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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why and how do they not know something as basic as the location of the school for NEXT YEAR?

How has the charter board not weighed in?

I am another new parent. I asked at a new parent tour last week- they will be in their current locations for next school year, hoping for Kingsbury for the 19-20 school year.

well that sucks, because they haven't told the parents anything final yet, and shouldn't be announcing things like this at tours.

Also, people in the admin seem to say different things. Their word isn't necessarily fact.

PP are you a LAMB family? If so, you should have received communication from the Board on this.
If not, please stop spewing lies and inaccurate information. Allow families who are seeking the best options for their children to do so without all of your needless drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why and how do they not know something as basic as the location of the school for NEXT YEAR?

How has the charter board not weighed in?

I am another new parent. I asked at a new parent tour last week- they will be in their current locations for next school year, hoping for Kingsbury for the 19-20 school year.

well that sucks, because they haven't told the parents anything final yet, and shouldn't be announcing things like this at tours.

Also, people in the admin seem to say different things. Their word isn't necessarily fact.

PP are you a LAMB family? If so, you should have received communication from the Board on this.
If not, please stop spewing lies and inaccurate information. Allow families who are seeking the best options for their children to do so without all of your needless drama.

Lamb parent: the board has not announced the location of the school for the next school year. Not sure what you have heard, but that is a fact.

[Anonymous]

BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

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What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why and how do they not know something as basic as the location of the school for NEXT YEAR?

How has the charter board not weighed in?

I am another new parent. I asked at a new parent tour last week- they will be in their current locations for next school year, hoping for Kingsbury for the 19-20 school year.

well that sucks, because they haven't told the parents anything final yet, and shouldn't be announcing things like this at tours.

Also, people in the admin seem to say different things. Their word isn't necessarily fact.

PP are you a LAMB family? If so, you should have received communication from the Board on this.
If not, please stop spewing lies and inaccurate information. Allow families who are seeking the best options for their children to do so without all of your needless drama.

What? I am not spreading any information whatsoever. I'm saying that the tour hosts, whoever they are, should not be spreading information which is different from what the Board has communicated. That is if you're talking to me (in bold).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

Press "view full log".

What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

What this means is just that LAMB was approved by the BZA to move to Kingsbury, requiring the building to be allowed increase their capacity to hold up to 600 students, which we all already knew. Co-occupancy is with kids of Kingsbury school until they eventually move out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

Press "view full log".

What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

What this means is just that LAMB was approved by the BZA to move to Kingsbury, requiring the building to be allowed increase their capacity to hold up to 600 students, which we all already kilnew. Co-occupancy is with kids of Kingsbury school until they eventually move out.

(1) why can’t the board explain this to everyone.

(2) can’t the neighbors appeal?

(3) will any renovation need to be done

(4) what is the process?

Why are we left in the dark, always always always!?

[Anonymous]

Also there were conditions on how many students total could be in that building during the co-location period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

Press "view full log".

What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

What this means is just that LAMB was approved by the BZA to move to Kingsbury, requiring the building to be allowed increase their capacity to hold up to 600 students, which we all already kilnew. Co-occupancy is with kids of Kingsbury school until they eventually move out.

(1) why can’t the board explain this to everyone.

(2) can’t the neighbors appeal?

(3) will any renovation need to be done

(4) what is the process?

Why are we left in the dark, always always always!?

Because schools are in the educating kids business, not the customer service for parents business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

Press "view full log".

What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

What this means is just that LAMB was approved by the BZA to move to Kingsbury, requiring the building to be allowed increase their capacity to hold up to 600 students, which we all already kilnew. Co-occupancy is with kids of Kingsbury school until they eventually move out.

(1) why can’t the board explain this to everyone.


(2) can’t the neighbors appeal?

(3) will any renovation need to be done

(4) what is the process?

Why are we left in the dark, always always always!?

1) they did, actually, as soon as the ruling was made. there was a board letter sent out.
2) yes, they can appeal, but within a limited time frame after the ruling is issued. But it hasn't been officially issued yet (technical process)
3) Yes needs reno
4) that I don't know.

Seems like they are still holding out that they can get all this done by next fall to occupy, but seems less and less likely, ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BZA voted to approve Fall 2018 co-occupancy: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Content/Search/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=19581

Press "view full log".

What does this mean and why can’t the board explain this?

What this means is just that LAMB was approved by the BZA to move to Kingsbury, requiring the building to be allowed increase their capacity to hold up to 600 students, which we all already kilnew. Co-occupancy is with kids of Kingsbury school until they eventually move out.

(1) why can’t the board explain this to everyone.


(2) can’t the neighbors appeal?

(3) will any renovation need to be done

(4) what is the process?

Why are we left in the dark, always always always!?

1) they did, actually, as soon as the ruling was made. there was a board letter sent out.
2) yes, they can appeal, but within a limited time frame after the ruling is issued. But it hasn't been officially issued yet (technical process)
3) Yes needs reno
4) that I don't know.

Seems like they are still holding out that they can get all this done by next fall to occupy, but seems less and less likely, ?

Then when can parents know the location? Before people have to enroll? Or after??? We need to know this information.

[Anonymous]

There are other steps. Two big ones are finalizing financing and presenting the plan to the PCSB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then when can parents know the location? Before people have to enroll? Or after??? We need to know this information.

If you really need that information now, then put your kid in a different school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then when can parents know the location? Before people have to enroll? Or after??? We need to know this information.

If you really need that information now, then put your kid in a different school.

NP here: Don't be a jerk - you know as well as anyone the location of your child's school plays a big role in the logistics of everything - how you get to work, what kind of childcare you have, work schedules, etc... You also probably have children and don't take lightly the option of moving your child to a new school and uprooting them from their friends and routines. The Board has promised us this information, but hasn't told us when its coming or what the delay is, both of which would help mitigate the questions and concerns of parents that are in a holding pattern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then when can parents know the location? Before people have to enroll? Or after??? We need to know this information.

If you really need that information now, then put your kid in a different school.

NP here: Don't be a jerk - you know as well as anyone the location of your child's school plays a big role in the logistics of everything - how you get to work, what kind of childcare you have, work schedules, etc... You also probably have children and don't take lightly the option of moving your child to a new school and uprooting them from their friends and routines. The Board has promised us this information, but hasn't told us when its coming or what the delay is, both of which would help mitigate the questions and concerns of parents that are in a holding pattern.

If they had all the details buttoned down, they would say so. They clearly don't, and the timing is not 100% within their control.

If they said we're doing X ... and then in a couple months they had to change or amend that, people would understandably go crazy. So they're not confirming anything now.

It's a no-win situation for everyone right now.