Deal is tremendously overcrowded - something is to give

[Anonymous]

It’s stressful in that building with all the peope. Something has got to give and there has to be political will to make it better. Can’t continuelike this

[Anonymous]

Well any family that wants to is welcome to lottery for something else.

[Anonymous]

We're a new family this year with 2 kids and I disagree. Our kids love it and they don't feel like it's overcrowded. Their actual class sizes are small.
I think OP is just trying to stir the pot. Why, I'm not quite sure.

[Anonymous]

End the oob feeder rights for starters.
It only happened 10 years ago, with Michelle Rhee.
Before that, everyone oob from feeder elementaries had to enter the lottery. Melissa Kim, the Deal principal in those days, believed in kids moving up with their classmates but she kept control of the numbers.
Michelle Rhee changed all that in one moment.

[Anonymous]

Bancroft should go to CHEC

Sheperd should go to whatever ms is closer to them-sorry forgot which one.

[Anonymous]

The boundary- or feeder pattern.
Now is the time you say NOOO!

[Anonymous]

It’s not any more crowded that many DCPS schools. I agree, OP trying to start a stupid thread where people that will have no say chime in on who should get booted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not any more crowded that many DCPS schools. I agree, OP trying to start a stupid thread where people that will have no say chime in on who should get booted.

That’s just not true.

[Anonymous]

We just had this debate for days 3-4 weeks ago.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/767485.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just had this debate for days 3-4 weeks ago.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/767485.page

Yeah, maybe it is the same person starting this thread again, people wants a solution that only works for them! If the overcrowding issue is the only problem Deal has, good for you! Things will probably get better when other middle schools start doing better as well, maybe is it time to invest in other middle schools? (I saying this as someone who kids will go to Deal eventually and I am glad I have that option!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:End the oob feeder rights for starters.
It only happened 10 years ago, with Michelle Rhee.
Before that, everyone oob from feeder elementaries had to enter the lottery. Melissa Kim, the Deal principal in those days, believed in kids moving up with their classmates but she kept control of the numbers.
Michelle Rhee changed all that in one moment.

I wouldn’t end OOB feeder rights outright. Instead DCPS should condition the OOB ability to progress on to Deal and Wilson based on grades, test scores and a satisfactory conduct record. It’s a way of saying that DC has invested in certain kids by giving them a sought-after place in a Deal feeder. So then the student has to show that the investment has been worthwhile before DCPS doubles down on that investment. Take some of the spots held by the kids who are weeded out and give other OOB kids the chance at Deal, those who have demonstrated by their records that they will work hard and follow the rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boundary- or feeder pattern.
Now is the time you say NOOO!

Be aggressive in finding and culling residency fraudsters who live in Maryland but somehow go to Deal. Ten percent of the Deal population in fact may not be DC residents. If fixed, that would go a long way to reduce overcrowding!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:End the oob feeder rights for starters.
It only happened 10 years ago, with Michelle Rhee.
Before that, everyone oob from feeder elementaries had to enter the lottery. Melissa Kim, the Deal principal in those days, believed in kids moving up with their classmates but she kept control of the numbers.
Michelle Rhee changed all that in one moment.

I wouldn’t end OOB feeder rights outright. Instead DCPS should condition the OOB ability to progress on to Deal and Wilson based on grades, test scores and a satisfactory conduct record. It’s a way of saying that DC has invested in certain kids by giving them a sought-after place in a Deal feeder. So then the student has to show that the investment has been worthwhile before DCPS doubles down on that investment. Take some of the spots held by the kids who are weeded out and give other OOB kids the chance at Deal, those who have demonstrated by their records that they will work hard and follow the rules.

Why do you assume that OOB students don't have good grades, test scores, good conduct?

DCPS is a public school system, not a private school. DCPS already has rules that if you are excessively truant or have excessive absences you can lose your OOB privileges. That is more than enough conditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:End the oob feeder rights for starters.
It only happened 10 years ago, with Michelle Rhee.
Before that, everyone oob from feeder elementaries had to enter the lottery. Melissa Kim, the Deal principal in those days, believed in kids moving up with their classmates but she kept control of the numbers.
Michelle Rhee changed all that in one moment.

I wouldn’t end OOB feeder rights outright. Instead DCPS should condition the OOB ability to progress on to Deal and Wilson based on grades, test scores and a satisfactory conduct record. It’s a way of saying that DC has invested in certain kids by giving them a sought-after place in a Deal feeder. So then the student has to show that the investment has been worthwhile before DCPS doubles down on that investment. Take some of the spots held by the kids who are weeded out and give other OOB kids the chance at Deal, those who have demonstrated by their records that they will work hard and follow the rules.

Why do you assume that OOB students don't have good grades, test scores, good conduct?

DCPS is a public school system, not a private school. DCPS already has rules that if you are excessively truant or have excessive absences you can lose your OOB privileges. That is more than enough conditions.

The attendance conditions were removed this year.

[Anonymous]

The projection in the DME's Master Facility Plan is for 450 more students over the next ten years.