Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 16:02     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:Do you think CMI "over diagnoses" to get additional funding and keep close to their stated mission? My daughter chews her shirt when nervous-- is that age appropriate or pull-aside necessary? Would DCPS and CMI react in the same way? Money follows kids in both settings, and I would love to see a snapshot of that.


CMI (and other schools) don't "diagnose" anything. DCPS teachers refer kids to Early Stages (a DCPS "assessment center") for testing to determine whether they qualify for an IEP. Charter schools do not use Early Stages; CMI refers kids to independent 3rd party contractors who conduct the testing.

Re your child's chewing, if it's not disruptive to her learning, she probably wouldn't qualify for an IEP. However I would recommend buying her a chewy necklace or similar item so she doesn't destroy her clothes. They sell them on Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 10:19     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:I am a CMI parent who was up in a tizzy over the website before my child was at the school. I can now honestly say ignore the site--it is no indication of how children of color are treated. I am AA and my child is welcome and treated well. As for the Head of School being ethnic I think that is irrelevant. I have witnessed lots of ethnic minorities who are not inclusive and view Blacks and "poors" with disdain. I
Have not witnessed CMI Head behaving that way just saying that her ethnicity is not necessarily relevant.

Culturally CMI may not work for parents who are used to more discipline and structure in the classroom. They may prefer a DC Prep or KIPP school. I think a lot of you are condescending and dismissive of EOTR parents' ability to research and decide what works for them. There are a number of first and high second tier schools out there besides the ones often mentioned here.


+1 million.

I'm a white CMI parent but I can tell you that there are several kids in my daughter's class who live in SE or Brentwood or other typically low SES neighborhoods, but whose parents are motivated and active and interested. That's why they're there. It's so condescending to assume that white, low SES, EOTP and EOTR folks can't also sacrifice (in terms of very long commutes) for the sake of a school that fits their kid.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2016 09:17     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:I see they still don't have a brown child running on their home page.


You may not have seen any of the new materials which are on the home page, all of them reflect actual kids at CMI. Check it out! It's right off the first page.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2016 08:48     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
I am a CMI parent who was up in a tizzy over the website before my child was at the school. I can now honestly say ignore the site--it is no indication of how children of color are treated. I am AA and my child is welcome and treated well. As for the Head of School being ethnic I think that is irrelevant. I have witnessed lots of ethnic minorities who are not inclusive and view Blacks and "poors" with disdain. I
Have not witnessed CMI Head behaving that way just saying that her ethnicity is not necessarily relevant.

Culturally CMI may not work for parents who are used to more discipline and structure in the classroom. They may prefer a DC Prep or KIPP school. I think a lot of you are condescending and dismissive of EOTR parents' ability to research and decide what works for them. There are a number of first and high second tier schools out there besides the ones often mentioned here.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2016 07:08     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
I see they still don't have a brown child running on their home page.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2016 06:55     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??


Well, because that's the fundamental job of a PUBLIC school? To serve all children who could and would like to attend? Does CMI have a map breakdown of their enrollees? Do they have more than 10 from Wards 7 and 8? Is this information public? The only reason I ask is that I feel like a commitment to misson means a commitment to recruitment in the WHOLE city.


Then those families can apply. Anyone can apply. Let's just be frank here- higher SES families do more research and attend more open houses and do the legwork to research the schools that are best for their kids. If parents choose not to do that, and attend their neighborhood school, why is it CMI's fault that their enrollment is what it is? I am so sick and tired of this conspiracy theory that the admin somehow created this enclave of white kids. It's a random lottery!! There's no control over anything. And for this of you who haven't noticed, the founder herself is ethnic!


This, in a nut shell, is how HRCS are created - through self-selecting famillies and indifference to those who don't have access to information about their schools. I'm amazed they attend EdFest, since it is full of poors.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 22:21     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??


Well, because that's the fundamental job of a PUBLIC school? To serve all children who could and would like to attend? Does CMI have a map breakdown of their enrollees? Do they have more than 10 from Wards 7 and 8? Is this information public? The only reason I ask is that I feel like a commitment to misson means a commitment to recruitment in the WHOLE city.


Just to be aware, the commute to CMI from Ward 6, 7 and 8 is 30 min to 60 min one way.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 22:18     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??


