Latin Cooper and Yu Ying possibly purchasing the Kirov Ballet building (W5)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

I am a Latin parent as well and got the email. But I feel uneasy posting internal school communications for anonymous vultures to pick through. Feel free to email or call the school and ask your questions if you care that much.

LOL. So it sounds like Latin families are the only ones on DCUM who post things without backing it up. Of all the people who should be getting this email are the copper families who someone on here said they did not get it.

What’s the big deal? General emails from school are posted here regularly.

Typo cooper

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

Yeah…no. Not going to make the effort for an anonymous forum.

[Anonymous]

Yet you have time to comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

I am a Latin parent as well and got the email. But I feel uneasy posting internal school communications for anonymous vultures to pick through. Feel free to email or call the school and ask your questions if you care that much.

LOL. So it sounds like Latin families are the only ones on DCUM who post things without backing it up. Of all the people who should be getting this email are the copper families who someone on here said they did not get it.

What’s the big deal? General emails from school are posted here regularly.

You’re kidding, right? DCUM is chock full of unsubstantiated nonsense. Why should anyone post anything just because you want them to?

[Anonymous]

It’s weird they sent it to Latin l but not ll families…but anyhow, would the two Latins be all together according to this plan?

[Anonymous]

So it’s basically in the same neighborhood as current Latin and still not near a metro train. So it will be accessible to exactly the same kids from Brookland/Ft Totten, kids who happen to live along those bus lines, and Hill parents who can pay for a shuttle. Lame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

Yeah…no. Not going to make the effort for an anonymous forum.

Here you go. It’s very wordy — like 100 percent of all emails from Peter Anderson.


I hope you are all enjoying the summer as much as we are. It has been an exciting few days for our team, as we watch the Anna Julia Cooper campus come to life with students traveling the halls, working in classrooms, and getting to know our faculty and each other during summer orientation. Meanwhile, our Second Street students finished summer school in the last week of July, and we are now in a brief respite before back to school activities start up later this month. As quiet as that building is, there is work in progress behind the scenes to prepare for the 2022-23 school year and Day 1 on Thursday, August 25.

I have important news to share with our community: we have identified a very promising option for the permanent location of our Cooper Campus and are exploring a joint purchase of the property with another charter school, Washington Yu Ying. The site is located at 4301 Harewood Road NE in Ward 5, previously the home of the Kirov Academy of Ballet, near both the Edgewood and 2nd Street locations. There is a beautiful school building and room for additional construction. Our bid was chosen by the seller to move forward, which launched a 60-day due diligence process to study the site and explore the feasibility of the project from all angles. The due diligence period will end later this month.

Latin and Yu Ying are discussing sharing the costs of the purchase and renovation of shared spaces, and then occupying the campus together with a combination of separate classroom spaces for each school and some shared facilities, such as offices, parking, etc. Please note that the notion of a partnership between our organizations is in the very early stages of discussion and, like the purchase itself, has not been finalized.

We hope that our families, especially those at Cooper, will share our excitement about the possibility of a permanent home for the second campus. We also imagine you may have questions about the process and next steps, the nature of our Yu Ying partnership, and the impact of this project on Washington Latin as a whole. We will host an open Q&A session for families later this month (details will be shared very soon).

In the meantime, I hope you are enjoying summer. We all look forward to seeing you and our students very soon.

Regards,

Peter
Peter Timothy Anderson
Head of School


Estimadas familias de Washington Latin,

Espero que todos estén disfrutando del verano tanto como nosotros. Han sido unos días emocionantes para nuestro equipo, mientras vemos cómo la ubicacion de Anna Julia Cooper cobra vida con los estudiantes que viajan por los pasillos, trabajan en las aulas y conocen a nuestros maestros durante la orientación de verano. Mientras tanto, nuestros estudiantes de Second Street terminaron la escuela de verano en la última semana de julio, y ahora estamos en un breve descanso antes de que comiencen las actividades de regreso a clases a finales de este mes. A pesar de lo silencioso que es ese edificio, estamos trabajando duro en los preparativos del año escolar 2022-23.

