Anonymous
Post 12/08/2019 10:17     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Oh, please tell us what conclusions we should be drawing by your unfounded claim that most of the parents who left were white (which is 100% untrue).


We're an African American family who left SSMA. I didn't hate the school and may have stayed if we hadn't gotten in to one of our top choices. This is an incredibly insulting assertion. I know white families, black families, Hispanic families, and Asian families who left the school. I know white families, black families, and Hispanic families who left. Please don't turn this into an argument about race, the SSMA community I was a part of was better than that.


Retention stats are here: https://dcschoolreportcard.org/schools/166-3066/metric/reenrollment

AA: 77.39%
Hispanic/Latino any race: 87.5%
Two or more races: 66.66%
White: 54.54%

So basically the retention isn't very good for any group.


These numbers are for the last school year... I can imagine this years retention is worse
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 20:06     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Oh, please tell us what conclusions we should be drawing by your unfounded claim that most of the parents who left were white (which is 100% untrue).


We're an African American family who left SSMA. I didn't hate the school and may have stayed if we hadn't gotten in to one of our top choices. This is an incredibly insulting assertion. I know white families, black families, Hispanic families, and Asian families who left the school. I know white families, black families, and Hispanic families who left. Please don't turn this into an argument about race, the SSMA community I was a part of was better than that.


Retention stats are here: https://dcschoolreportcard.org/schools/166-3066/metric/reenrollment

AA: 77.39%
Hispanic/Latino any race: 87.5%
Two or more races: 66.66%
White: 54.54%

So basically the retention isn't very good for any group.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 19:40     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Oh, please tell us what conclusions we should be drawing by your unfounded claim that most of the parents who left were white (which is 100% untrue).


We're an African American family who left SSMA. I didn't hate the school and may have stayed if we hadn't gotten in to one of our top choices. This is an incredibly insulting assertion. I know white families, black families, Hispanic families, and Asian families who left the school. I know white families, black families, and Hispanic families who left. Please don't turn this into an argument about race, the SSMA community I was a part of was better than that.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 09:58     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Glad to hear it. Why are the test scores so bad?
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 09:40     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Oh, please tell us what conclusions we should be drawing by your unfounded claim that most of the parents who left were white (which is 100% untrue).
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 09:38     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know


Your child must be in the primary program. Check back in after your son takes the PARCC in third grade and let us know if your perception has changed.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2019 09:06     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
SSMA parent here. Still loving it. Our son is learning so much, the Spanish program is going great and the community association is working great with the administration. Just so that people know, most of those parents that left are all white, so make your conclusions with that in mind. All seats were filled and no financial danger for the school, even if haters want to build fear in those who don’t know
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2019 14:04     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The real question is:

SSMA vs. Burroughs? - Burroughs
SSMA vs. Noyes? - Noyes
SSMA vs. Langdon Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langdon non-Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langley? - Langley
SSMA vs. Bunker Hill? - Bunker Hill
SSMA vs. Walker-Jones? - Walker -Jones
SSMA vs. J.O. Wilson? -J.O. Wilson
SSMA vs. Browne? -SSMA
SSMA vs. Wheatley? - SSMA
SSMA vs. Miner? -SSMA


Really? I would put it above Walker-Jones and below Miner.


That's fine. The reality is that most of the "undesirable" DCPS schools are now a better option than SSMA. I hope Noyes, Bunker Hill, Langdon and Burroughs will start to get more community support in light of SSMA's decline.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2019 08:58     Subject: Shining Stars
It’s kind of hilarious that all of the haters torched Sela for years and propped up SSMA. Sela’s now got some of the top math scores in the city, four stars, tier 1 with a high sped and at-risk population. SSMA’s been shame-spiraling for years.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 21:40     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:The real question is:

SSMA vs. Burroughs? - Burroughs
SSMA vs. Noyes? - Noyes
SSMA vs. Langdon Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langdon non-Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langley? - Langley
SSMA vs. Bunker Hill? - Bunker Hill
SSMA vs. Walker-Jones? - Walker -Jones
SSMA vs. J.O. Wilson? -J.O. Wilson
SSMA vs. Browne? -SSMA
SSMA vs. Wheatley? - SSMA
SSMA vs. Miner? -SSMA


Really? I would put it above Walker-Jones and below Miner.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 21:26     Subject: Re:Shining Stars
The real question is:

SSMA vs. Burroughs? - Burroughs
SSMA vs. Noyes? - Noyes
SSMA vs. Langdon Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langdon non-Montessori? - Langdon
SSMA vs. Langley? - Langley
SSMA vs. Bunker Hill? - Bunker Hill
SSMA vs. Walker-Jones? - Walker -Jones
SSMA vs. J.O. Wilson? -J.O. Wilson
SSMA vs. Browne? -SSMA
SSMA vs. Wheatley? - SSMA
SSMA vs. Miner? -SSMA
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 20:07     Subject: Shining Stars
The real question is:

SSMA vs. Burroughs?
SSMA vs. Noyes?
SSMA vs. Langdon Montessori?
SSMA vs. Langdon non-Montessori?
SSMA vs. Langley?
SSMA vs. Bunker Hill?
SSMA vs. Walker-Jones?
SSMA vs. J.O. Wilson?
SSMA vs. Browne?
SSMA vs. Wheatley?
SSMA vs. Miner?
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 17:48     Subject: Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents looking at SSMA should be aware that the charter review is next fall and if it has another year of poor performance it may be shut down or put on a performance plan.


The Board allowed Bethune and Howard to continue to operate, so I doubt there will be any consequences for SSMA. The Charter School Board is a joke.


Seriously. Nothing to see here, folks. Although if SSMA gets to Tier 3 they may be in danger.

Does anyone know if they even filled up their seats this year? Financial death spiral is the real danger if they didn't.


The real danger is people thinking their children might get an education at this school.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 13:16     Subject: Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents looking at SSMA should be aware that the charter review is next fall and if it has another year of poor performance it may be shut down or put on a performance plan.


The Board allowed Bethune and Howard to continue to operate, so I doubt there will be any consequences for SSMA. The Charter School Board is a joke.


Seriously. Nothing to see here, folks. Although if SSMA gets to Tier 3 they may be in danger.

Does anyone know if they even filled up their seats this year? Financial death spiral is the real danger if they didn't.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2019 13:12     Subject: Shining Stars
Anonymous wrote:Parents looking at SSMA should be aware that the charter review is next fall and if it has another year of poor performance it may be shut down or put on a performance plan.


The Board allowed Bethune and Howard to continue to operate, so I doubt there will be any consequences for SSMA. The Charter School Board is a joke.