DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

[Anonymous]

Seems reasonable for Maret to at least try to renew the lease; it's been ten years and this is the first stink that's been made of it. Exclusive use may be unreasonable at this point, but to say they cant use it at all without a plan for maintaining it is hypocritical.

[Anonymous]

They can use it on some Wednesday’s for 2 hours. What’s good for the goose...

[Anonymous]

You can't blame Maret for looking out for Maret. But the DC government should look out for DC kids. Call the mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems reasonable for Maret to at least try to renew the lease; it's been ten years and this is the first stink that's been made of it. Exclusive use may be unreasonable at this point, but to say they cant use it at all without a plan for maintaining it is hypocritical.

Huh? The role of the DC government is to look out for the tesidents' intetest, not to guarantee facilities for private schools. Maret willingly entered into a deal where they had no guarantees after the initial term. Renewal is not in the city's I.retest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No dog in this fight, but I’ve coached baseball in many different schools in DC. Jelleff was owned by the boys and girls club, the city bought the building and field in '08 or '09. There city didn't begin maintaining the building until then. The field was built, turfed, and maintained by Maret during the fall/spring according to the lease since then. The reason it's a 10-year lease is that 10 years is the lifecycle of the turf on the field. Maret uses the field until 6pm (unless there is a game being played, and Maret has earlier game start times than other teams in the league) Monday-Friday, 3 or 4 Saturdays a season. The British School uses the field during the weekdays until 330 pm on weekdays when the field is generally unused. The reason for this setup is to accommodate as many groups as possible including Stoddard, and Break-Out Lacrosse.

Furthermore, as someone who has extensive history with DPR's inability to maintain outdoor athletic facilities I know the city won't actually maintain the field space. I've spent countless hours prepping and maintaining public baseball fields like Banneker/Maury Wills, Ft. Reno, Friendship, Guy Mason, Hamilton (before it was turf) and Taft field. Every time the city loses one of it's public/private partnerships the facilities, and the children that year them, suffer. A recent and local example is the conditions that have deteriorated at Guy Mason since Georgetown Softball left.

If it were transferred to DCPS, then DGS would provide the maintenance. Not great, but perhaps better than DPR.

In any event, for after-school sports teams, a poorly maintained field is better than no field.

Have you seen Lafayette field since the renovation? Ha!

Maintenance of Palisades rec turf field has been fine.

In fact it's being replaced right now, even though it probably still had some life in it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks understand that the powers favoring this agreement are not just Maret families but the families/administration at any of the other private schools who play Maret on the Jelleff field.

And note that there are powerful families at play here. Maret's board chair is married to ex-National Security Advisor Susan Rice, for instance.

Parent of a kid who plays for a school that plays Maret. No, you are wrong.

[Anonymous]

All that money Maret has spent on Jelleff and they couldn't figure out a way to make more field space on their campus or closer by?
It's a joke that athletes at an expensive private school routinely have "home games" there. It's amazing that any athletes choose to attend that place.

[Anonymous]

Can someone provide the following:

1) Total $ spent by DC on Jelleff fields by year
2) Total $ Spent by Maret on Jelleff fields by year
3) Key excerpts from any written agreements between DC and Maret
4) Actual use of the field by Maret by day (2018, 2019)

[Anonymous]

Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone provide the following:

1) Total $ spent by DC on Jelleff fields by year
2) Total $ Spent by Maret on Jelleff fields by year
3) Key excerpts from any written agreements between DC and Maret
4) Actual use of the field by Maret by day (2018, 2019)

#3 & #4 has already been provided in this thread, in the 2010 agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Diploma from GDS. BA from Harvard. At the post for 10 years. And that's the best she can do after Deadspin did all the work for her? She's been thoroughly out-journoed by a bunch of anons on DCUM. You don’t really appreciate how crap the media is until you see their work up close.

Well said. The Post’s coverage of this is shameful. Late to the dance, offers nothing new and seems to have a tone that infers it’s supportive of Maret. Lazy and biased.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone provide the following:

1) Total $ spent by DC on Jelleff fields by year
2) Total $ Spent by Maret on Jelleff fields by year
3) Key excerpts from any written agreements between DC and Maret
4) Actual use of the field by Maret by day (2018, 2019)

#3 & #4 has already been provided in this thread, in the 2010 agreement.

#1 & #2 are irrelevant. For the past, they had a deal; presumably contractual terms were met and benefits received. For the future, either entity is capable of maintaining the fields.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

That would require that Hardy + DCPS contract with DPR for a permit to use the fields. Have they done this? And has the BGC requested a permit (even one that starts at say 5 pm). Don’t most people realize that the majority of permitted field use at Jelleff is for private organizations. It’s not a public place - it’s quasi-public and has been for the past decade. For crying out loud, it’s the hardest field to get on - you can’t just walk up and use it.

And remember, there are children involved here and you may not like how this has unfolded but leave the kids out of this and don’t dare tell the Maret kid who lives in SE and is on full financial aid and out there for practice one hour a day he or she is privileged.