H.D. Cooke...thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Cooke in 2008 was over 90% free or reduced lunch - possibly even 100%. Now, in 09-10, it's lower, but like 80-85%. So yeah, a ways to go before this is a big worry.

[Anonymous]

Think of all the money we can give to the PTA if we don't have to pay $2 million for a house in AU park. Heck, with the money I save not moving, I can keep working part time and have lots of time to volunteer at the school and spend time with my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think of all the money we can give to the PTA if we don't have to pay $2 million for a house in AU park. Heck, with the money I save not moving, I can keep working part time and have lots of time to volunteer at the school and spend time with my kids.

You can keep your 1 million dollar home in Adams Morgan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Think of all the money we can give to the PTA if we don't have to pay $2 million for a house in AU park. Heck, with the money I save not moving, I can keep working part time and have lots of time to volunteer at the school and spend time with my kids.

You can keep your 1 million dollar home in Adams Morgan.

this is pretty funny.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if there is another HD Cooke open house before the OOB/PS lottery deadline?

[Anonymous]

Feb 11, 9-11a per DCPS website. http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Learn+About+Schools/Open+Houses

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feb 11, 9-11a per DCPS website. http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Learn+About+Schools/Open+Houses

Has the H.D. Cooke open house been rescheduled? I don't see anything yet on the website.

[Anonymous]

HD Cooke's rescheduled open house is Thurs 2/25 9-11 AM. Hope to see you there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HD Cooke's rescheduled open house is Thurs 2/25 9-11 AM. Hope to see you there!

Thanks. We'll be there.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have concerns about the immediate neighborhood around the school? Particularly after school or if attending evening activities?

[Anonymous]

The corner of 17th Street & Euclid to the south of HD Cooke used to be a notorious drug area; however, a ton of high end condos were built over the last ten years between 18th Street and 16th Street, and the new Harris Teeter at 17th & Kalorama gets a lot of foot traffic (and is a great grocery store BTW), so I think that little pocket of Adams Morgan has improved tremendously. The stretch of Columbia Road between 16th & 18th is a little run-down in appearance, but it perfectly safe at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The corner of 17th Street & Euclid to the south of HD Cooke used to be a notorious drug area; however, a ton of high end condos were built over the last ten years between 18th Street and 16th Street, and the new Harris Teeter at 17th & Kalorama gets a lot of foot traffic (and is a great grocery store BTW), so I think that little pocket of Adams Morgan has improved tremendously. The stretch of Columbia Road between 16th & 18th is a little run-down in appearance, but it perfectly safe at night.

I dunno, I live in Adams Morgan and don't walk to Harris Teeter. The police camera is still up and as far as I know the 1-7 gang is still active in the area. It just feels really risky to me, they used to hide guns in the bushes on the school grounds, has that really changed after the rennovation? There was info in the Michelle Rhee thread on the 17th & Euclid area that wasn't that old. People also need to think about where the school is. Are people really comfortable walking on 17th in the afternoon? I agree that the condos were built, I think the residents drive directly into the garages. No idea what we are going to do when the time comes. The stretch of Columbia is ok, it's the cross streets that you need to avoid in my experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The corner of 17th Street & Euclid to the south of HD Cooke used to be a notorious drug area; however, a ton of high end condos were built over the last ten years between 18th Street and 16th Street, and the new Harris Teeter at 17th & Kalorama gets a lot of foot traffic (and is a great grocery store BTW), so I think that little pocket of Adams Morgan has improved tremendously. The stretch of Columbia Road between 16th & 18th is a little run-down in appearance, but it perfectly safe at night.

No, it is not safe. It's a very dangerous area, with social problems that can't be eased (or dislocated) by putting up new condos a few blocks away. Or even giving a school a facelift.

[Anonymous]

Crime Statistics Report

Crimes that occurred within 1500 feet of 17TH STREET NW AND EUCLID STREET NW, located in the Third Police District(s) between 02/18/2009 and 02/18/2010. ( very immediate neighborhood of HD Cooke)
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Number of Crimes that Occurred Between
Crime Type 2/18/2008 to 2/18/2009 02/18/2009 to 02/18/2010 % Change

(first # 2008-2009, second 2009-2010, third is % change, sorry the format is lost)
Homicide 1 0 [view map] 100

Sex Abuse 3 0 [view map] 100

Robbery Excluding Gun 95 61 [view map] 36

Robbery With Gun 25 27 [view map] 8

Assault Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Excluding Gun 28 38 [view map] 36

Assault Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Gun 9 6 [view map] 33

Total Violent Crime 161 132 [view map] 18

Burglary 59 36 [view map] 39

Theft 139 153 [view map] 10

Theft F/Auto 203 196 [view map] 3

Stolen Auto 66 51 [view map] 23

Arson 1 0 [view map] 100

Total Property Crime 468 436 [view map] 7

Total Crime 629 568 [view map] 10

How the results are calculated:
Percent change = Number of crimes that occurred within search period minus number of crimes that occurred between the same dates the previous year divided by number of crimes that occurred between the same dates the previous year.
If the number of crimes that occurred between the same dates the previous year is 0, the percent change cannot be calculated and N/A is displayed.
Note:
This report and accompanying maps only include offenses where MPD has provided map coordinates that can be displayed. Since January 1st, 2006, this limitation excludes 1173 out of 140464 total crimes (approximately 0.84% of the data).
The ability to view the map is removed if there are more than 750 offenses.