Shaw Middle School -- what's the plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shaw includes portions of Ward 1, 2, and 6 (and maybe 5, depending on if you call North Capitol Street the eastern boundary of Shaw). It is an inter-governmental clusterf*** for the people who live here.

I would really like for a renovated Banneker to be at the Shaw Middle site. The Banneker kids and teachers deserve a nice, central, accessible school. I also worry that the school would gentrify in a hot second if it relocates to Shaw Middle.

Banneker's model isn't for everyone.

If folks think BASIS has too much homework and too few extracurriculars, there is no way they will send their kids to Banneker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a coffee chat with Joe Weedon this Friday from 8-9:30 AM at Compass Coffee on 7th Street to discuss the future of Shaw MS. Here is a link I received today:

https://www.joeweedon.com/cup_of_joe_oct_12?platform=hootsuite

Any news from the meeting with Joe?

[Anonymous]

According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a coffee chat with Joe Weedon this Friday from 8-9:30 AM at Compass Coffee on 7th Street to discuss the future of Shaw MS. Here is a link I received today:

https://www.joeweedon.com/cup_of_joe_oct_12?platform=hootsuite

This was NOT a meeting to discuss Shaw Middle. This was an election meet-and-greet. Joe Weedon has done NOTHING to reach out to parents at Seaton who will be directly affected to whatever happens at the Shaw Middle site. He may have signs all over the neighborhood as of a week ago, but he's got no interest in the schools outside his immediate neighborhood of Capitol Hill or charters for that matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a coffee chat with Joe Weedon this Friday from 8-9:30 AM at Compass Coffee on 7th Street to discuss the future of Shaw MS. Here is a link I received today:

https://www.joeweedon.com/cup_of_joe_oct_12?platform=hootsuite

This was NOT a meeting to discuss Shaw Middle. This was an election meet-and-greet. Joe Weedon has done NOTHING to reach out to parents at Seaton who will be directly affected to whatever happens at the Shaw Middle site. He may have signs all over the neighborhood as of a week ago, but he's got no interest in the schools outside his immediate neighborhood of Capitol Hill or charters for that matter.

Right now Shaw Middle is closed. There are zzero plans to reopen it because there is not a need. There is sufficient capacity without it.

What is on the table is whether to move Banneker to that location. Which, honestly, is the best idea out of DCPS in years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families.

Promises from 2 mayors back aren't worth a damn. The city is changing too fast.

As for the Seaton piece, perhaps there should be a requirement to brief elementary schools about moving an application high school, but there isn't. There is a requirement to discuss these things with the neighboring ANCs since it affects the entire community, not just families with children. And it has been discussed there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families.

Promises from 2 mayors back aren't worth a damn. The city is changing too fast.

As for the Seaton piece, perhaps there should be a requirement to brief elementary schools about moving an application high school, but there isn't. There is a requirement to discuss these things with the neighboring ANCs since it affects the entire community, not just families with children. And it has been discussed there.


It's not just about Seaton, it's about a lot of families in Center City who have been hoping for better options for their kids past elementary. Also, this is a TERRIBLE idea for the Shaw community beyond families with children, but most certainly extremely bad for the families whose younger kids would be located directly across the street from a high school (or MS/HS combo).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a coffee chat with Joe Weedon this Friday from 8-9:30 AM at Compass Coffee on 7th Street to discuss the future of Shaw MS. Here is a link I received today:

https://www.joeweedon.com/cup_of_joe_oct_12?platform=hootsuite

This was NOT a meeting to discuss Shaw Middle. This was an election meet-and-greet. Joe Weedon has done NOTHING to reach out to parents at Seaton who will be directly affected to whatever happens at the Shaw Middle site. He may have signs all over the neighborhood as of a week ago, but he's got no interest in the schools outside his immediate neighborhood of Capitol Hill or charters for that matter.

Right now Shaw Middle is closed. There are zzero plans to reopen it because there is not a need. There is sufficient capacity without it.

What is on the table is whether to move Banneker to that location. Which, honestly, is the best idea out of DCPS in years.

Have you looked at the DCPS population forecasts? There will be a need in the very near future. Sounds like you have a dog in this fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a coffee chat with Joe Weedon this Friday from 8-9:30 AM at Compass Coffee on 7th Street to discuss the future of Shaw MS. Here is a link I received today:

https://www.joeweedon.com/cup_of_joe_oct_12?platform=hootsuite

This was NOT a meeting to discuss Shaw Middle. This was an election meet-and-greet. Joe Weedon has done NOTHING to reach out to parents at Seaton who will be directly affected to whatever happens at the Shaw Middle site. He may have signs all over the neighborhood as of a week ago, but he's got no interest in the schools outside his immediate neighborhood of Capitol Hill or charters for that matter.

Right now Shaw Middle is closed. There are zzero plans to reopen it because there is not a need. There is sufficient capacity without it.

What is on the table is whether to move Banneker to that location. Which, honestly, is the best idea out of DCPS in years.

Have you looked at the DCPS population forecasts? There will be a need in the very near future. Sounds like you have a dog in this fight.

Banneker is the 2nd highest performing school in the city, and when you take into account the demographics of its students it's accomplishments are even more amazing. It should definitely expand and deserves to be in a modern building.

For years I thought Shaw middle should go to a charter. That isn't happening, but moving Banneker there makes a ton of sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families.

Promises from 2 mayors back aren't worth a damn. The city is changing too fast.

As for the Seaton piece, perhaps there should be a requirement to brief elementary schools about moving an application high school, but there isn't. There is a requirement to discuss these things with the neighboring ANCs since it affects the entire community, not just families with children. And it has been discussed there.


It's not just about Seaton, it's about a lot of families in Center City who have been hoping for better options for their kids past elementary. Also, this is a TERRIBLE idea for the Shaw community beyond families with children, but most certainly extremely bad for the families whose younger kids would be located directly across the street from a high school (or MS/HS combo).

You have got to be kidding. Have you ever met the Banneker students? They would be the best neighbors you could hope to have. Seriously. And there is no proposal to make it a combo MS/HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkoAulyxN7mF8Qu0NGxG9kCTHF1EgY1N/view

Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input.

Np. This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested. Who are the stakeholders? Who gets to give input? Who are the city decision-makers to contact? My kid is in preschool across the street.

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families.

Promises from 2 mayors back aren't worth a damn. The city is changing too fast.

As for the Seaton piece, perhaps there should be a requirement to brief elementary schools about moving an application high school, but there isn't. There is a requirement to discuss these things with the neighboring ANCs since it affects the entire community, not just families with children. And it has been discussed there.


It's not just about Seaton, it's about a lot of families in Center City who have been hoping for better options for their kids past elementary. Also, this is a TERRIBLE idea for the Shaw community beyond families with children, but most certainly extremely bad for the families whose younger kids would be located directly across the street from a high school (or MS/HS combo).

You have got to be kidding. Have you ever met the Banneker students? They would be the best neighbors you could hope to have. Seriously. And there is no proposal to make it a combo MS/HS.

You are misinformed about the MS/HS. There was discussion in years passed.

I wouldn’t want an elementary school across the street from Wilson or SWS either. It’s a bad idea.