Anonymous
Post 01/21/2015 12:00     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:

Those tier 1 campuses were dismantled by administration who wanted to save money.

One of those was the Butler campus. It was on Thomas circle, ideal for those who worked downtown. It was prek to third and kept expanding. The campus was closed down and moved to A1 after 5-6 years downtown. The principal who built Butler was moved to head of A1 and started to create a school that was gaining in butler's achievements, but was never fully respected due to his youth. He left to lead a private school. The next butler principal tried to keep the momentum, but lack of resources and support meant the end of a school within a school.

CAPCS had some of the brightest and enthusiastic minds who wanted to teach and they had to deal with no resources, no support, no professional development, changes in administration who brought new curriculum that didn't work. These teachers instead created their own curriculum, their own plans. These informal leaders left en masse after being reading the writing on the wall.
My spouse taught at capcs for several years and I got a good view of what was happening.


Thanks for the insight, it matches with what happens at a lot of organizations as they start to fall apart. Slowly at first, and then once a few of the really strong people leave (or are kicked out), the remaining strong people get out as soon as they can. It's too bad, and pretty hard to stop once it gets moving quickly.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2015 11:54     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.


The demographics of DCUM followers have inherent biases that they like to spread and infest in each and every thread. It's easy for them to spread their lies and prejudices in cyberspace without the worry of someone making them prove their bullshiit.


Take photos of the freeloader cars and share them with the school and the auditors at the public charter board.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2015 11:52     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.


What have you done to report specific evidence of possible fraud then?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2015 11:44     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.


The demographics of DCUM followers have inherent biases that they like to spread and infest in each and every thread. It's easy for them to spread their lies and prejudices in cyberspace without the worry of someone making them prove their bullshiit.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2015 23:09     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:obviously no one has done their homework on CAPCS. they've had at least two tier 1 schools within the last 5 years within their network...now on top of that their early childhood education program has always been pretty good.... one campus had problems...CAPCS online with K2 has also always performed well....CAPCS has fared no more no more worse than any other charters..... the real deal about caps, what has you all licking your chops....

the real estate

lay off the name calling in the mud slinging when truly you're just wolves in sheep's clothing licking your chops about the real estate and the student enrollments.


Those tier 1 campuses were dismantled by administration who wanted to save money.

One of those was the Butler campus. It was on Thomas circle, ideal for those who worked downtown. It was prek to third and kept expanding. The campus was closed down and moved to A1 after 5-6 years downtown. The principal who built Butler was moved to head of A1 and started to create a school that was gaining in butler's achievements, but was never fully respected due to his youth. He left to lead a private school. The next butler principal tried to keep the momentum, but lack of resources and support meant the end of a school within a school.

CAPCS had some of the brightest and enthusiastic minds who wanted to teach and they had to deal with no resources, no support, no professional development, changes in administration who brought new curriculum that didn't work. These teachers instead created their own curriculum, their own plans. These informal leaders left en masse after being reading the writing on the wall.
My spouse taught at capcs for several years and I got a good view of what was happening.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2015 21:01     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.


NP here. Nothing that the original PP said was based on stereotype. This is all known fact.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2015 21:01     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.


I have posted this observation as well. DCUM don't want to believe it, so they choose to ignore what they want and continue with their stereotypes. I wonder why?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2015 20:46     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
The biggest freeloaders aren't even at the charters. Try the city/voucher funded daycares pretty much every place EOTP.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2015 13:04     Subject: Re:One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that the PG school freeloaders are connected to that "Metropolitan" Baptist "Church"? That's a similarly failing, moneymaking outfit from PG that uses Kent Amos' public school space to provide him with another tax deduction scheme. Amos built the illegal parking lot for them. Amos defends their aggressive and illegal street parking on Sundays and weeknights. Unfortunately, embedded in this wretched corruption are the At-Large council member Anita Bonds (D-Fort Myers Construction), who lives a block away, and the ex-ANC commissioner, Joyce Robinson-Paul Chestnut.


What is wrong with you people? I have followed MD tags from MoCo to my DC's charter ( I'm in Upper NW) and have seen numerous VA tags dropping off (none AA). Stop with the stereotypes.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2015 16:12     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
The sharks are circling. Is there anyway for DCPS to take these properties back under their wing now that the system is working better?
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2015 21:24     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dang, I wish we could know which schools were going to take over the CAPCS buildings, especially the one by the Fort Totten metro for us, before the lottery application process closes in March. [/quote]

I know. That building and location are both great. [/quote]

How so?
Anonymous
Post 12/26/2014 12:54     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. Has corruption been proven yet?


Depends on how you define "proven". For those of us in education who've worked with him and his "organization", corruption is absolutely evident. It's been a mystery to many why it's taken so long for this to happen.

Bottom line, this is a great and long overdue occurrence. The questions remain what will happen to the students (although it's likely they'll be better off wherever they go), and what will this organization be made to repay or do to make up for their corruption?


It may be corruption by DC law, however there's nothing DCPCSB can do about it. At least, that's there opinion. These step to revoke are only happening at all because of the change in mayoral administration.

They'll figure out a way to usher Amos out the door and window what's happening in the school so that they can reverse the revocation with plenty of time of spare.



I find it telling that at the mayoral transition education hearing, Pearson emphasized the fact that charter growth had remained static this year because they'd closed "bad operators". Don't let the apologetic tone fool anybody: Charters are in it to win it, and they will not rest until their market share of enrollment is 90% of DC students (basically everyplace other than Ward 3). If you disagree with this eventual outcome, then you are a charter school opponent.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 20:43     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yup. Has corruption been proven yet?


Depends on how you define "proven". For those of us in education who've worked with him and his "organization", corruption is absolutely evident. It's been a mystery to many why it's taken so long for this to happen.

Bottom line, this is a great and long overdue occurrence. The questions remain what will happen to the students (although it's likely they'll be better off wherever they go), and what will this organization be made to repay or do to make up for their corruption?


It may be corruption by DC law, however there's nothing DCPCSB can do about it. At least, that's there opinion. These step to revoke are only happening at all because of the change in mayoral administration.

They'll figure out a way to usher Amos out the door and window what's happening in the school so that they can reverse the revocation with plenty of time of spare.

Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 14:10     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Anonymous wrote:Yup. Has corruption been proven yet?


Depends on how you define "proven". For those of us in education who've worked with him and his "organization", corruption is absolutely evident. It's been a mystery to many why it's taken so long for this to happen.

Bottom line, this is a great and long overdue occurrence. The questions remain what will happen to the students (although it's likely they'll be better off wherever they go), and what will this organization be made to repay or do to make up for their corruption?
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 12:50     Subject: One less corrupt Charter school with shady management contracts
Yup. Has corruption been proven yet?