to figure out all the details. It would be extremely foolish to announce this to parents without any genuine intention of following through.

Clearly the Poster who claims her child left and went to Deal can't read. There is nothing is the posting from Stokes that claims that Stokes will not take part. Thank God for Stokes that this parent is gone. GOD SPEED!

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone currently at Stokes think this has a chance of happening? The Board is checked out and uninterested,the administration is so over their heads with even managing an elementary school there is no way they can pull this off without an infusion of some real professional management at the school and/or a board that really functions as leaders. I suspect the same is true of the other charters.

-- An ex-Stokes parent

Ex-Stokes Parent? Sounds to me as though you had a child that did not get in.

I don't have a child in the school (although I would love to) but I do conduct thorough research. My understanding is that the Board is extremely committed and active. There are even sub committees of the board composed of experts in education, business and fundraising that also work hard to ensure continued academic rigor and financial vitality. This is why they have over a decade of proven success and their own building. This is highly unlikely with a "checked out and uninterested" board.

At any rate, I hope that a school like Stokes does take their time deciding to partner with Yu Ying (need I say anything--check the threads) and Mundo Verde (a school with NO track record). If I were the Board, I would take time to consider the pros and cons. Good move Stokes!

Anonymous wrote:Is this charter anyhow related to the Washington International School that submitted the original charter that was totally redrafted to eventually become Yu Ying? That school was a scary proposal that basically desired a private school for upper middle class kids (no core subject remedial or second language assistance and little if any provision for special ed) on the taxpayer's dime.

they were trying to steal the name? cos there is already a Washington International School

Anonymous wrote:Is this charter anyhow related to the Washington International School that submitted the original charter that was totally redrafted to eventually become Yu Ying? That school was a scary proposal that basically desired a private school for upper middle class kids (no core subject remedial or second language assistance and little if any provision for special ed) on the taxpayer's dime.

No. That charter was rejected a long time ago. This concept is proposed as a joint project between several existing schools.

Is this charter anyhow related to the Washington International School that submitted the original charter that was totally redrafted to eventually become Yu Ying? That school was a scary proposal that basically desired a private school for upper middle class kids (no core subject remedial or second language assistance and little if any provision for special ed) on the taxpayer's dime.

Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee they were not invited to the party. YY, who is spearheading this effort and I'm sure they are only courting the "good" bilingual schools. (High test scores, well-structured, etc.)

Mary Macleod Bethune: 100% low income
DC Bilingual: 84.7% low income
Stokes is also heavily loaded with low income families, but still does well. I don't know about Mundo Verde because they are still new.

Do you realize how ridiculous you sound? You have no idea how any of this is being organized. Let me say it again, NO IDEA.

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Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee they were not invited to the party. YY, who is spearheading this effort and I'm sure they are only courting the "good" bilingual schools. (High test scores, well-structured, etc.)

Mary Macleod Bethune: 100% low income
DC Bilingual: 84.7% low income
Stokes is also heavily loaded with low income families, but still does well. I don't know about Mundo Verde because they are still new.

Read the original post from the Stokes principal. Her point is that Stokes is probably will not be part of this because their asinine board hasn't approved moving forward with a Charter school. I don't get why Stokes parents are not rioting in the halls. So glad I left that school for Deal.

Really? My impression was that she was very interested and pleased to pass along the news, and is waiting on the board (really of all the schools) to figure out all the details. It would be extremely foolish to announce this to parents without any genuine intention of following through.

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Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee they were not invited to the party. YY, who is spearheading this effort and I'm sure they are only courting the "good" bilingual schools. (High test scores, well-structured, etc.)

Mary Macleod Bethune: 100% low income
DC Bilingual: 84.7% low income
Stokes is also heavily loaded with low income families, but still does well. I don't know about Mundo Verde because they are still new.

Bethune already goes thru 8th grade and is only immersion thru 2nd grade-- not the same model as Stokes, LAMB, etc. I agree that DC Bilingual should be in the group as they only go up to 5th grade and is an bilingual immersion school.

DC Bilingual isn't an independent school, it doesn't have independent resources to commit to the project. It's a part of Centronia, which really is primarily focused on early childhood - on several different campuses, including in Maryland. That's a pretty different mission.