Oyster and bancroft feed to McFarland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t like it so I’m taking my ball and going home!

Very mature.

I don't like my ball so I'm going to steal yours.

Yup, that's maturity, dear little Trump

+100. Stop trying to destroy Oyster-Adams because your children didn’t get into the school.

[Anonymous]

The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

See Shaw thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

See Shaw thread.

Is Shaw Ward 3 and WotP? If not, I'm not referring to Shaw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

It makes no sense to have Adams feed to Macfarland. Adams and Macfarland are both middle schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

It makes no sense to have Adams feed to Macfarland. Adams and Macfarland are both middle schools.

But do we need two DCPS bilingual middle schools or would one be stronger?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

It makes no sense to have Adams feed to Macfarland. Adams and Macfarland are both middle schools.

But do we need two DCPS bilingual middle schools or would one be stronger?

There are at least 3 bilingual middle schools: Adams, CHEC, and MacFarland. DCPS should work on making MacFarland and CHEC stronger without disturbing Adams.

Plus there's DCI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Point 3 is a bad joke.

The crazy budgets have not gone to any of those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

It makes no sense to have Adams feed to Macfarland. Adams and Macfarland are both middle schools.

But do we need two DCPS bilingual middle schools or would one be stronger?

There are at least 3 bilingual middle schools: Adams, CHEC, and MacFarland. DCPS should work on making MacFarland and CHEC stronger without disturbing Adams.

Plus there's DCI.

No one outside of the charter feeders will get a
Spot at DCI. And in 2-3 years there won’t even be enough guaranteed spots for all the charter feeders.

[Anonymous]

Another +1

We are inbound. Adams is walkable. In order to attend Oyster, we sold our home and moved cross town. Others can do the same for the schools that they want. OUr system is not yet set up to be 100% lottery, so if we have neighborhood schools, you should be able to attend.

For high school, my DC will consider Walls, Wilson, private ... likely in that order. Personally I'd like to see them continue in Spanish, maybe at DCI, but at that age, will let them suport in the decision making.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Oyster students would lose their feed into a bilingual middle school? That’s a profoundly dumb idea.

MacFarland is a bilingual middle school, duh.

Adams is Oyster’s bilingual middle school. No one at Oyster wants or needs MacFarland as an option.

DCPS does not really care that much about what one group of people say they need or want. They need to do what is best for the system. See for example how Banneker High just got the space for an expansion.

Oyster Adams feeding to McFarland is an excellent idea.

It's a terrible idea, and it's not going to happen. I know that you (and many other parents) want your children to have the Oyster experience, but this is not how DCPS will improve "the system."

We love Oyster for many reasons, including the fact that it's walking distance to our home. However, my children will not be forced to attend the MacFarland experiment. We have options, and we'll exercise those options if DCPS tries such nonsense. MacFarland would end up with the Oyster students who don't have options, and most likely, are not the highest performing students. Good luck with that "improvement"!

The Middle School is not so close to you house proably, and neither is Wilson, but still I get your point, that people who can will vote with their feet. And maybe they do already so who cares? How many students from the Middle School then go to Wilson?

I'm an IB Oyster parent. Actually, Adams is 1 mile from my home, Wilson is 2.5 miles, and MacFarland is 3.3. miles. Yet another reason why MacFarland makes no sense for IB Oyster families. We don't want MacFarland and we don't need it.

+1.

No idea where this absurd idea came from, but it's clear where it belongs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

Oyster Elementary is in Woodley, Adams Middle School is in Adams Morgan (that's where the Adams in AdMo comes from). Neither is in Dupont Circle. They are both walkable neighborhood schools for us, which makes sense because they are our local in boundary schools. MacFarland is not walkable or local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The idea is a clever one that should be looked into.

Sure folks are not going to like it if it turns into something,but hey DCPS doesn't really care what most families want.

Untrue. DCPS cares what middle class/affluent families want, just like most organizations care. If DCPS didn't care: 1. The Wilson/Deal boundary would be MUCH smaller; 2. Oyster-Adams would have lost the Wilson feed (as first proposed during the last boundary review); 3. Murch, Janney, Lafayette, and other WotP schools would not have received pricey renovations and expansions; etc.

Actually that is a good few points there. Although I agree that it makes sense for the Oyster Adams middle to feed to McFarland, Oyster Adams is in Dupont Circle and McFarland is closer to the Middle school location, even if it not closer to everyones house. I just don't see how DCPS would have the balls to do it - given how much the Mayor needs happy upper north west people to like her.

Oyster Elementary is in Woodley, Adams Middle School is in Adams Morgan (that's where the Adams in AdMo comes from). Neither is in Dupont Circle. They are both walkable neighborhood schools for us, which makes sense because they are our local in boundary schools. MacFarland is not walkable or local.

Wilson isn't walkable. There's that.

[Anonymous]

Yes there we are. Limit Deal and Wilson to the closest neighbors.