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So is Wilson HS getting screwed in the modernization process?
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Anonymous
| I've seen a petition drive and some neighborhood listserv discussion, but I can't really tell. Are other DCPS HSs happy with their modernization plans/budgets? |
Anonymous
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No idea but FYI. Maybe someone who attends will post highlights. I'm interested for DC but cannot attend.
DATE: Thursday, Oct. 1st, 2009 TIME: 6-9 p.m. PLACE: Woodrow Wilson HS Auditorium 3950 Chesapeake St. NW The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization ("OPEFM") recently scheduled a Community Meeting at Wilson on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to present and discuss the design plans. Following the presentation, we have been told that OPEFM will have a question and answer session and that the full project team, including the architects, will be in attendance. We hope that this event will provide a great opportunity for the community to learn about the project, ask questions, and have all concerns addressed. |
Anonymous
| Also interest in this goes beyond HS to MS since current MSers will be the ones who get to attend the modernized facility. |
Anonymous
| What is the conflict? |
Anonymous
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The arguments seem to be that adaptive reuse (OPEFM's strategy) is the wrong approach for everything but the main building and that Wilson is getting fewer $$ per student for modernization than other DCPS HSs.
But I was hoping for something more concrete and comparative from a facilities perspective -- e.g. Wilson needs X, other schools are getting X, Wilson isn't. |
Anonymous
| I have a friend who is an architect and has been working away on the new Wilson. Whether the plans ever come to fruition is anyone's guess but I bet they step on it. Parents are so happy with Deal this year, Rhee will want to keep those families in the system if she can. |
Anonymous
| Do you know whether your friend has been working for OPEFM/DCPS or as a parent-advocate or for the Wilson Management Corporation? Sounds like the WMC/school community had one plan and OPEFM/DCPS has another. But that DCPS controls the $$ and WMC's plan is more expensive. |
Anonymous
| I'm not sure who hired her firm but she certainly has been working away. |
Anonymous
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Cox Graae + Spack?
Feeling enthusiastic or constrained (or both)? |