SWS middle school feed?

[Anonymous]

Has there been any discussion of where SWS will feed to for middle school?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't have a feed at this time. Since it is city wide the idea is that you are already IB for a middle school. That said with possible changes to feeders/boundaries that may change.

[Anonymous]

Hardy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy?

Why? It's completely on the other side of town from SWS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't have a feed at this time. Since it is city wide the idea is that you are already IB for a middle school. That said with possible changes to feeders/boundaries that may change.

That has nothing to do with the MS feed. It's not established because the highest grade is 2nd. It will have a feeder like other DCPS elementary schools, but given the boundary review it's probably a bit of wait and see

[Anonymous]

Where did it feed to in option B of the last set of plans?

[Anonymous]

Most likely options are Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine because of proximity. I think the school community would prefer to have a feed but not sure yet what that would be. Many of the families already have a neighborhood feed to S-H, but that may or may not continue after the boundary reviews. I don't think there's any consensus at this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did it feed to in option B of the last set of plans?

Eliot-Hine

[Anonymous]

They should really push for no feeder if the option is EH. You will see that kill their 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Why should the feed be on the Hill? It is a citywide school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why should the feed be on the Hill? It is a citywide school.

This is pretty clearly trolling, but I'll answer as if it's not.

They've done a study and something like 90% of the student body is on the Hill. Most of the families currently have a by-rights feed to Stuart-Hobson, although whether that survives the boundary re-draw remains to be seen.

The LSAT has released principles to guide the discussion, based on a working group and school survey. They would like to have a feed, that fits with the R-E curriculum. There is no request for a feed to a specific school or program.

To answer the OP's question - yes, it is definitely being discussed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why should the feed be on the Hill? It is a citywide school.

This is pretty clearly trolling, but I'll answer as if it's not.

They've done a study and something like 90% of the student body is on the Hill. Most of the families currently have a by-rights feed to Stuart-Hobson, although whether that survives the boundary re-draw remains to be seen.

The LSAT has released principles to guide the discussion, based on a working group and school survey. They would like to have a feed, that fits with the R-E curriculum. There is no request for a feed to a specific school or program.

To answer the OP's question - yes, it is definitely being discussed.

Curious, what secondary school "fits" with RE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why should the feed be on the Hill? It is a citywide school.

This is pretty clearly trolling, but I'll answer as if it's not.

They've done a study and something like 90% of the student body is on the Hill. Most of the families currently have a by-rights feed to Stuart-Hobson, although whether that survives the boundary re-draw remains to be seen.

The LSAT has released principles to guide the discussion, based on a working group and school survey. They would like to have a feed, that fits with the R-E curriculum. There is no request for a feed to a specific school or program.

To answer the OP's question - yes, it is definitely being discussed.

Curious, what secondary school "fits" with RE?

NP here. I don't think any DCPS fits that. But if it were possible to feed to a charter (I know, I'm just dreaming now), then Inspired Teaching would be great. From what I could tell from the open house and talking to parents, that school uses a similar framework as Reggio (and will go through 8th grade).

Is there any chance that SWS will eventually go through 8th grade?

[Anonymous]

Isn't the reason that it is 90 percent hill families that it is residual from when there was a boundary preference? Before it became a citywide school with the move. I tried the lottery back in 2008 I think and I would have happily driven my child across town from upper NW had we gotten in but no one from OOB actually got in. Even as a citywide school the sibling preference has to help maintain that dominance. That said, I hope it will dissipate over time so don't think location of the student body should drive this decision. Maybe it makes sense, however, to have it with proximity to SWS since families have to get their children there. That may be the same answer but for a different reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't the reason that it is 90 percent hill families that it is residual from when there was a boundary preference? Before it became a citywide school with the move. I tried the lottery back in 2008 I think and I would have happily driven my child across town from upper NW had we gotten in but no one from OOB actually got in. Even as a citywide school the sibling preference has to help maintain that dominance. That said, I hope it will dissipate over time so don't think location of the student body should drive this decision. Maybe it makes sense, however, to have it with proximity to SWS since families have to get their children there. That may be the same answer but for a different reason.

Yes, up until last year, families who were in bound for the Cluster (Watkins and Peabody) had preference for SWS. That means that families within the cluster school boundary with kids currently in grades K and above had preference.