Comments on: Dozens of elementary and middle schools told they might close http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: My Inspiration Is http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378880 My Inspiration Is Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:48:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378880 This is truly saddening!!

We are looking to speak with teachers, parents and administrators at some of the at risk middle schools in the Bronx.
myinspirationis.org or facebook.com/MyInspirationIs

]]> By: I noticed that... http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378170 I noticed that... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378170 Another salary-bloated educrat from Tweed.  Hopefully, once the mayor4life is out of office, there will be new types of ATRs – ADCR (Absent Deputy Chancellor Regrets).

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378155 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378155 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378156 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378156 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378151 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:29:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378151 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378152 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:29:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378152 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378153 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:29:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378153 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael Fiorillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378154 Michael Fiorillo Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:29:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378154 Wow, GS, the DOE is “gravely worried” about the performance of these schools? That’s a good one.

Given their behavior over the past ten years, it would be more accurate to say it is salivating or champing at the bit at the thought of closing them. After all, these people seem to live to destroy neighborhood public schools.

]]> By: Michael M. (parent still) http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378146 Michael M. (parent still) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:49:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378146 As they say in baseball… you just smacked that hanging curve over the fence.

Speaking of which… cutting back on sports, and busting up large high schools is sure to reduce the number of baseball stars NYC will be producing in the future.

]]> By: Mary Conway-Spiegel http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378145 Mary Conway-Spiegel Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378145 Two…?  Three in a building is awful enough in the real world, but we’re up to Five or Six!  Two schools in a building is so five years ago…along with eating lunch at noon and having gym.

]]> By: michael http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378144 michael Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:49:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378144 Amen

]]> By: Michael M. (parent still) http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378142 Michael M. (parent still) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:16:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378142 Three turtle doves, two schools in every building, and a charter school in every pear tree.

]]> By: Michael M. (parent still) http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378141 Michael M. (parent still) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:15:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378141 Re “…the department hopes to learn why the schools are struggling and whether other efforts could help them.”  

I’d like to repeat, and expand one, a challenge I’ve made in prior years:  
1) Can the DOE identify what schools whose grades have gone UP are doing RIGHT?
2) Can the DOE identify what schools whose grades have gone DOWN are doing WRONG?  
3) More to the point:  Can the DOE identify what any given school has done DIFFERENTLY one year to the next if its grade moved by more than one letter?

It’s a random letter generator.   The data plots prove it, nominal “stability” newly touted notwithstanding.

]]> By: Michael M. (parent still) http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378140 Michael M. (parent still) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:09:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378140 Re “deputy chancellor in charge of school closures.”

Now THAT’s a job title.

]]> By: Mary Conway-Spiegel http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378138 Mary Conway-Spiegel Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:09:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378138 “These are difficult conversations, but it’s important to have this dialogue and hold our schools to the highest of standards,” Sternberg said in a statement.  
There is no dialogue – ever.  It’s insulting after over 10 years of obvious incompetence that any adult/parent at this late stage in the game would even utter those words (Mr. Sternberg) or believe them (a Parent/Guardian). 
“We’ll take the feedback that we receive from the school and community into consideration as we explore options to improve performance and support student success.”  

Parents Of Students in “C” Schools Are Not Stupid.

]]> By: leonie haimson http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378136 leonie haimson Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378136 1.  How many of these are zoned schools? Is the DOE planning on simply opening up a new zoned school in the building?
2.  You write” But in starting early engagement, which includes communication with
parent leaders and public meetings at each school, the department hopes
to learn why the schools are struggling and whether other efforts could
help them”  What has the DOE done in the past to  actually help a school improve?,

]]> By: I noticed that... http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378130 I noticed that... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:50:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378130 Pack the town hall with protesters, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Tis the season to go through school closings, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Now that the bogus ratings are out
and there are more C’s and D’s than A’s and B’s
Fa la la la la la la la la.
There’s no escape from the mayor’s intention
Fa la la la la la la la la.
All we can do is fight, fight,fight
Fa la la la la la la la la.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gothamschools.org/2012/10/03/dozens-of-elementary-and-middle-schools-told-they-might-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378128 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:27:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=92548#comment-378128 …And so, it begins again. The NYCDOE knows that these annual school letter grades are corrupt. Schools that had A’s last year have C’s this year. This is evidently another excuse for the NYCDOE to wrongly close schools.

It is also wrong to close a school just because it received three consecutive C’s.

These schools are purposefully given low letter grades so the NYCDOE can justify the closure of each and every school, and then replace the schools with smaller ones that can occupy only a fraction of the previous school population.

What happens with the kids left over?

As aforementioned, since the new “better” schools (in reality are just the same, with new illustrious names and cherry picked kids) are small (Bloomberg loves small schools and wants to abolish every large NYC school) and they can only occupy a fraction of the population, the “leftovers” (which is what the NYCDOE calls kids who do not “qualify” for the new schools) are sent to other nearby, highly-sought, and/or decent schools. Then those schools become overcrowded, underfunded, and the scores begin to go down. Finally, those schools that took in the influx of kids wrongly receive a low grade.

…And so, it begins again. The vicious cycle of the NYCDOE continues.

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