Committee on overcrowding in the Wilson feeder pattern

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Step 1 - Stop Grandfathered families that are not currently enrolled in Deal / Wilson from enrolling. [Crestwood / 16th St Heights]

Step 2 - Cut option for Bancroft to Deal and move it only to MacFarland

Step 3 - Move Oyster Adams feeder to MacFarland

Easy

This. 2 and 3 are the best ways forward even though the families will totally revolt. Its the only way to keep other UMC families in the other McFarland Feeders, if they know there will be other high achieving and UMC families. We are a UC families at a title 1 feeder for McFarland but will bail soon enough. If I knew Bancdoft and Oyster would be forced into mcFarland that might change my mind.

Same for us.

- Powell parent

Yes, this will not be politically popular (AT ALL) but it has to be done.

[Anonymous]

Good thing we have a mayor who has no notable political opposition on practically anything

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good thing we have a mayor who has no notable political opposition on practically anything

She just used her political capital trashing mumbo sauce. Not sure she would want to further attack the same folks with that kind of school reform.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good thing we have a mayor who has no notable political opposition on practically anything

She just used her political capital trashing mumbo sauce. Not sure she would want to further attack the same folks with that kind of school reform.

Although Bowser faced no serious opposition this time, there’s a lot of grumbling right now. A serous challenger like Karl Racine next time could defeat Bowser in the primary or come close, thanks to votes on Ward 3 and among relative newcomers to the city. If Bowser wants to stay in office, look for her to make a base play in certain wards where she can energize the old time DC machine. That means no curtailing Wilson access for anyone EOTP!

[Anonymous]

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Where is the space in Ward 3 for a charter HS?

The old Hardy school?

The reason Wilson crowding is such a conundrum is that there is no easy way to add capacity to any of the schools in the Wilson pyramid, including Wilson. Charters don't really have any more options than DCPS does.

Charters can rent or buy space privately. It's not ideal but an office building or something could be made into a high school.

Nothing stops DCPS from renting or buying space. The Working Group hasn't been able to locate suitable space in Ward 3, even though they have been looking. One of the ideas was to see if an office building near Tenleytown could be used as overflow classrooms for Wilson.

One way to reduce overcrowding at Wilson is to identify the 100 or so students with the worst disciplinary and attendance records. If they are IB unfortunately there isn’t much to be done. But if they are OOB then the school can basically expel them to their IB high schools. All it takes is will to do the right thing.

For educators, doing the right thing means doing what’s best for the kids. Expulsion ain’t it.

- Wilson parent

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Where is the space in Ward 3 for a charter HS?

The old Hardy school?

The reason Wilson crowding is such a conundrum is that there is no easy way to add capacity to any of the schools in the Wilson pyramid, including Wilson. Charters don't really have any more options than DCPS does.

Charters can rent or buy space privately. It's not ideal but an office building or something could be made into a high school.

Nothing stops DCPS from renting or buying space. The Working Group hasn't been able to locate suitable space in Ward 3, even though they have been looking. One of the ideas was to see if an office building near Tenleytown could be used as overflow classrooms for Wilson.

One way to reduce overcrowding at Wilson is to identify the 100 or so students with the worst disciplinary and attendance records. If they are IB unfortunately there isn’t much to be done. But if they are OOB then the school can basically expel them to their IB high schools. All it takes is will to do the right thing.

For educators, doing the right thing means doing what’s best for the kids. Expulsion ain’t it.

- Wilson parent

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

But if the schools that receive them - are their IB school - this is how the "rules" are written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Where is the space in Ward 3 for a charter HS?

The old Hardy school?

The reason Wilson crowding is such a conundrum is that there is no easy way to add capacity to any of the schools in the Wilson pyramid, including Wilson. Charters don't really have any more options than DCPS does.

Charters can rent or buy space privately. It's not ideal but an office building or something could be made into a high school.

Nothing stops DCPS from renting or buying space. The Working Group hasn't been able to locate suitable space in Ward 3, even though they have been looking. One of the ideas was to see if an office building near Tenleytown could be used as overflow classrooms for Wilson.

One way to reduce overcrowding at Wilson is to identify the 100 or so students with the worst disciplinary and attendance records. If they are IB unfortunately there isn’t much to be done. But if they are OOB then the school can basically expel them to their IB high schools. All it takes is will to do the right thing.

For educators, doing the right thing means doing what’s best for the kids. Expulsion ain’t it.

- Wilson parent

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

There's a decent chance that their worst-at-Wilson disciplinary records won't even be a blip on the radar at their IB schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

But if the schools that receive them - are their IB school - this is how the "rules" are written.

You are completely glossing over the optics of kicking out 100 black kids out the only (not crap) HS that just happens to be rapidly whiting like the rest of the city. The cries of accelerated gentrification would be loud and justified. Won’t happen while we have a black mayor

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

But if the schools that receive them - are their IB school - this is how the "rules" are written.

You are completely glossing over how expelling 100 poor black kids would be perceived out of the one decent HS in the city that just happens to be trending whiter every year. The cries of accelerated gentrification would be loud and justified

[Anonymous]

Easiest solution is to start a gifted program at Coolidge. Make qualifying students attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easiest solution is to start a gifted program at Coolidge. Make qualifying students attend.

Coolidge planning is pretty far down the pike.

Building will be half middle school (destination for Brightwood, LaSalle Backus, Takoma, Whittier which will all lose grades 6-8); half high school. Half of the high school will be an early college, application program.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Expelling the kids with the 100 worst disciplinary records might not be the best thing for *those* 100 kids, but I'd guess it would be the best thing for a whole bunch of other kids (both from an overcrowding and a school atmosphere perspective).

And a terrible thing for the schools that receive them.

But if the schools that receive them - are their IB school - this is how the "rules" are written.

You are completely glossing over how expelling 100 poor black kids would be perceived out of the one decent HS in the city that just happens to be trending whiter every year. The cries of accelerated gentrification would be loud and justified

I'm not convinced the 100 students with the "worst attendance and disciplinary records' would necessarily be all poor and black kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good thing we have a mayor who has no notable political opposition on practically anything

She just used her political capital trashing mumbo sauce. Not sure she would want to further attack the same folks with that kind of school reform.

Although Bowser faced no serious opposition this time, there’s a lot of grumbling right now. A serous challenger like Karl Racine next time could defeat Bowser in the primary or come close, thanks to votes on Ward 3 and among relative newcomers to the city. If Bowser wants to stay in office, look for her to make a base play in certain wards where she can energize the old time DC machine. That means no curtailing Wilson access for anyone EOTP!

I don' think Bowser will run for re-election again. I think another boundary review process could happen before she leaves, the same way it happened as Gray was leaving.

[Anonymous]

I'm not convinced the 100 students with the "worst attendance and disciplinary records' would necessarily be all poor and black kids.

Ah, but PP said the 100 with the worst attendance and disciplinary records that are ALSO out of bounds students. That's gonna sweep up a majority Black/Latinx group. At any rate, it is dumb and racist idea and will never be implemented.