New school(s) in Ward 3

[Anonymous]

Hi! Is there any knowledgeable person out there who can summarize the proposed changes that are on the table? Eg what the plan is for the GDS building, a new high school in Georgetown and Foxhall Elementary, etc. I have read bits and pieces across various threads but I can’t find them now. As a parent in a feeder pattern that will likely be affected one way or another I’d like to at least keep track of what’s happening. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Ward 3 ednet is discussing this at their meeting tonight/Monday/April 5
You can probably find the link by googling Ruth Wattenberg

[Anonymous]

Here are the two most recent threads:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/954524.page

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/961726.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ward 3 ednet is discussing this at their meeting tonight/Monday/April 5
You can probably find the link by googling Ruth Wattenberg

The registration link for the Zoom meeting is:
https://interactivestrategies.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucOygqD4jHNFSujcFeQLtjNIAgKP1OZ_4

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

[Anonymous]

At the Foxhall site, DCPS is proposing an elementary school, either PK-5 or 3-5. If it is PK-5 boundaries will be redrawn at Key, Stoddert and Mann to create boundaries for the new school. If it is 3-5 no boundaries will be changed, but Key and Mann will send their older kids to Foxhall.

At MacArthur (former GDS) DCPS is proposing either creating a new high school or a new middle school.

If a new high school is created, it might be at MacArthur, or the current Hardy Middle School might be moved to MacArthur and the Wisconsin Avenue building would be used as the new high school building. DCPS has proposed that the new building could either be a 9-12 high school that would be fed only by Hardy (with Hardy no longer feeding Wilson) or it could house the entire 9th grade for Wilson.

If a new middle school is created, it would become another middle school feeding Wilson. The new school would probably take most of the current Hardy feeders and some Deal feeders would move to Hardy.

[Anonymous]

I really need the city to stop effing with Eaton. I cannot believe we would go through yet another change when we were just changed to Hardy and the new change would be in 22/23.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the Foxhall site, DCPS is proposing an elementary school, either PK-5 or 3-5. If it is PK-5 boundaries will be redrawn at Key, Stoddert and Mann to create boundaries for the new school. If it is 3-5 no boundaries will be changed, but Key and Mann will send their older kids to Foxhall.

At MacArthur (former GDS) DCPS is proposing either creating a new high school or a new middle school.

If a new high school is created, it might be at MacArthur, or the current Hardy Middle School might be moved to MacArthur and the Wisconsin Avenue building would be used as the new high school building. DCPS has proposed that the new building could either be a 9-12 high school that would be fed only by Hardy (with Hardy no longer feeding Wilson) or it could house the entire 9th grade for Wilson.

If a new middle school is created, it would become another middle school feeding Wilson. The new school would probably take most of the current Hardy feeders and some Deal feeders would move to Hardy.

PP here, I said Key and Mann but it's Key and Stoddert that would feed a 3-5 elementary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the Foxhall site, DCPS is proposing an elementary school, either PK-5 or 3-5. If it is PK-5 boundaries will be redrawn at Key, Stoddert and Mann to create boundaries for the new school. If it is 3-5 no boundaries will be changed, but Key and Mann will send their older kids to Foxhall.

At MacArthur (former GDS) DCPS is proposing either creating a new high school or a new middle school.

If a new high school is created, it might be at MacArthur, or the current Hardy Middle School might be moved to MacArthur and the Wisconsin Avenue building would be used as the new high school building. DCPS has proposed that the new building could either be a 9-12 high school that would be fed only by Hardy (with Hardy no longer feeding Wilson) or it could house the entire 9th grade for Wilson.

If a new middle school is created, it would become another middle school feeding Wilson. The new school would probably take most of the current Hardy feeders and some Deal feeders would move to Hardy.

PP here, I said Key and Mann but it's Key and Stoddert that would feed a 3-5 elementary.

Is DC going to provide a bus like they do for the Hill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really need the city to stop effing with Eaton. I cannot believe we would go through yet another change when we were just changed to Hardy and the new change would be in 22/23.

Yes, indeed. "Old" Eaton parent here.
My advice is to make sure the parents of the kindergarten and prek students are tuned in. Last time, DCPS put a long grandfather clause in there so most families were not affected by the changes. I think the grandfathering covered all kids down to 2nd grade at the time (maybe even younger). So no skin in the game for most families and the youngest families had no idea what was happening since they had just started. Very clever DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Only in DC would there be a one-year ninth grade school. That would be pretty ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the Foxhall site, DCPS is proposing an elementary school, either PK-5 or 3-5. If it is PK-5 boundaries will be redrawn at Key, Stoddert and Mann to create boundaries for the new school. If it is 3-5 no boundaries will be changed, but Key and Mann will send their older kids to Foxhall.

At MacArthur (former GDS) DCPS is proposing either creating a new high school or a new middle school.

If a new high school is created, it might be at MacArthur, or the current Hardy Middle School might be moved to MacArthur and the Wisconsin Avenue building would be used as the new high school building. DCPS has proposed that the new building could either be a 9-12 high school that would be fed only by Hardy (with Hardy no longer feeding Wilson) or it could house the entire 9th grade for Wilson.

If a new middle school is created, it would become another middle school feeding Wilson. The new school would probably take most of the current Hardy feeders and some Deal feeders would move to Hardy.

PP here, I said Key and Mann but it's Key and Stoddert that would feed a 3-5 elementary.

Is DC going to provide a bus like they do for the Hill?

Hill bus stopped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only in DC would there be a one-year ninth grade school. That would be pretty ridiculous.

Why? I think it's a great idea. It would make Wilson significantly less crowded and create a transition year between middle and high school. Even better if there's room to put 8th graders, to help with Deal overcrowding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DC would there be a one-year ninth grade school. That would be pretty ridiculous.

Why? I think it's a great idea. It would make Wilson significantly less crowded and create a transition year between middle and high school. Even better if there's room to put 8th graders, to help with Deal overcrowding.

Agree

[Anonymous]

I think having a third middle school would just make overcrowding worse at Wilson is a terrible idea. Second high school is what WOTP needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really need the city to stop effing with Eaton. I cannot believe we would go through yet another change when we were just changed to Hardy and the new change would be in 22/23.

Yes, indeed. "Old" Eaton parent here.
My advice is to make sure the parents of the kindergarten and prek students are tuned in. Last time, DCPS put a long grandfather clause in there so most families were not affected by the changes. I think the grandfathering covered all kids down to 2nd grade at the time (maybe even younger). So no skin in the game for most families and the youngest families had no idea what was happening since they had just started. Very clever DCPS.

Definitely not younger. I guess I’m an “old” Eaton parent too, my oldest is now at Hardy courtesy of the change and was not in 2nd at the time. But now I’ve got another Eaton student and my first would be in 8th grade for this change and wtaf making a kid change schools for one year before high school.