Murch meeting tonight on swing space

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Anonymous wrote:From the meetings with DGS they have always tried to keep the younger kids (rather than middle of hogh school) as close to their school location as possible. It just is a different beast moving/bussing 650 kids 10 and younger than the older kids.

Except that's how every suburban district everywhere works from age 4/5 and up.

Um....except that we aren't in a suburban district with bussing are we?

Just because DCPS doesn't bus elementary kids doesn't mean they are incapable of being bused.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the meetings with DGS they have always tried to keep the younger kids (rather than middle of hogh school) as close to their school location as possible. It just is a different beast moving/bussing 650 kids 10 and younger than the older kids.

Except that's how every suburban district everywhere works from age 4/5 and up.

Um....except that we aren't in a suburban district with bussing are we?

Just because DCPS doesn't bus elementary kids doesn't mean they are incapable of being bused.

No one said that. And DCPS has bussed kids of this age due to renovations. Please review previous messages.

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Anonymous wrote:No, we're not. And no one is talking about doing this permanently.

But since there is no viable space in Upper NW, there is space in unused buildings 2-3 miles away and DCPS has done this for other PK3- 8 schools undergoing renovations why isn't it on the table?

Ok, first relax. This will be figured out and it will involve bussing most likely. There ARE viable spaces close to Murch and three were presented to the school in Nov. and one was added in last week. All have pros and cons. All have costs. That is what is trying to be figured out.

The fact that suburban schools bus their children has no relevance to this discussion of a specific school in a school district that does not bus children.

Is it true that Murch parents wishing to use the bus will have to pay for it separately and directly, because DCPS has no funds allocated for it?

No one has said there will be a bus to anywhere. But in past / current renovations (e.g. Hardy, Takoma, Ellington) that involved busing students to swing space no fees were charged. It is part of the cost of swing space and is supposed to come out of the renovation budget.

Wait! Ellington has a budget?! Last I saw, the Ellington renovation was approaching $200 million and still climbing. In that context, the cost of bussing isn't worth a fart in a gale.

It's a suggested budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, we're not. And no one is talking about doing this permanently.

But since there is no viable space in Upper NW, there is space in unused buildings 2-3 miles away and DCPS has done this for other PK3- 8 schools undergoing renovations why isn't it on the table?

Ok, first relax. This will be figured out and it will involve bussing most likely. There ARE viable spaces close to Murch and three were presented to the school in Nov. and one was added in last week. All have pros and cons. All have costs. That is what is trying to be figured out.

The fact that suburban schools bus their children has no relevance to this discussion of a specific school in a school district that does not bus children.

Is it true that Murch parents wishing to use the bus will have to pay for it separately and directly, because DCPS has no funds allocated for it?

No one has said there will be a bus to anywhere. But in past / current renovations (e.g. Hardy, Takoma, Ellington) that involved busing students to swing space no fees were charged. It is part of the cost of swing space and is supposed to come out of the renovation budget.

Wait! Ellington has a budget?! Last I saw, the Ellington renovation was approaching $200 million and still climbing. In that context, the cost of bussing isn't worth a fart in a gale.

It's a suggested budget.

But the massive cost overruns are real, and still going up.