Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

Not sure I get this. Can you explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Making it more complicated is going to benefit those who can navigate it best. I think this benefits the wealthy who can figure the system out and buy in specific locations to take advantage of it.

For example, there are going to be certain houses that are <.5 mi to a target HRCS and >.5mi from their DCPS. I could find those houses. I highly doubt those who are economically disadvantaged could.

Yes. I will be reaching out to our HRCS to encourage the administration NOT to offer the walkability preference, as I believe it runs contrary to the mission of the charter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Making it more complicated is going to benefit those who can navigate it best. I think this benefits the wealthy who can figure the system out and buy in specific locations to take advantage of it.

For example, there are going to be certain houses that are <.5 mi to a target HRCS and >.5mi from their DCPS. I could find those houses. I highly doubt those who are economically disadvantaged could.

but its up to the charter to evoke it or not. leading to much uncertainty. in that way, at least, you won't see housing prices affected

[Anonymous]

I just mapped a half mile radius from CMI and it pretty doesn't pick up any residential. They need to figure out how to adjust for this in places that have enourmous campuses. Otherwise I will be working with my ANC to get my house included!!

[Anonymous]

And yet Logan Montessori and SWS will continue to not offer the preference. Once again screwing Hill families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yet Logan Montessori and SWS will continue to not offer the preference. Once again screwing Hill families.

Oh, please STFU. You Hill families near SWS and Logan have a great school.

[Anonymous]

we stayed in the city after striking out in PK3 because of the chance we could hit a charter and then buy in that neighborhood (we were priced out of neighborhoods with good public schools). We did and are here for teh long haul. Make it harder to get into a charter. Make it harder to switch charters as the needs of your kids change, you are going to loose the middle class gaain. upper and lower will stay, but DC will again be without a middle class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yet Logan Montessori and SWS will continue to not offer the preference. Once again screwing Hill families.

I doubt it would apply anyway. Are there any apts/homes within .5 miles of Logan and SWS that aren't within .5 miles of their local inbound?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

I can't imagine it will have much of an effect in Brookland, where there are a lot of good charters. Most of us are within 1/2 mile to our elementary school since there are several in our neighborhood.

Correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just mapped a half mile radius from CMI and it pretty doesn't pick up any residential. They need to figure out how to adjust for this in places that have enourmous campuses. Otherwise I will be working with my ANC to get my house included!!

It's a walkabilty initiative. If you can't walk to the school on a regular basis, than the initiative isn't for your school. Is it feasible to live .5 from the campus and still walk knowing once you get there, you have to walk another .5? Also, where is your IB school? >.5 from your house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

Not sure I get this. Can you explain?

There are quite a few charters occupying or very close to DCPSes that have been closed. Students who used to attend those schools (I'm thinking of Mary Church Terrell School on Wheeler Road SE which is closed - students got redistricted to MLK ES, but there are several charters very close to the MCT building, for example). There were a lot of DCPS closed in 2008 and 2013. A lot of those kids ended up at charters in their neighborhoods, which are not as difficult to get into as charters in ward 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet Logan Montessori and SWS will continue to not offer the preference. Once again screwing Hill families.

Oh, please STFU. You Hill families near SWS and Logan have a great school.

Uh.... which school would that be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

I can't imagine it will have much of an effect in Brookland, where there are a lot of good charters. Most of us are within 1/2 mile to our elementary school since there are several in our neighborhood.

Correct.

that changes a lot. Barnard, Burce Monroe already so close to Petwroth and Park View and we are the ones clamoring to get into CMI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet Logan Montessori and SWS will continue to not offer the preference. Once again screwing Hill families.

I doubt it would apply anyway. Are there any apts/homes within .5 miles of Logan and SWS that aren't within .5 miles of their local inbound?

Yep. Stanton Park neighborhood inbounds for Watkins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Making it more complicated is going to benefit those who can navigate it best. I think this benefits the wealthy who can figure the system out and buy in specific locations to take advantage of it.

For example, there are going to be certain houses that are <.5 mi to a target HRCS and >.5mi from their DCPS. I could find those houses. I highly doubt those who are economically disadvantaged could.

but its up to the charter to evoke it or not. leading to much uncertainty. in that way, at least, you won't see housing prices affected

That's true in the short term. But if a place like LAMB decided to offer it, I think it would drive up prices in any areas that meet the two criteria. I'd certainly run the analysis if I were looking.