Which jklmm?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:So-- what is the answer? How will Janney accommodate the mandatory 10%?

What is the plan if not to change the boundary?

Get a waiver on the grounds that the school is already over-capacity.

There are other schools at or much more over-capacity. Why should Janney be treated differently?

So, what's the plan for good neighborhood schools that are over capacity? The only lever is to reduce OOB enrollment, but some of these schools have barely any OOB students. So where does that leave those same schools after they've tried to tweak their boundaries to accommodate some new set aside? Eventually tell neighborhood families to send their kids EOTP?

What about Murch? They are over capacity but choosing to accept OOB. There is no central planning in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So-- what is the answer? How will Janney accommodate the mandatory 10%?

What is the plan if not to change the boundary?

Get a waiver on the grounds that the school is already over-capacity.

There are other schools at or much more over-capacity. Why should Janney be treated differently?

Janney won't be treated differently. It is already 8% OOB, so we're talking about adding only another 2%. That is doable without any adverse consequences. (This came straight from the Deputy Mayor for Education, so no need to arm-chair philosophize about how Janney will be given an exception. Take off the tin-foil.) Every other school, literally, already meets the threshold.

This is a complete non-issue, except for anti-Janney (and anti-NW) nutso wing on this board.

--Not IB for Janney

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So-- what is the answer? How will Janney accommodate the mandatory 10%?

What is the plan if not to change the boundary?

Get a waiver on the grounds that the school is already over-capacity.

There are other schools at or much more over-capacity. Why should Janney be treated differently?

So, what's the plan for good neighborhood schools that are over capacity? The only lever is to reduce OOB enrollment, but some of these schools have barely any OOB students. So where does that leave those same schools after they've tried to tweak their boundaries to accommodate some new set aside? Eventually tell neighborhood families to send their kids EOTP?

What about Murch? They are over capacity but choosing to accept OOB. There is no central planning in DCPS.

I support the Murch renovation, but think it's nuts for a neighborhood school that is over capacity to take significant OOB. OOB enrollment was intended as a program to use surplus seats in schools perceived as more desirable than a student's regular neighborhood option. If those seats basically no longer exist, then OOB enrollment needs to be throttled back. Eliminate future lottery spots and let the OOB kids who are currently there cycle through. I realize that there's a lot of political pressure to maximize the number of OOB lottery spots in WOTP schools, but doing so is an expensive option as it stretches teaching resources, forces students to "learn" in trailers and results in expensive building projects to increase the sizes of the schools -- all a time when DC has been closing schools elsewhere in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ this posting went from interesting to slightly funny to absolutely depressing. Demeaning tiny elementary kids who go to fine schools is deplorable. It seems like the parents are really the bullies. How do you discipline your kids when they berate others?

DCPS is one of the lower performing districts in the country. There is plenty of work that needs to be done to improve the schools. The ones that are being discussed are highly desirable within this system.

We always wanted to sent our child to public school for the early years because of the exposure to different kinds of people who share our values that a quality education should be available to all. What I am seeing here is unchecked privilege and a sense of entitlement that is sickening and shouldn't be tolerated in any school system, let alone a public system.

We are seriously thinking of an elite private because the values of humility, citizenship, and commitment to diversity may be much stronger than anything I am seeing on these boards.

read the recent thread on NCS girls trying to create a safe space to talk about what STA boys have done to them on the "hot topics" board and then come back and tell me how these Episcopal elite privates are doing on instilling "values of humility, citizenship, and commitment to diversity." PS I went to NCS and the STA boys haven't changed at all in 30 years, nor has the administration response to bad behavior at either school. Boys will be boys. Thanks for playing....many of the top privates here are the absolute worst.

[Anonymous]

Based on the above postings, Janney seems to be the most sought after of the J-K-L-single M schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on the above postings, Janney seems to be the most sought after of the J-K-L-single M schools.

Hahaha... you must be a stand-up philosopher. Truly excellent "logic".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on the above postings, Janney seems to be the most sought after of the J-K-L-single M schools.

It's, by far, the most accessible of the schools. We're in bounds for one of the other JKLM schools. I honestly think our IB school is better than Janney, but I'd probably prefer to send my kids to Janney since the location (on top of a metro station) is so damn attractive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the above postings, Janney seems to be the most sought after of the J-K-L-single M schools.

It's, by far, the most accessible of the schools. We're in bounds for one of the other JKLM schools. I honestly think our IB school is better than Janney, but I'd probably prefer to send my kids to Janney since the location (on top of a metro station) is so damn attractive.

But that doesn't matter (or can I say "it's academic"?) because nearly all Janney students live in pretty close proximity to the school. Hardy any would come by Metro. On the other hand, the Metro station is very attractive for parents who walk their kids to school and then go to work.

[Anonymous]

Your last sentence gets it. That's exactly the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None, I would choose Hearst. Small class size, awesome new facilities, emphasis on the arts, diverse school population, engaged parent community where you get to know everyone. Deal/Wilson feeder and almost every house in-bound is easily walkable to all three schools.

We recently went through a house hunt and after visiting all the area schools we only looked IB for Hearst and Eaton. Luckily for us we found a place for Hearst.

Hearst is awful.

[Anonymous]

I would choose Stoddert: new building, small class sizes, test scores were 2nd highest behind Janney this year.

[Anonymous]

If I ever become a famous country music star, I'm going to write a song called "Boosters 'n Trolls" in memory of these threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst is basically an EOTP school that just happens to be WOTP.

My sentiments exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None, I would choose Hearst. Small class size, awesome new facilities, emphasis on the arts, diverse school population, engaged parent community where you get to know everyone. Deal/Wilson feeder and almost every house in-bound is easily walkable to all three schools.

We recently went through a house hunt and after visiting all the area schools we only looked IB for Hearst and Eaton. Luckily for us we found a place for Hearst.

Hearst is awful.

How does this forward the discussion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None, I would choose Hearst. Small class size, awesome new facilities, emphasis on the arts, diverse school population, engaged parent community where you get to know everyone. Deal/Wilson feeder and almost every house in-bound is easily walkable to all three schools.

We recently went through a house hunt and after visiting all the area schools we only looked IB for Hearst and Eaton. Luckily for us we found a place for Hearst.

Hearst is awful.

Then feel free to go somewhere else. We are an IB family and love it.