The Patriot-Bridge in Charlestown, home to Charlestown High School, which Eliot School parents want to remake as an innovation school reports that parents are now upset because of a BPS plan to penalize their kids 10 points on their GPAs to try to level exam-school admissions across the entire BPS district.
Parents say this means none of their kids will get into Boston Latin School or the other two exam schools. The GPA lopping will also happen to students at the Lyndon and Kilmer schools in West Roxbury and the BTU Pilot School in Roslindale.
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This made me wonder how my
By redheadedjen
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 11:51am
This made me wonder how my grandfather got to BLS. He lived in Chelsea. There were shenanigans there!
Classic BPS
By anon
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 3:30pm
Run a school into the ground to such a degree that the parents take over. A new principal is hired and works her tail off for ten years to turn the school around. Enrollment soars, the place becomes a true success story for the families. And now Casellius resents the school because it’s not a BPS success story.
Casellius is enacting revenge on children. Think about that.
Be right back
By Will LaTulippe
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 4:43pm
I'm getting a fresh pack of Trojans.
Is there also a plan in place...
By Friartuck
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 4:57pm
To deduct 10 points from MCAS scores from students at these higher performing schools just for shits and giggles?
There is no plan in place to
By npyritz
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 5:00pm
There is no plan in place to deduct any points from higher performing schools.
Very Old News
By A+ Annie
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 5:33pm
Don't forget the Manning and the Alighieri. Whether you get 10 bonus points is determined by which school you go to the year prior to applying for exam school (5th or 7th).
Thank the self-righteous, privileged SJWs for supporting this mess - those who are ALL applying to exam school right now (you know who you are). Also thank the biased Exam School Task Force who created this mess, several more outspoken and influential than others (you know who you are).
Tanisha Sullivan, President, NAACP Boston Branch and former BPS Chief Equity Officer
Rosann Tung, Independent (Critical Race Theory) Researcher
Matt Cregor, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Supreme Judicial Court
Simon Chernow, student, Boston Latin Academy
Zena Lum, parent, Boston Latin Academy
Michael Contompasis, former Boston Latin School Head of School and former BPS Superintendent
Pastor Samuel Acevedo, Co-Chair, Opportunity and Achievement Gaps Task Force
Acacia Aguirre, parent, John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Tanya Freeman-Wisdom, Head of School, John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Rachel Skerritt, Head of School, Boston Latin School
Katherine Grassa, Principal, Curley K-8 School
Zoe Nagasawa, student, Boston Latin School
Tamara Waite, parent, Philbrick Elementary School
There's no link to the
By Vicki
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 5:43pm
There's no link to the Patriot-Bridge article. It looks like a line or two was dropped from this UHub item.
This Is Old News
By A+ Annie
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 5:49pm
How is this news? And it's confusing. Is this about the CTown Innovation proposal or exam schools. If exam schools, this has been going on since July since SJW supporters (all applying to exam schools right now. You know who you are) endorsed a small group of CRT experts to create this mess and let's face it, racially balance BLS. And you forgot the Alighieri and Manning - not getting bonus points.
-Manning
-Alighieri
-Lyndon
-Kilmer
-BTU
-Elliott
Rich kids go to bonus point schools and poor kids go to non-bonus point schools. Don't forget the 8 socioeconomic tiers. Rich kids live in poor socioeconomic tiers and poor kids like in rich socioeconmic tiers. Advantages given to rich kids and disadvantages given to poor kids arbitrarilty and capriciously.
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-wu-no-10-point-pena...
The most fun part
By Sock_Puppet
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 7:25am
Will be watching parents crunch the numbers and figure out how to work the system to get their kids the most bonus points. There will likely be open 5th grade seats in the poorest schools.
OK
By emac
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 12:04pm
What’s wrong with that? (There are two bonuses, correct? School stats and living in DPH, then there’s the tier system — look for tier 6 or 7 neighborhoods instead of tier 8.) Where’s the problem?
You bit
By Sock_Puppet
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 12:56pm
Any guesses as to the socioeconomic profile of the parents who figure out how to manipulate the system and max their points?
The more complicated the system, the more it will favor those able and likely to understand complicated systems.
Two things
By emac
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 4:24pm
I agree, never bet against privileged people using their political and economic power to tip the scales in their favor.
But:
1. …the old system wasn’t thoroughly prejudiced in favor of those socioeconomically advantaged people?
2. I said this elsewhere, but I’m encouraged by at least one aspect of what’s happening at Charlestown High.* Before 2020 lots of those socioeconomically advantaged people said “exam school admissions aren’t the problem, don’t fix what’s not broke — fix the other schools.” Did they give a shit about those other schools? Of course not. Now that their exam advantage is gone, lo and behold North End parents give a shit about improving other schools. I really hope that parents finally giving a shit about schools that aren’t the three exam schools becomes a trend.
*I don’t pretend to fully understand the Charlestown proposal or every party’s perspective. My opinion is limited to the aspect that I discuss.
Very Old News
By A+ Annie
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 5:50pm
How is this news? And it's confusing. Is this about the CTown Innovation proposal or exam schools. If exam schools, this has been going on since July since SJW supporters (all applying to exam schools right now. You know who you are) endorsed a small group of CRT experts to create this mess and let's face it, racially balance BLS. And you forgot the Alighieri and Manning - not getting bonus points.
