Which would lose their Deal feed first: Shepherd, Bancroft, or Lafayette?

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Anonymous wrote:Another option would be to get rid of the automatic right of OOB students at feeders to attend Deal.

Sadly, I am starting to come around to this conclusion. I was vehemently opposed to it before...but this does seem like the most viable option.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I think that Hearst is more likely to be routed to Hardy before Shepherd, Bancroft or Lafayette are changed.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I think that Hearst is more likely to be routed to Hardy before Shepherd, Bancroft or Lafayette are changed.

Like Eaton was?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Honestly I think that Hearst is more likely to be routed to Hardy before Shepherd, Bancroft or Lafayette are changed.

Like Eaton was?

Yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another option would be to get rid of the automatic right of OOB students at feeders to attend Deal.

Sadly, I am starting to come around to this conclusion. I was vehemently opposed to it before...but this does seem like the most viable option.

I agree with this route too. I've been saying it for years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Honestly I think that Hearst is more likely to be routed to Hardy before Shepherd, Bancroft or Lafayette are changed.

Like Eaton was?

Yep

I agree - Hearst is small and has a lot of OOP kids, so less political muscle. And since it is in upper northwest, it's less politically problematic to change it to Hardy than to change Bancroft or Shepard. But that is just my guess, based on what happened with Eaton and (to a lesser degree) Oyster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

Murch is probably the safest in terms of Deal feed, since the two schools are a block away from each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

You think Shepherd has political clout? I thought the hill was getting the clout these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another option would be to get rid of the automatic right of OOB students at feeders to attend Deal.

Sadly, I am starting to come around to this conclusion. I was vehemently opposed to it before...but this does seem like the most viable option.

I agree with this route too. I've been saying it for years.

+100. I would hate to see any neighborhood be changed before this happens. Otherwise I agree, removing one of these schools isn't enough. Bancroft and Shepherd send about 30-50 kids a year. OOB feeders are more than that combined.

[Anonymous]

I know it's not politically popular, but it really makes sense to restrict Deal feeders to schools geographically close, which in this case means WOTP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

You think Shepherd has political clout? I thought the hill was getting the clout these days.

Nah, Bowser is in Shepherd Park's pocket, and she gives them favors. As long as she remains in power, Shepherd is safe. But once she is gone, Shepherd makes sense to get realigned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

You think Shepherd has political clout? I thought the hill was getting the clout these days.

Nah, Bowser is in Shepherd Park's pocket, and she gives them favors. As long as she remains in power, Shepherd is safe. But once she is gone, Shepherd makes sense to get realigned.

Shepherd did just fine under Williams, Fenty and Grey. It's an important neighborhood politically for any mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another option would be to get rid of the automatic right of OOB students at feeders to attend Deal.

Sadly, I am starting to come around to this conclusion. I was vehemently opposed to it before...but this does seem like the most viable option.

I agree with this route too. I've been saying it for years.

+100. I would hate to see any neighborhood be changed before this happens. Otherwise I agree, removing one of these schools isn't enough. Bancroft and Shepherd send about 30-50 kids a year. OOB feeders are more than that combined.

Yes, definitely makes sense to put the OOB kids from feeders at a lower order of priority than the in-bounds kids at feeders (although they'd remain at higher priority than OOB not at feeders). And obviously part of this is to cap enrollment at school capacity, and not allow overflow.

But given the numbers coming up the grades, I'm not sure that's enough to get the enrollment down to capacity. Removal of other feeders may be necessary. But that's a good thing because those removed feeders will help support a different middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

You think Shepherd has political clout? I thought the hill was getting the clout these days.

Nah, Bowser is in Shepherd Park's pocket, and she gives them favors. As long as she remains in power, Shepherd is safe. But once she is gone, Shepherd makes sense to get realigned.

Shepherd did just fine under Williams, Fenty and Grey. It's an important neighborhood politically for any mayor.

Is it possible you might be a little biased in your analysis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the first to go will be Crestwood's super-grandfather legacy status. After that, it should be Shepherd next, but they currently have the political muscle to block it, so they would throw Bancroft under the bus. However, if any half-credible challenger can appear, then Bowser will be out after one term, which means Shepherd loses a big part of its political clout.

If I were in your shoes and thinking about where to buy in DC to ensure access to Deal, I'd pick the Lafayette or AU Park area. They seem safest. Alternatively, continue to live wherever you want and build equity now, and then just plan to move when future kid approaches school age.

You think Shepherd has political clout? I thought the hill was getting the clout these days.

Nah, Bowser is in Shepherd Park's pocket, and she gives them favors. As long as she remains in power, Shepherd is safe. But once she is gone, Shepherd makes sense to get realigned.

Shepherd did just fine under Williams, Fenty and Grey. It's an important neighborhood politically for any mayor.

Is it possible you might be a little biased in your analysis?

I went to a fundraiser for one of the Council-members and I have to say there are a lot of political mover and shakers in Shepherd. I was quite surprised. SP maybe small but it does demand political respect.