Why is the Foxhall Community Citizens Association scared of public school children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noone in the community is "scared of public school children". Infact everyone in the community supports public school education. What they dont support is building a school on top a neighborhood park - that is used by many -both within and outside the community. There is an existing school on the property already and another public school one block away. It is unfair to burden a single neighborhood with 3 schools in a 2 block radius.
Hence once again- NOONE is against public schools; the community is against building a school on parkland with no traffic impact study. Hope that provides some clarification!

I don't live in Foxhall but I've been to FCCA meetings. I've seen the way they treat anyone who doesn't live in the immediate neighborhood: rudely. I went to some of the public meetings for the Hardy Rec Center and saw how immediate neighbors of the park wanted it to be treated as their own personal preserve. And I saw how people who disagreed with them, who wanted broader public use, were treated: shouted down, shut out and bullied.

I attended just about all of the meetings of the Community Working Group and the local public meetings, and I saw how the FCCA representatives behaved: like uniformed, entitled asses. Trying to disrupt the proceedings and acting like entitled, angry people who expected to get their way because they were angry and entitled. I've seen the deliberate misinformation that has been spread.

So don't come around here with your piousness.

[Anonymous]

I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

If it's a DCPS school, yes. If it's another private school for wealthy people from Virginia and Maryland, no.

I didn't realize, though, that there can be only so many schools within a certain radius. Can you point me to the zoning on that?

[Anonymous]

I see the FCCA mouth-breathers have found this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

I have bolded the ones are public schools. Also those that cost less than $20K/year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

This is actually great. Because guess what type of shool is not represented at all here? Public elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noone in the community is "scared of public school children". Infact everyone in the community supports public school education. What they dont support is building a school on top a neighborhood park - that is used by many -both within and outside the community. There is an existing school on the property already and another public school one block away. It is unfair to burden a single neighborhood with 3 schools in a 2 block radius.
Hence once again- NOONE is against public schools; the community is against building a school on parkland with no traffic impact study. Hope that provides some clarification!

Hahahaha. Please see:
Georgetown Day School, Janney Elementary School, Wilson HS, Deal Middle School and slightly further down the block, Sidwell Friends and Hearst Elementary. Burden?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

Looks to me like strong empirical evidence that this is a good location for schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

Georgetown Day School has left the building. If the FCCA types would quiet down for a moment, we might find out whether DCPS, which bought that building, intends to use it for a middle school or a high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

I have bolded the ones are public schools. Also those that cost less than $20K/year.

You forgot that Georgetown Day School is now a public school and should be bolded.
And then the Lab School on Foxhall is in a DC-owned building which had its lease renewed <1 year ago. If DC needed a school in the area so badly, why did they lease an available building again?
But Duke Ellington (bolded) requires an admissions process, so not really "for everyone" either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13

th school in a 1 mile radius?

Advocacy tip: if you're concerned about coming across as anti public schools, it's probably not a good strategy to go to a forum dedicated to public schools and act like private schools are the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

I have bolded the ones are public schools. Also those that cost less than $20K/year.

Our Lady of Victory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noone in the community is "scared of public school children". Infact everyone in the community supports public school education. What they dont support is building a school on top a neighborhood park - that is used by many -both within and outside the community. There is an existing school on the property already and another public school one block away. It is unfair to burden a single neighborhood with 3 schools in a 2 block radius.
Hence once again- NOONE is against public schools; the community is against building a school on parkland with no traffic impact study. Hope that provides some clarification!

Hahahaha. Please see:
Georgetown Day School, Janney Elementary School, Wilson HS, Deal Middle School and slightly further down the block, Sidwell Friends and Hearst Elementary. Burden?

There's lots of places in the city where schools are concentrated.

What gets me about the Foxhall types is how utterly clueless they are about how their arguments sound to other people, and how utterly unpersuasive they are

Throughout the community engagement process we would get Foxhallers pounding their fists and stomping their feet and insisting that they weren't being listened to.
No, we listened to what you had to say. We heard your message. And nobody was persuaded by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

This is actually great. Because guess what type of shool is not represented at all here? Public elementary schools.

And DCPS has a goal of a neighborhood elementary school within one mile of every resident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just did a quick google maps survey of the area and came up with a list of schools already in the area (1 mile cutoff)

Schools nearby:
Lab School Campus #1 (0.0 mi)
Lab School Campus #2 - Reservoir Rd (0.7 mi)
Georgetown Day School (0.3 mi)
Montessori School Of Washington DC (0.3 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Macarthur (0.4 mi)
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School - Whitehaven (0.7 mi)
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus (0.6 mi)
The River School (1.0 mi)
The Field School (0.9 mi)
Georgetown University (0.6 mi)
Washington International School (0.9 mi)
Duke Ellington (1.0 mi)

Did I miss any? Do we really need a 13th school in a 1 mile radius?

This is actually great. Because guess what type of shool is not represented at all here? Public elementary schools.

And DCPS has a goal of a neighborhood elementary school within one mile of every resident.

Perfect, take back Old Hardy (Lab School #1)! Or make GDS into an elementary. TWO OPTIONS = WINNING.