Where will my Shepherd Elem kid go to middle/high school?

[Anonymous]

We recently moved to shepherd Park and feed into Shepherd elementary. My 2.5 year old was just accepted for PK3 in the fall. I heard that the boundaries have changed for the deal and wilson track. Where will she go as a new elementary student?

[Anonymous]

The new MS and Coolidge, right?

[Anonymous]

The boundaries changed a couple years ago. Your child will has the right to attend Deal Middle School and Wilson High School.

They aren't scheduled to be addressed again for at least 7 years and there has always been grandfathering for students in the schools already.

You should be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The new MS and Coolidge, right?

No. https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/SY16-17%20School%20Feeder%20Patterns%20-%20Revised_0.pdf

[Anonymous]

Shepherd didn't change. You still have Deal and Wilson.

[Anonymous]

It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

logical yes, but the optics don't look so good. So Deal cuts the neighborhoods that actually provide some IB diversity? Not gonna happen. WoTP elems will get cut first and sent to Hardy which will help Hardy in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

I really don't think Shepherd is going to be removed from the Deal / Wilson feeder pattern.

However, it is only 2.2 miles to Coolidge -- which will be co-located with new North Middle School. MacFarland/Roosevelt are just over 3 miles away. DCPS rejected an IB program for MacFarland, so no logical reason why Shepherd would feed there over North Middle School.

[Anonymous]

Even in the case that Shepherd is removed from Deal feeder (which I personally have pretty serious doubts about), one would assume that they'll do something similar with grandfathering to what they did to those in Crestwood. If your kid is enrolled next year, I'd assume you're good.

That said, who knows what the landscape may look like in 8 years when it's time. Maybe there will be some "new North" that's actually desirable, or maybe you may decide to try your luck at the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

There are LOTS of threads about this and lots of different ideas on how to fix this problem. Everyone's going to hate the one that affects them. I personally think that not allowing OOB elementary/middle kids to continue through feeder pattern is the most fair, but who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

I really don't think Shepherd is going to be removed from the Deal / Wilson feeder pattern.

However, it is only 2.2 miles to Coolidge -- which will be co-located with new North Middle School. MacFarland/Roosevelt are just over 3 miles away. DCPS rejected an IB program for MacFarland, so no logical reason why Shepherd would feed there over North Middle School.

"We have an IB program for elementary school, so therefore we should feed Deal and therefore Wilson" (which is AP, btw not IB Diploma) isn't compelling as a programmatic argument. And since the local privates that do IB are off the table, wouldn't Eastern make the most sense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

logical yes, but the optics don't look so good. So Deal cuts the neighborhoods that actually provide some IB diversity? Not gonna happen. WoTP elems will get cut first and sent to Hardy which will help Hardy in the long run.

Better to increase commutes than to risk bad optics!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

I really don't think Shepherd is going to be removed from the Deal / Wilson feeder pattern.

However, it is only 2.2 miles to Coolidge -- which will be co-located with new North Middle School. MacFarland/Roosevelt are just over 3 miles away. DCPS rejected an IB program for MacFarland, so no logical reason why Shepherd would feed there over North Middle School.

"We have an IB program for elementary school, so therefore we should feed Deal and therefore Wilson" (which is AP, btw not IB Diploma) isn't compelling as a programmatic argument. And since the local privates that do IB are off the table, wouldn't Eastern make the most sense?

No because it's 9 miles away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

There are LOTS of threads about this and lots of different ideas on how to fix this problem. Everyone's going to hate the one that affects them. I personally think that not allowing OOB elementary/middle kids to continue through feeder pattern is the most fair, but who knows.

I have no dog in any of these fights and don't care in any particular way. I'm just a bystander that wished she invested in popcorn (the kind with white cheddar instead of butter), and is watching Deal crack under the strain of its current enrollment. My two cents are that someone with a 2.5 y.o and entering pre-school next year at Shepherd shouldn't be buying their "Wilson class of 2032" Spirit T-shirt yet.

That's just me. Carry on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's possible that 8 years from now Shepherd will still feed to Deal, but considering that Deal is currently pressing 1,500 students it seems likely some schools will need to be cut from the feeding system. Shepherd is one of the more logical choices to eliminate.

MacFarland is the most logical possibility. Considering Roosevelt is right next to MacFarland, there's no way it would be Coolidge (which is good, because Coolidge might as well be jail).

I really don't think Shepherd is going to be removed from the Deal / Wilson feeder pattern.

However, it is only 2.2 miles to Coolidge -- which will be co-located with new North Middle School. MacFarland/Roosevelt are just over 3 miles away. DCPS rejected an IB program for MacFarland, so no logical reason why Shepherd would feed there over North Middle School.

"We have an IB program for elementary school, so therefore we should feed Deal and therefore Wilson" (which is AP, btw not IB Diploma) isn't compelling as a programmatic argument. And since the local privates that do IB are off the table, wouldn't Eastern make the most sense?

No because it's 9 miles away.

Obviously, Sherlock. The point is that "Shepherd has IB! So there! Give us access! Because of our IB status!" will sway only the parents at Shepherd... and exactly 0.0% of everyone else.