-Manning
-Alighieri
-Lyndon
-Kilmer
-BTU
-Elliott
Rich kids go to bonus point schools and poor kids go to non-bonus point schools. Don't forget the 8 socioeconomic tiers. Rich kids live in poor socioeconomic tiers and poor kids like in rich socioeconmic tiers. Advantages given to rich kids and disadvantages given to poor kids arbitrarilty and capriciously.
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-wu-no-10-point-pena...
It is frustrating how
By DPM
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 6:14pm
It is frustrating how unappealing the school system can make the city. I grew up in Boston, did not got to public school, and only left in my late 20s for cheaper pastures, slightly south.
Now married with a kid on the way and in a more secure financial situation would love to look at returning to the city, but the public school system is a major detractor. I want my kids to attend public schools, not Catholic schools as I did.
Yeah, Boston has plenty of demand for housing already, and it does not need my money. But it does have a distinct lack of professional families raising kids in the school system. In my opinion that exodus of professional families has a negative effect on the overall system, despite the resultant increase in available funding on a per student basis. Decisions like this help reinforce that negative stigma BPS has.
I still want to move back into Boston. My suburban raised wife? Not so much.
Similar thoughts
By robo
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 6:43pm
I currently live in Dorchester and just had a beautiful baby boy. There’s zero chance we will send him to BPS at any level. I’m not trying to toot my own horn here, but we both have solid jobs and do very well financially and we will make sure he gets the best education possible. Unfortunately, that’s not BPS.
Give it a shot
By emac
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 8:10pm
You can do it.
https://schoolyardnews.com/bps-makes-your-kids-interesting-90bb4261212e
(The other litmus test I’d recommend is to look up pictures from Hingham schools. If you’re not bothered by how fucking pasty those pictures are, the thought of your kid growing up knowing nothing but that — then go ahead. Winchester will do too. Walpole. Norwell. Shit, there are a lot of vanilla burbs, aren’t there? Otherwise stay. It’s a ride, but be brave.)
But what schools did the kids
By Jm
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 3:13pm
But what schools did the kids referenced in this article attend…the exam schools.
Gambling
By robo
Sat, 01/15/2022 - 12:29am
Sorry, not going to gamble on his education with these shenanigans. I’m brave, not stupid. He will get the best education we can afford and, again, that’s absolutely not BPS.
Exam schools
By Parkwayne
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 8:18pm
The K-5 schools are fine, especially in the Parkway and Dot. Exam schools are all top notch and are nearly 25% of the BPS high school seats.
Honestly, it's fine.
By Parkwayne
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 7:21pm
My kids have gone to a mix of charter and BPS school and it's been mostly fine.
That’s awesome
By emac
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 8:09pm
Which schools? We’re at Mozart, glad we’re there on many levels.
You are out of luck - the Mozart does not get bonus points
By dotrat
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 9:10am
A little known fact is that the policy uses your 5th grade school to determine whether you get the bonus points. The Mozart is not mentioned because it doesn't have any applicants to exam schools since it only goes through 5th grade but at 36.1% low-income per DESE, students who attend the Mozart in 5th grade will not get bonus points, regardless of the school they attend in 6th.
https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx...
I’m aware
By emac
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 12:02pm
.
BPS spends ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
By anon
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 8:17pm
BPS spends ONE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR on transportation.
That money could go to hiring 2,500 teachers at starting pay of $50k per year.
End Busing, end the lottery. Bring back neighborhood schools. Laser focus extra staff and social services in neighborhoods schools that need it.
BPS been nonsense for 50 years.
So…
By emac
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:09pm
(Wait, was there a link?)
Anyways, what we’re saying is that once you cut off the near-guaranteed path for (relatively) rich kids to sequester in one of the three exam schools, then all the sudden the parents get serious about investing in and improving the other schools?
(Setting aside the years of bad-faith arguments from parents of kids safely ensconced in exam schools that BPS shouldn’t “mess with success” but should fix the other schools — bad faith because in fact those parents couldn’t care less about the other schools.)
I've added a link to the original story
By adamg
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:27pm
Very belatedly, for which I apologize, but here it is again:
https://charlestownbridge.com/2022/01/12/eliot-school-parents-circulatin...
Thanks
By emac
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 11:20pm
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My kid is learning nothing
By Anon
Fri, 01/14/2022 - 8:37am
My kid is learning nothing this year in an exam school. The teachers don’t show up for work, he sometimes only has one class per day.
The Eliot was going out-of-business 15 years ago
By Former Eliot parent
Sat, 01/15/2022 - 9:40pm
When my child was in 2nd grade in 2007, the Eliot was slated to be closed. Abysmal enrollment + even more abysmal performance.
Then a new principal was hired, Traci Walker Griffith. She spent the first couple of years - and many hours - getting the school on track, and enlisting staff, parent, and community support. It was a ridiculous amount of work (that should have been done by ‘Court Street’) but we were all-in.
And then the real work began - many more hours (and years) dedicated to improving the course curriculum and learning experience.
The Eliot had very few students accepted to exam school before Mrs. Griffith arrived. There were no ‘privileged’ families when my children attended the Eliot.
My husband and I have often said BPS should replicate the work and focus Mrs. Griffith and her team have put in place.
This needs to be in place for ALL BPS students. The Eliot should not be penalized for working hard and committing to the success of its students.
I love how Bostonian' fight
By anon
Sat, 01/15/2022 - 10:20pm
I love how Bostonian' fight over a few hundred seats in stars if setting up thousands. No political agenda is going to set your kid up to pass LSAT or GRE. The T and Post office pay better than poetry too.
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