Well, because that's the fundamental job of a PUBLIC school? To serve all children who could and would like to attend? Does CMI have a map breakdown of their enrollees? Do they have more than 10 from Wards 7 and 8? Is this information public? The only reason I ask is that I feel like a commitment to misson means a commitment to recruitment in the WHOLE city.


The school has and continues to recruit/market in all 8 Wards.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 21:10     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??


Well, because that's the fundamental job of a PUBLIC school? To serve all children who could and would like to attend? Does CMI have a map breakdown of their enrollees? Do they have more than 10 from Wards 7 and 8? Is this information public? The only reason I ask is that I feel like a commitment to misson means a commitment to recruitment in the WHOLE city.


Then those families can apply. Anyone can apply. Let's just be frank here- higher SES families do more research and attend more open houses and do the legwork to research the schools that are best for their kids. If parents choose not to do that, and attend their neighborhood school, why is it CMI's fault that their enrollment is what it is? I am so sick and tired of this conspiracy theory that the admin somehow created this enclave of white kids. It's a random lottery!! There's no control over anything. And for this of you who haven't noticed, the founder herself is ethnic!
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 20:36     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??


Well, because that's the fundamental job of a PUBLIC school? To serve all children who could and would like to attend? Does CMI have a map breakdown of their enrollees? Do they have more than 10 from Wards 7 and 8? Is this information public? The only reason I ask is that I feel like a commitment to misson means a commitment to recruitment in the WHOLE city.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 20:29     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CMI shall soon realize: you're in the heart of DC and better get ready for the influx of diversity, the like private oasis you've gone through extreme lengths and expensive attorneys to protect is over. public means public.


Ha ha ha!! You are so off-base. I am an AA parent whose children attend CMI. The school is about as diverse as you can get. It truly is like a Benetton ad. Oh and those expensive attorneys are a figment of your imagination...the school cannot afford them. The admin is stretched to capacity trying to create a great school and has no time to protect its "private oasis". Nothing to see here. Carry on.


AA parent awesome, FARMS families need to speak up. They would never have Benetton in their lexicon. I think CMI is doing great work, but I continue to worry that they rest on their long waitlists, but don't take what I feel like the responsibilities of charter schools to be seriously via recruitment, etc -- to reach out and support ALL kids in DC. Has Creative Minds ever had a recruitment event or public information EOTR?


Yes, I'm a CMI parent and I have been working with both Ward 7 and Ward 8 to do recruitment. We also were to attend the Ward 8 education fest (which was snowed out). We have a very active group doing recruitment, especially for our middle school.



why does CMI need to recruit? its racially diverse, and economically diverse that actually reflect the city as a whole? also, why would most Ward 7 and 8 parents want to haul their kids to petworth? I am so tired of this never ending discussion about what makes a good school. CMI is a lottery. they don't keep any particular students out. I think the nasty anti CMI folks are just pissed they didn't get in. And honestly why would any school want to add even more FARMS kids??
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 11:16     Subject: s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
I am the AA parent. I do not do any recruiting.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 08:42     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Anonymous wrote:We are posting anonymously, so of course you're and AA parent, and of course you recruit in SE. Ha, very funny. All for show. AA may be welcome from NW wards, the right zip codes. but they will find a way to exclude those that don't fit. The dissenting posters got it right. And the nasty CMI parents on this thread, who would want to send their children to school with yours? and that's regardless of race or SES



Actully, I'm not AA (that was a different poster). I'm white and I recruit all over the city. I also recruit in Ward 7 and 8.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 07:19     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
Public is public: in DC you see a wide range of SN needs as you would expect in any major city, from sensory, to emotional, to AS, to specific learning needs and as a public school you can't pick and choose which to deal with properly. That's, um, illegal. The original poster seemed to be talking about SN kids and accepting the diversity across the spectrum. Not race.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2016 07:03     Subject: Re:s/o CMI SN kids and typical kids
We are posting anonymously, so of course you're and AA parent, and of course you recruit in SE. Ha, very funny. All for show. AA may be welcome from NW wards, the right zip codes. but they will find a way to exclude those that don't fit. The dissenting posters got it right. And the nasty CMI parents on this thread, who would want to send their children to school with yours? and that's regardless of race or SES