Wilson is 50% over enrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Your cultural reference dated you to precisely what I would have expected. "Get off my lawn" you kids! I'm trying to watch so I know whether Kelly chooses Dylan.

Everyone chooses Dylan. Geeze.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Your cultural reference dated you to precisely what I would have expected. "Get off my lawn" you kids! I'm trying to watch so I know whether Kelly chooses Dylan.

Everyone chooses Dylan. Geeze.

Not Kelly! She chooses herself. Iconic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Your cultural reference dated you to precisely what I would have expected. "Get off my lawn" you kids! I'm trying to watch so I know whether Kelly chooses Dylan.

Everyone chooses Dylan. Geeze.

Not Kelly! She chooses herself. Iconic.

I miss those days! Talk about empowerment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m baffled by the seemingly pro-segregation posters who keep complaining that DCPS “lacks the political will” to implement various steps they favor that would limit Wilson enrollment to upper NW.

DCPS is implementing policies that ultimately come from the mayor and council. Those elected officials are carrying out the will of their constituencies. Just because you don’t like a policy doesn’t make it somehow illegitimate, particularly given that, in this case, those policies provide a more academic opportunity to a broader range of students. This is what a majority of DC voters want. That’s how democracy works.

A majority of voters want what? The idea of good schools for all. The reality is that there is a reason why so many private schools thrive in tbis area. Lots of hypocrisy- oh yes! I vote for shipping in all kids to Wilson. But my Larla? She goes to GDS.

[Anonymous]

Should have changed name of Wilson to Reno City High School... would have been cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m baffled by the seemingly pro-segregation posters who keep complaining that DCPS “lacks the political will” to implement various steps they favor that would limit Wilson enrollment to upper NW.

DCPS is implementing policies that ultimately come from the mayor and council. Those elected officials are carrying out the will of their constituencies. Just because you don’t like a policy doesn’t make it somehow illegitimate, particularly given that, in this case, those policies provide a more academic opportunity to a broader range of students. This is what a majority of DC voters want. That’s how democracy works.

A majority of voters want what? The idea of good schools for all. The reality is that there is a reason why so many private schools thrive in tbis area. Lots of hypocrisy- oh yes! I vote for shipping in all kids to Wilson. But my Larla? She goes to GDS.

Isn't having every kid in the city go to Wilson the antithesis of supporting public schools? If you want kids to leave their neighborhoods to go to ONE school, why not support charters, vouchers and other options too?

[Anonymous]

Dodge City High School!

[Anonymous]

Eastern/ The Pride of Capitol Hill baby!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Deal is not massively over enrolled. It has what like 1200 students this year and trending down. Stop with the dramatics. With new High School and white people beginning to look more at Banneker, Wilson will be just fine, if not under enrolled in 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Deal is not massively over enrolled. It has what like 1200 students this year and trending down. Stop with the dramatics. With new High School and white people beginning to look more at Banneker, Wilson will be just fine, if not under enrolled in 5 years.

I've been actually wondering if the new school will become the 'local' Wards 2/3 school and Wilson will just continue to be overenrolled with kids from far flung feeders (which is a weird model for a city that "believes" in neighborhood schools? What is the actual plan for who goes where?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Deal is not massively over enrolled. It has what like 1200 students this year and trending down. Stop with the dramatics. With new High School and white people beginning to look more at Banneker, Wilson will be just fine, if not under enrolled in 5 years.

1400 this year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Deal is not massively over enrolled. It has what like 1200 students this year and trending down. Stop with the dramatics. With new High School and white people beginning to look more at Banneker, [b]Wilson will be just fine, if not under enrolled in 5 years[/b].

1400 this year

Going from over enrolled to under enrolled based on a hypothetical HS and Banneker doesn't sounds like the city is planning/managing high school options for city kids very well. Is there any master plan/vision-or is it just sort of scatter shot?

[Anonymous]

What are the enrollment trends at the currently under-enrolled neighborhood HSs? Any success with targeted efforts to increase enrollment at these schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Deal is not massively over enrolled. It has what like 1200 students this year and trending down. Stop with the dramatics. With new High School and white people beginning to look more at Banneker, [b]Wilson will be just fine, if not under enrolled in 5 years[/b].

1400 this year

Going from over enrolled to under enrolled based on a hypothetical HS and Banneker doesn't sounds like the city is planning/managing high school options for city kids very well. Is there any master plan/vision-or is it just sort of scatter shot?

There is no projection that shows Jackson Reed going to underenrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haven't we spent a decade changing law to reflect how impulsive developing young adult brains are? Or is that all hooey? Yeah, I agree that most of the kids are minding their own business and having fun, but for some young people "fun" doesn't always equal good behavior. Two massively over enrolled schools empty into the same space everyday and other young people come by to hang out as well. To not pay attention to that time and space does a disservice to the good tweens + teens. It's like leaving the door to the Peach Pit unlocked and stepping out.

Your cultural reference dated you to precisely what I would have expected. "Get off my lawn" you kids! I'm trying to watch so I know whether Kelly chooses Dylan.

Everyone chooses Dylan. Geeze.

Not Kelly! She chooses herself. Iconic.

You beat me to it! Kelly chooses Kelly.