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Hyde Leadership School- Washington, DC

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Anonymous:

--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---There IS 100% college acceptance and attendance.  All on FULL RIDES.  This stat has nothing to do with the boarding schools.

Those schools have turned into a haven for fucked up rich kids whose parents have sent them away to get fixed.

The charter schools in DC, NYC, Oakland and New Haven admit a much different student.  

These people are fed up with the public education system and are willing to go the extra mile and include a charactor element in the education to this for their kids.  if they don't get involved, they are OUT and the next family on the waiting list is in.

PS:  The most successful grads from the CT boarding program over the past couple of years have been transfers from DC.

This is TOTALLY different from the boarding schools, so don't confuse them!!!!!!
--- End quote ---


Glad to know this because Hyde's boarding schools r totally fu-ked up!

Ursus:
This article is almost a decade old, but provides insight into the feasible beginnings of the Hyde-DC Charter School.  I humbly point out the additional influx received from the conservative William H. Donner Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation, i.e., $228,999 total for 3 grants made in the years 1999, 2001, 2005.  Media Transparency records are only up to date to 2005, so it may be more.  Link to post detailing Foundation grants:  http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=21774&start=11

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http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1998/ ... t.h18.html
Education Week
Vol. 18, Issue 12, Page 15
Published: November 18, 1998

don't know how to manage a school," Mr. Thompson said, "We will be there assisting them with management and financing."

Ursus:
See also "Graduation Stats" thread for discussion re. Hyde-DC's 100% college-acceptance rate and what it might really mean:

http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=21094

Surfer Mouse:
http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/parents/dc/258

Hyde Leadership Public Charter School
Parent Reviews

 (March 2007)
"Yes the quality of the academic program at hyde is good. The students there have an easy curriculum compared to other schools. They also offer extended help if a child is failing. Well i am a little disappointed about the extracurricular programs they really have none for middle school which was one of the reason why i put my child in hyde. I was really mislead on the sports opportunities.They said they offered several programs but as of yet we have seen none. The oe thing that i do like is that they encourage parent involvement as a matter of fact it is a requirement for parent involvement or your child will not be able to attend the following year. The rules at hyde are a little to strict."

 (December 2006)
"I am a six year parent at Hyde Leadership Public Charter School. I have two children attending there and from my experience, Hyde is a very good school. I have seen this school grow over the years and I have also seen it face some challenges. Even with the struggles, I have seen Hyde pull through like a true trooper! I have all intentions of letting my children continue to attend Hyde through 12th grade. The character development of my children and other children that I have had the pleasure of seeing has been nothing short of phenomenal."
- Karen Johnson

 (March 2006)
"My step-daughter has attended Hyde since Kindergarten and I have always been impressed with their teaching principles and the quality of education she has received. The school does not believe in a rote learning environment which forces the students to use higher level thinking skills, which fits quite well into what my daughter has to deal with at home. With that said, I do have some concern with the surrounding environment as well as the students who come from areas that do not foster the same type of behavior that would enhance the school's overall learning environment. Much of that has to do with how the city and the school work together to ensure the safety of the students outside of Hyde's area of responsibility. Unfortunately, there is not enough adequate protection in the surrounding areas to so."

 (February 2006)
"I worked at this school last year and many of the teachers have little experience teaching. Character education is stressed while many students continue to have huge problems learning how to read and do math. It's also sad that the principles and guidelines are not really lived, especially when they are tested. "

 (February 2005)
"I have been very disappointed in Hyde and its inablity to secure the students from the outside influences of the community. My perception is that the teachers are very stressed and unable to support the 'grand' mission of Hyde. I'm very sorry that I enrolled my child there."

Surfer Mouse:
Can D.C. Schools Be Fixed?
After decades of reforms, three out of four students fall below math standards.
More money is spent running the schools than on teaching. And urgent repair jobs take more than a year . . .

By Dan Keating and V. Dion Haynes
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, June 10, 2007; Page A01


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