Tengo noticias importantes para nuestra comunidad escolar: hemos identificado una opción muy prometedora para la ubicación permanente de Cooper y estamos explorando una compra conjunta de la propiedad con otra escuela chárter, Washington Yu Ying. El sitio está ubicado en 4301 Harewood Road NE en Ward 5, anteriormente la sede de la Academia Kirov de Ballet, cerca de nuestras ubicaciones de Edgewood y 2nd Street. Hay un hermoso edificio escolar y espacio para construcción adicional. Nuestra oferta fue elegida por el vendedor para seguir adelante, lo que inició un proceso de gracia de 60 días para estudiar el sitio y explorar la viabilidad del proyecto desde todos los ángulos. El período de gracia se finalizará a finales de este mes.

Latin y Yu Ying están discutiendo los detalles en respecto al costo y los espacios compartidos como oficinas, estacionamiento, etc. Por favor tengan en cuenta que esta idea de compartir esta ubicación está en las primeras etapas de discusión y, al igual que la compra en sí, no se ha finalizado.

Esperamos que nuestras familias, especialmente las de Cooper, compartan nuestro entusiasmo por la posibilidad de un hogar permanente para el segundo campus. También imaginamos que tienen preguntas sobre el proceso y los próximos pasos, la asociación con Yu Ying y el impacto general de este proyecto para Washington Latin. Organizaremos una sesión en Zoom para las familias a finales de este mes (los detalles se compartirán muy pronto) en la cual pueden aprender más.

Mientras tanto, espero que disfruten del verano. Hasta muy pronto.

Sinceramente,

Peter Timothy Anderson
Director de Washington Latin

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm, how does the work with sharing a space with YuYing? Is YuYing expanding or moving here permanently?

What about outside/green space?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/dance/kirov-academy-ballet-school-closing.html

Interesting that CUA opted against acquiring it. And interesting that it's zoned residential.

This article is 🍌🍌🍌 I had no idea! Thanks for posting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/dance/kirov-academy-ballet-school-closing.html

Interesting that CUA opted against acquiring it. And interesting that it's zoned residential.

This article is 🍌🍌🍌 I had no idea! Thanks for posting.

I'm super super curious why CUA didn't want it. Does the building have problems?

[Anonymous]

Seems like Kirov was in a downward slide for a while, then COVID pushed them over the edge.

So how many students would Latin Cooper have at this location?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

I am a Latin parent as well and got the email. But I feel uneasy posting internal school communications for anonymous vultures to pick through. Feel free to email or call the school and ask your questions if you care that much.

LOL. So it sounds like Latin families are the only ones on DCUM who post things without backing it up. Of all the people who should be getting this email are the copper families who someone on here said they did not get it.

What’s the big deal? General emails from school are posted here regularly.

This. I call BS. WTF would Latin tell only the kids at the campus that won't be impacted.

OP, you are my hero. Troll of the Year Award should be handed out right now. No one is going to top this effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

I am a Latin parent as well and got the email. But I feel uneasy posting internal school communications for anonymous vultures to pick through. Feel free to email or call the school and ask your questions if you care that much.

LOL. So it sounds like Latin families are the only ones on DCUM who post things without backing it up. Of all the people who should be getting this email are the copper families who someone on here said they did not get it.

What’s the big deal? General emails from school are posted here regularly.

This. I call BS. WTF would Latin tell only the kids at the campus that won't be impacted.

OP, you are my hero. Troll of the Year Award should be handed out right now. No one is going to top this effort.

Cooper parent here. Received the email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet this is all just hearsay and postulation. I would not count on this.

Lol, okay. I am a Latin 1 parent and received the email.

Can you paste it in?

I am a Latin parent as well and got the email. But I feel uneasy posting internal school communications for anonymous vultures to pick through. Feel free to email or call the school and ask your questions if you care that much.

LOL. So it sounds like Latin families are the only ones on DCUM who post things without backing it up. Of all the people who should be getting this email are the copper families who someone on here said they did not get it.

What’s the big deal? General emails from school are posted here regularly.

This. I call BS. WTF would Latin tell only the kids at the campus that won't be impacted.

OP, you are my hero. Troll of the Year Award should be handed out right now. No one is going to top this effort.

Cooper parent here. Received the email.

Really? When? I must have missed it

[Anonymous]

im impressed with how the latin emails also go out in spanish