Oyster and bancroft feed to McFarland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think creating geographic proximity is the main objective of DCPS. The majority of people reject it ( hence the high Out-of-bounds and charter percentages). And they reject it because a good education shouldn’t be dependent on your zip code. So how close a school is to the tenth of a mile is irrelevant.

Engaged parents want schools where there are other engaged families. Unfortunately these families aren’t evenly distributed across the city and they can’t all fit in Ward 3 schools. If you want MacFarland or another middle school to be a viable Deal alternative you need to encourage a large number of educated engaged families to make the move. Sending Bancroft, a Tiitle 1 school that’s majority first generation families, to MacFarland won’t create that tipping point. There simply aren’t enough of those families to affect MacFarland and the few that exist won’t likely make the move since they know there won’t be a large cohort there.

Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though.

So you reject the neighborhood school model?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think creating geographic proximity is the main objective of DCPS. The majority of people reject it ( hence the high Out-of-bounds and charter percentages). And they reject it because a good education shouldn’t be dependent on your zip code. So how close a school is to the tenth of a mile is irrelevant.

Engaged parents want schools where there are other engaged families. Unfortunately these families aren’t evenly distributed across the city and they can’t all fit in Ward 3 schools. If you want MacFarland or another middle school to be a viable Deal alternative you need to encourage a large number of educated engaged families to make the move. Sending Bancroft, a Tiitle 1 school that’s majority first generation families, to MacFarland won’t create that tipping point. There simply aren’t enough of those families to affect MacFarland and the few that exist won’t likely make the move since they know there won’t be a large cohort there.

Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though.

Exactly.

And this is why having Deal feed into Eastern makes so much sense.

Finally someone else, much more articulate than me, gets it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think creating geographic proximity is the main objective of DCPS. The majority of people reject it ( hence the high Out-of-bounds and charter percentages). And they reject it because a good education shouldn’t be dependent on your zip code. So how close a school is to the tenth of a mile is irrelevant.

Engaged parents want schools where there are other engaged families. Unfortunately these families aren’t evenly distributed across the city and they can’t all fit in Ward 3 schools. If you want MacFarland or another middle school to be a viable Deal alternative you need to encourage a large number of educated engaged families to make the move. Sending Bancroft, a Tiitle 1 school that’s majority first generation families, to MacFarland won’t create that tipping point. There simply aren’t enough of those families to affect MacFarland and the few that exist won’t likely make the move since they know there won’t be a large cohort there.

Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though.

Exactly.

And this is why having Deal feed into Eastern makes so much sense.


Finally someone else, much more articulate than me, gets it.

I agree with the Lafayette case, and moving Oyster Adams out of the Wilson feed. But Deal to Eastern?

[Anonymous]

I think the Deal to Eastern poster was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the Deal to Eastern poster was being sarcastic.

How so?

Sounds like a perfect example of "Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette (or Deal) that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Deal to Eastern poster was being sarcastic.

How so?

Sounds like a perfect example of "Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette (or Deal) that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though."

Because the distance is too great.

If they were trying to make that example it would make more sense to do it by suggesting a feed to Coolidge or Cardozo or Roosevelt.

[Anonymous]

It’s a stupid idea.

[Anonymous]

One thing this thread doesn't seem to consider is geography. It is very difficult to get from the neighborhood of Adams Morgan to where Macfarland is. Just ask those Marie Reed families who swung there a couple of years ago for the renovation. There is no good public transportation option.

[Anonymous]

Shepherd and Lafayette should be bused to MacFarland. Crestwood kids, after being bused to Deal/Wilson for years, can walk to MacFarland. That alone should be enough relief to the overcrowding at Deal/Wilson and create a more desirable demographic at MacFarland. It’s easier for Bancroft to go to CHEC. Oyster-Adams should stay as is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Deal to Eastern poster was being sarcastic.

How so?

Sounds like a perfect example of "Change needs to be big to make a difference. Moving a giant school like Lafayette (or Deal) that is full of engaged families could actually make a difference though."

Because the distance is too great.

If they were trying to make that example it would make more sense to do it by suggesting a feed to Coolidge or Cardozo or Roosevelt.

That's a fair point.

So, if Deal feeds into Coolidge, not only would it help accomplish many of the educational and equity goals described earlier but, amazingly, it would do so while making sure commutes are pretry reasonable.

Folks, what are we waiting for?

[Anonymous]

For you to get you head out of your behind.

It’s a stupid idea. A kid living 100 yards from Wilson should not be forced to take a bus four miles to Coolidge.

Unless you are saying there is no such thing as a neighborhood school in DC anymore. If that’s what you think, then say it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd and Lafayette should be bused to MacFarland. Crestwood kids, after being bused to Deal/Wilson for years, can walk to MacFarland. That alone should be enough relief to the overcrowding at Deal/Wilson and create a more desirable demographic at MacFarland. It’s easier for Bancroft to go to CHEC. Oyster-Adams should stay as is.

Lol let me guess where you’re zoned for. OA should also go to Roosevelt. In fact, that should be the first move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd and Lafayette should be bused to MacFarland. Crestwood kids, after being bused to Deal/Wilson for years, can walk to MacFarland. That alone should be enough relief to the overcrowding at Deal/Wilson and create a more desirable demographic at MacFarland. It’s easier for Bancroft to go to CHEC. Oyster-Adams should stay as is.

Lol let me guess where you’re zoned for. OA should also go to Roosevelt. In fact, that should be the first move.

Ha! We’re IB for Cardozo, but kids go to a charter that goes through high school.

[Anonymous]

I’d suggest all the OOB kids at Deal/Wilson will have to feed to Coolidge middle and high.

If you don’t like it, go to your neighborhood schools.

[Anonymous]

PP here, I meant all the OOB kids at the feeder elementary schools.