Is a bus line to get to Mac Arthur new school?

[Anonymous]

WMATA is currently running a public engagement on bus needs.

https://betterbus.wmata.com/comment/

Go put a pin at the school location on the map and indicate a bus is needed.

[Anonymous]

I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

[Anonymous]

Child is in 5th at a Hardy feeder. We are planning on MacArthur

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this school is a thing when there are underenrolled high schools in the city. It’s criminal.

Newsflash- 0% of NW parents would send their child to an under enrolled, poorly performing high school across town. People will move to the burbs before doing that. I think DCPS finally got that memo. It.won’t. Happen.

This. Jesus.

I’m sorry some families can’t get their sht together and prioritize education for their kid. Or they expect society to do it for them. Or whatever. That’s just life. Been that way for thousands of years. Let the kids who can get ahead, get ahead. Stop trying to water down educational vigor and cancel advanced classes and basically hold people back

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this school is a thing when there are underenrolled high schools in the city. It’s criminal.

Newsflash- 0% of NW parents would send their child to an under enrolled, poorly performing high school across town. People will move to the burbs before doing that. I think DCPS finally got that memo. It.won’t. Happen.

This. Jesus.

I’m sorry some families can’t get their sht together and prioritize education for their kid. Or they expect society to do it for them. Or whatever. That’s just life. Been that way for thousands of years. Let the kids who can get ahead, get ahead. Stop trying to water down educational vigor and cancel advanced classes and basically hold people back

The city realized the outside option is for those families to move to Bethesda, along with their income tax proceeds. There is no way any of them will go to a school in NE or SE DC. This is the reality of the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

OOB students in Hardy feeders/Hardy will have feeder rights to MacArthur. They don’t need to lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this school is a thing when there are underenrolled high schools in the city. It’s criminal.

Newsflash- 0% of NW parents would send their child to an under enrolled, poorly performing high school across town. People will move to the burbs before doing that. I think DCPS finally got that memo. It.won’t. Happen.

This. Jesus.

I’m sorry some families can’t get their sht together and prioritize education for their kid. Or they expect society to do it for them. Or whatever. That’s just life. Been that way for thousands of years. Let the kids who can get ahead, get ahead. Stop trying to water down educational vigor and cancel advanced classes and basically hold people back

Perhaps if your school had educational rigor instead of educational “vigor” you’d understand that a 21st century democracy doesn’t seek to punish children for their parents’ circumstances, certainly not when that society has an overwhelming past and significant present problem with institutional racism.

I urge you to crawl back under your rock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

OOB students in Hardy feeders/Hardy will have feeder rights to MacArthur. They don’t need to lottery.

I thought DCPS got rid of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

They are just desperate. You are correct that there will likely not be OOB seats in a few years if things does go well for school. Will have to wait and see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

They are just desperate. You are correct that there will likely not be OOB seats in a few years if things does go well for school. Will have to wait and see.

Honestly, all OSSE and DCPCSB projections are a massive fall-off in junior high enrollments in the next few years because there is a decline in fertility and people have left DC b/c remote work. Kids who are young elementary now will be able to go anywhere for high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

I'm not sure enrollment at the Hardy feeders backs that up.

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

They are just desperate. You are correct that there will likely not be OOB seats in a few years if things does go well for school. Will have to wait and see.

Honestly, all OSSE and DCPCSB projections are a massive fall-off in junior high enrollments in the next few years because there is a decline in fertility and people have left DC b/c remote work. Kids who are young elementary now will be able to go anywhere for high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

They are just desperate. You are correct that there will likely not be OOB seats in a few years if things does go well for school. Will have to wait and see.

Honestly, all OSSE and DCPCSB projections are a massive fall-off in junior high enrollments in the next few years because there is a decline in fertility and people have left DC b/c remote work. Kids who are young elementary now will be able to go anywhere for high school.

I'm not sure that enrollment at the Hardy feeders backs up that assertion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused by all of the CH and other folks outside of Ward 3 who say they are inclined to send their children to McArthur in the next few years. Do they believe that McArthur will not be filled with in-boundary students and thus will have seats to fill in the lottery with out-of-boundary enrollment? Or am I missing something?

Many families are OOB via elementary Deal and Hardy feeders. Not confusing at all.

Yes, I understand that for next school year (2023-2024), when not all seats at the new, untested McArthur are filled by in-boundary students. I’m asking about future years! Folks on this thread from Cap Hill (and other non-boundary neighborhoods) make it seem like they are already planning to get an OOB seat at McArthur in future years. I wonder why they seem to think there will be any OOB lottery seats available for any year following the next.

OOB students in Hardy feeders/Hardy will have feeder rights to MacArthur. They don’t need to lottery.

I thought DCPS got rid of this?

Not at all. Why do you think families from W4/5/6/7/8 start UNW ESes in 5th grade suddenly??