Lee Montessori Location Announced

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Anonymous wrote:Congratulations Lee families and good job for your administration for finding a great work around in a year when DGS isn't letting any surplus buildings for bid.

It's been an all around good year. SSMA did a great job too!

It has been a good facility year in a year DGS let no facilities (which needs to change). I hope this also means that Potomac Lighthouse building can rebuild/recharter in place so those families aren't disrupted.

Out of curiosity, what buildings would you would have wanted that DGS is holding on to? It's my understanding, there aren't many other that Shaw (which we all know will never be released).

Not necessarily ones I would choose for my kids school (we live in Petworth), but other empty DCPS schools include Emery, Marshall, Shaw

I also wonder about the affect of Brookland Middle on Burroughs, Langdon, Bunker Hill and Noyes. By moving out 3 grades from those already underenrolled schools, should there be some realignment in Woodridge/Brookland/Langdon neighborhoods, or is the school age population growth really that great?

Exactly no buildings anyone wants anyway. You can't release schools that are currently enrolled and even if they did realign, it would take a while to make sure before they made assignment changes.

Langdon and Bunker Hill are both on lovely pieces of land (and I like the buildings with some updates). I haven't been inside Burroughs (but great greenspace) or Noyes (across the street from a park). Is the Breakthrough location temporary or permanent?

Coolidge. Not very many students and Roosevelt will be opening and could absorb easily absorb them.

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Are there new schools opening in 2017-2018? How long is the ramp up for new schools to be chartered/come to fruition?

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Anonymous wrote:Are there new schools opening in 2017-2018? How long is the ramp up for new schools to be chartered/come to fruition?

There are new schools in the pipeline and others seeking expansion. Usually 12-24 months.

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Anonymous wrote:Congratulations Lee families and good job for your administration for finding a great work around in a year when DGS isn't letting any surplus buildings for bid.

It's been an all around good year. SSMA did a great job too!

It has been a good facility year in a year DGS let no facilities (which needs to change). I hope this also means that Potomac Lighthouse building can rebuild/recharter in place so those families aren't disrupted.

Out of curiosity, what buildings would you would have wanted that DGS is holding on to? It's my understanding, there aren't many other that Shaw (which we all know will never be released).

Not necessarily ones I would choose for my kids school (we live in Petworth), but other empty DCPS schools include Emery, Marshall, Shaw

I also wonder about the affect of Brookland Middle on Burroughs, Langdon, Bunker Hill and Noyes. By moving out 3 grades from those already underenrolled schools, should there be some realignment in Woodridge/Brookland/Langdon neighborhoods, or is the school age population growth really that great?

Exactly no buildings anyone wants anyway. You can't release schools that are currently enrolled and even if they did realign, it would take a while to make sure before they made assignment changes.

Langdon and Bunker Hill are both on lovely pieces of land (and I like the buildings with some updates). I haven't been inside Burroughs (but great greenspace) or Noyes (across the street from a park). Is the Breakthrough location temporary or permanent?

Coolidge. Not very many students and Roosevelt will be opening and could absorb easily absorb them.

Again you guys are talking way way out. DC is not going to release a building where there are kids currently enrolled. Putting the cart way before the horse.

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Anonymous wrote:Congratulations Lee families and good job for your administration for finding a great work around in a year when DGS isn't letting any surplus buildings for bid.

It's been an all around good year. SSMA did a great job too!

It has been a good facility year in a year DGS let no facilities (which needs to change). I hope this also means that Potomac Lighthouse building can rebuild/recharter in place so those families aren't disrupted.

Out of curiosity, what buildings would you would have wanted that DGS is holding on to? It's my understanding, there aren't many other that Shaw (which we all know will never be released).

Not necessarily ones I would choose for my kids school (we live in Petworth), but other empty DCPS schools include Emery, Marshall, Shaw

I also wonder about the affect of Brookland Middle on Burroughs, Langdon, Bunker Hill and Noyes. By moving out 3 grades from those already underenrolled schools, should there be some realignment in Woodridge/Brookland/Langdon neighborhoods, or is the school age population growth really that great?

Exactly no buildings anyone wants anyway. You can't release schools that are currently enrolled and even if they did realign, it would take a while to make sure before they made assignment changes.

