New DCPS school on former Georgetown Day site will be a high school

[Anonymous]

Dcps even admitted that the school will be over 60-70% IB from the start. It probably only will go up from there. https://mobile.twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1509241844600877065

This is going to just be a new ‘w’ school for a rich suburban population.

What is a 'w' school?

[Anonymous]

All of the talk about having a specific percentage of OOB is just nonsense talk. They can't turn away in-boundary families. They also can't turn away OOB kids if there are seats from them. In the 1970's DCPS used to routinely do that at majority-white schools until they got their ass handed to them in court. So the actual student makeup isn't something DCPS can control, it's going to be determined by how many IB families chose to attend and how big the building is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Dcps even admitted that the school will be over 60-70% IB from the start. It probably only will go up from there. https://mobile.twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1509241844600877065

This is going to just be a new ‘w’ school for a rich suburban population.

What is a 'w' school?

Race-baiting is OK if you use acronyms, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Dcps even admitted that the school will be over 60-70% IB from the start. It probably only will go up from there. https://mobile.twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1509241844600877065

This is going to just be a new ‘w’ school for a rich suburban population.

What is a 'w' school?

Race-baiting is OK if you use acronyms, apparently.

W schools are the public high schools in MoCo that some deem as acceptable for their kids. They're overcrowded and mediocre at best. They've been resting on their laurels for 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Dcps even admitted that the school will be over 60-70% IB from the start. It probably only will go up from there. https://mobile.twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1509241844600877065

This is going to just be a new ‘w’ school for a rich suburban population.

What is a 'w' school?

Race-baiting is OK if you use acronyms, apparently.

When you assume…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems. And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location. What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school. You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not open for all.

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems. And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location. What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school. You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not open for all.

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.

It is pretty much engineered to keep Mann/Key families in DCPS (joining Hyde/Stoddert). Odds are looking good they'll succeed too. Unlike Reed/Jackson, the sheer inaccessibility to anyone east of Wisconsin means that the school is going to be relatively high SES. (The school is effectively inaccessible to anyone outside of Ward 2/3) Now it does kinda suck for the Eaton families at the top edge of the catchment, but within Ward 2/3 - there really aren't many losers.

Now, should the city also improve education in the rest of the city? Yes. I'm not a budget analyst, but as far as I can make out, the city is doing pretty well financially...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems. And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location. What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school. You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not open for all.

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.

It is pretty much engineered to keep Mann/Key families in DCPS (joining Hyde/Stoddert). Odds are looking good they'll succeed too. Unlike Reed/Jackson, the sheer inaccessibility to anyone east of Wisconsin means that the school is going to be relatively high SES. (The school is effectively inaccessible to anyone outside of Ward 2/3) Now it does kinda suck for the Eaton families at the top edge of the catchment, but within Ward 2/3 - there really aren't many losers.

Now, should the city also improve education in the rest of the city? Yes. I'm not a budget analyst, but as far as I can make out, the city is doing pretty well financially...

This Mann/Key family was on our way out and now are definitely planning on staying. I can’t imagine why they did this, but if they really wanted to keep families like us in the public school system, then I guess it’s working. Maybe it’s bc so many families peeled off during the pandemic year - literally a third of my older child’s class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems. And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location. What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school. You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not open for all.

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.

It is pretty much engineered to keep Mann/Key families in DCPS (joining Hyde/Stoddert). Odds are looking good they'll succeed too. Unlike Reed/Jackson, the sheer inaccessibility to anyone east of Wisconsin means that the school is going to be relatively high SES. (The school is effectively inaccessible to anyone outside of Ward 2/3) Now it does kinda suck for the Eaton families at the top edge of the catchment, but within Ward 2/3 - there really aren't many losers.

Now, should the city also improve education in the rest of the city? Yes. I'm not a budget analyst, but as far as I can make out, the city is doing pretty well financially...

This Mann/Key family was on our way out and now are definitely planning on staying. I can’t imagine why they did this, but if they really wanted to keep families like us in the public school system, then I guess it’s working. Maybe it’s bc so many families peeled off during the pandemic year - literally a third of my older child’s class.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems. And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location. What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school. You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not open for all.

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.

It is pretty much engineered to keep Mann/Key families in DCPS (joining Hyde/Stoddert). Odds are looking good they'll succeed too. Unlike Reed/Jackson, the sheer inaccessibility to anyone east of Wisconsin means that the school is going to be relatively high SES. (The school is effectively inaccessible to anyone outside of Ward 2/3) Now it does kinda suck for the Eaton families at the top edge of the catchment, but within Ward 2/3 - there really aren't many losers.

Now, should the city also improve education in the rest of the city? Yes. I'm not a budget analyst, but as far as I can make out, the city is doing pretty well financially...

This Mann/Key family was on our way out and now are definitely planning on staying. I can’t imagine why they did this, but if they really wanted to keep families like us in the public school system, then I guess it’s working. Maybe it’s bc so many families peeled off during the pandemic year - literally a third of my older child’s class.

It is in the long-term interest of DCPS and DC to retain these families. With the death of downtown, the city effectively needs the tax base of families that make 400k+ per year to keep the entire system floating. Losing the tax base of these families is what killed places like Detroit. Keeping these families from even thinking about moving just a mile away to MoCo or NoVa is the best move DC can make financially.

[Anonymous]

Hardy isn't taking any students from the lottery this year (and only took 10 last year). I think the new HS will be at 100% capacity from feeders from day 1.

The D6 is going to need more frequent service and a new line from Wisconsin will be needed if they don't want every ward 3 junior and senior driving to campus (with their zone 3 permits).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy isn't taking any students from the lottery this year (and only took 10 last year). I think the new HS will be at 100% capacity from feeders from day 1.

The D6 is going to need more frequent service and a new line from Wisconsin will be needed if they don't want every ward 3 junior and senior driving to campus (with their zone 3 permits).

There is no parking around there. Good luck to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Dcps even admitted that the school will be over 60-70% IB from the start. It probably only will go up from there. https://mobile.twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1509241844600877065

This is going to just be a new ‘w’ school for a rich suburban population.

What is a 'w' school?

Race-baiting is OK if you use acronyms, apparently.

W school on DCUM and in this area is usually a reference to a series of high schools in Montgomery Cty like Whitman, Walter Johnson, Woodward etc. but yes, they are disproportionately white also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy isn't taking any students from the lottery this year (and only took 10 last year). I think the new HS will be at 100% capacity from feeders from day 1.

The D6 is going to need more frequent service and a new line from Wisconsin will be needed if they don't want every ward 3 junior and senior driving to campus (with their zone 3 permits).

There is no parking around there. Good luck to them.

With a Zone 3 sticker there's lots of parking in the neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy isn't taking any students from the lottery this year (and only took 10 last year). I think the new HS will be at 100% capacity from feeders from day 1.

The D6 is going to need more frequent service and a new line from Wisconsin will be needed if they don't want every ward 3 junior and senior driving to campus (with their zone 3 permits).

There is no parking around there. Good luck to them.

With a Zone 3 sticker there's lots of parking in the neighborhoods.

Ha. Just wait until the nimby fcca has to deal with that. Fun times ahead.