Wilson enrollment numbers increasing

[Anonymous]

I hear that the numbers will continue to go up. Can someone explain why?

[Anonymous]

Because the enrollment numbers in all the feeder schools continue to rise significantly.

[Anonymous]

Wilson is already too big and crowded, IMHO... and aside from the handful of DCPS opportunities like SWW, all the more hope for good charter HS options to continue developing...

[Anonymous]

They will have to keep shrinking the feeders.

[Anonymous]

Went to the open house today -- they addressed the question and admit serious concern by another 3-5 years as it just is not sustainable. It's highest ever now at 1800+ and more projected. Obviosuly it's the in boundary clamoring to the school (because it really is a fantastic school), but more obvious - since DCPS was taken over by Mayor Fenty/Rhee they have not managed to promote ONE OTHER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN 7 YEARS to compete!!! That is a failure and the current regime should fire themselves. Also, the insanely unaffordable DC private tuition shows a lot of kids visiting from NCS, Bullis, WIS, etc…. as of this morning's open house.

[Anonymous]

McKinley is an option...or taking the Lab School/Old Hardy back for a Palisades HS. It doesn't matter if we have to split Deal, there's just too much spilling into Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will have to keep shrinking the feeders.

I think the boundary review process showed pretty convincingly that there is zero will to do that. After the dust settled, there are more kids in Wilson feeders than ever. And they're not done expanding Janney, Murch, Lafayette, Mann and Hearst. We probably won't have another boundary review for a long, long time.

[Anonymous]

One of the outcomes of the boundary review process was to align the Wilson feeder boundary with the Hardy and Deal feeders - meaning that a huge swath of Foggy Bottom, SW and Capitol Hill will be cut out of the boundary.

This is expected to help curb enrollment growth.

Map here; new boundary in blue, old boundary in the green outline

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Files/downloads/COMMUNITY/Final%20proposal%20and%20boundaries%202014/Wilson.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will have to keep shrinking the feeders.

I think the boundary review process showed pretty convincingly that there is zero will to do that. After the dust settled, there are more kids in Wilson feeders than ever. And they're not done expanding Janney, Murch, Lafayette, Mann and Hearst. We probably won't have another boundary review for a long, long time.

Bowser would score points with her base by moving a couple of Ward 3 neighborhoods out of Wilson to preserve or enhance access from EOTP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will have to keep shrinking the feeders.

I think the boundary review process showed pretty convincingly that there is zero will to do that. After the dust settled, there are more kids in Wilson feeders than ever. And they're not done expanding Janney, Murch, Lafayette, Mann and Hearst. We probably won't have another boundary review for a long, long time.

Bowser would score points with her base by moving a couple of Ward 3 neighborhoods out of Wilson to preserve or enhance access from EOTP.

She would not score points on that because that's just stupid. She needs to invest in Roosevelt (above and beyond the PPF) to take the pressure off of Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the outcomes of the boundary review process was to align the Wilson feeder boundary with the Hardy and Deal feeders - meaning that a huge swath of Foggy Bottom, SW and Capitol Hill will be cut out of the boundary.

This is expected to help curb enrollment growth.

Map here; new boundary in blue, old boundary in the green outline

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Files/downloads/COMMUNITY/Final%20proposal%20and%20boundaries%202014/Wilson.pdf

I sorta remember that there weren't all that many kids from the "cut off" zone in SW, etc. Anyone know the numbers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will have to keep shrinking the feeders.

I think the boundary review process showed pretty convincingly that there is zero will to do that. After the dust settled, there are more kids in Wilson feeders than ever. And they're not done expanding Janney, Murch, Lafayette, Mann and Hearst. We probably won't have another boundary review for a long, long time.

Bowser would score points with her base by moving a couple of Ward 3 neighborhoods out of Wilson to preserve or enhance access from EOTP.

She would not score points on that because that's just stupid. She needs to invest in Roosevelt (above and beyond the PPF) to take the pressure off of Wilson.

Exactly. And it needs to start at the middle school level. Remember, once Deal turned, Wilson followed. Up until 3 years ago, you could get into Wilson if you were out of bounds and applied to one of the academies. Now all of that is closed. Deal closed its out of boundary slots before that.

[Anonymous]

Can Wilson be expandedto accomodate the influx?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the outcomes of the boundary review process was to align the Wilson feeder boundary with the Hardy and Deal feeders - meaning that a huge swath of Foggy Bottom, SW and Capitol Hill will be cut out of the boundary.

This is expected to help curb enrollment growth.

Map here; new boundary in blue, old boundary in the green outline

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Files/downloads/COMMUNITY/Final%20proposal%20and%20boundaries%202014/Wilson.pdf

I sorta remember that there weren't all that many kids from the "cut off" zone in SW, etc. Anyone know the numbers?

Don't know the numbers, but you were right it is relatively small - in the 50-75 range I think. Still, over 400 years that is 200-300 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McKinley is an option...or taking the Lab School/Old Hardy back for a Palisades HS. It doesn't matter if we have to split Deal, there's just too much spilling into Wilson.

That building currently holds 90 kids at Lab and I think it held a couple hundred when it was Hardy. That's tiny for a high school and wouldn't change anything for Wilson.