Langdon and Bunker Hill are both on lovely pieces of land (and I like the buildings with some updates). I haven't been inside Burroughs (but great greenspace) or Noyes (across the street from a park). Is the Breakthrough location temporary or permanent?

Coolidge. Not very many students and Roosevelt will be opening and could absorb easily absorb them.

Again you guys are talking way way out. DC is not going to release a building where there are kids currently enrolled. Putting the cart way before the horse.

Lee parent here-- nor should they. Let's get back on topic.

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Anonymous wrote:Most beautiful public charter school building in the city!

I don't know, YY, Potomac Lighthouse, Perry Street prep are all gorgeous. It's more distinctive perhaps. Very exciting nonetheless. Now I need to stop thinking about this and get to work.

Why go and start this stuff on what could have been a great, supportive thread. There are plenty of other great buildings in the charter world, ones listed above, ITS, Bridges (next year), Haynes, CMI, Stokes to name a few more. MV is nice but lacks playground. And these are secured 100% by the school, not a few floors. It's a win-win for all, no need to bring out nasty competitiveness.

Huh? We're at one of the schools you list and this building is much more beautiful than ours. Ours is certainly very functional, but I live close to St Paul's and I've always thought it's a beautiful building. It doesn't compare to other charter buildings that I'm familiar with, including the one my kids attend. No negativity intended.

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Anonymous wrote:Most beautiful public charter school building in the city!

I don't know, YY, Potomac Lighthouse, Perry Street prep are all gorgeous. It's more distinctive perhaps. Very exciting nonetheless. Now I need to stop thinking about this and get to work.

Why go and start this stuff on what could have been a great, supportive thread. There are plenty of other great buildings in the charter world, ones listed above, ITS, Bridges (next year), Haynes, CMI, Stokes to name a few more. MV is nice but lacks playground. And these are secured 100% by the school, not a few floors. It's a win-win for all, no need to bring out nasty competitiveness.

Huh? We're at one of the schools you list and this building is much more beautiful than ours. Ours is certainly very functional, but I live close to St Paul's and I've always thought it's a beautiful building. It doesn't compare to other charter buildings that I'm familiar with, including the one my kids attend. No negativity intended.

To me, a building is a lot more than just aesthetic appearance. Also, Lee is only on two floors of a section. It's not their space. But agree it's a beautiful building.

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Lee will have 1/3 of the building. They will not be subleasing from a primary tenant like with ITS. It will be very much their building.

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Anonymous wrote:Congratulations Lee families and good job for your administration for finding a great work around in a year when DGS isn't letting any surplus buildings for bid.

It's been an all around good year. SSMA did a great job too!

It has been a good facility year in a year DGS let no facilities (which needs to change). I hope this also means that Potomac Lighthouse building can rebuild/recharter in place so those families aren't disrupted.

Out of curiosity, what buildings would you would have wanted that DGS is holding on to? It's my understanding, there aren't many other that Shaw (which we all know will never be released).

Not necessarily ones I would choose for my kids school (we live in Petworth), but other empty DCPS schools include Emery, Marshall, Shaw

I also wonder about the affect of Brookland Middle on Burroughs, Langdon, Bunker Hill and Noyes. By moving out 3 grades from those already underenrolled schools, should there be some realignment in Woodridge/Brookland/Langdon neighborhoods, or is the school age population growth really that great?

Emory isn't empty.

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Who is the Landlord for the property ?

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the Landlord for the property ?

It will be Building Hope.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the Landlord for the property ?

It will be Building Hope.

Has Building Hope ever done a deal this way before? I know they've assisted and been important partners but not sure they have ever proposed owning a school building before.

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Joe Bruno of Building Hope may be moving from financing to owning building occupied by charters. He's a founder of Somerset PCS. Go Joe. Love the intersecting directorates.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the Landlord for the property ?

It will be Building Hope.

Has Building Hope ever done a deal this way before? I know they've assisted and been important partners but not sure they have ever proposed owning a school building before.

Yes.

http://www.buildinghope.org/ppp/

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the Landlord for the property ?

It will be Building Hope.

Has Building Hope ever done a deal this way before? I know they've assisted and been important partners but not sure they have ever proposed owning a school building before.

Yes.

http://www.buildinghope.org/ppp/

Yeah but this isn't incubator space.