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Update:
We will be selling on Saturday 11/29 from 10am – 9pm and Sunday 11/30 from 10am – 5pm or until we sell out.
We offer free delivery within the area – just ask! Come visit our tree stand at West Education Campus on 14th Street NW between Farragut St NW and Gallatin St NW.
Pick out your tree and take it home, or tag it, and we'll deliver within the area for free.
We will be selling on Saturday 11/29 from 10am – 9pm and Sunday 11/30 from 10am – 5pm or until we sell out.
We offer free delivery within the area – just ask! Come visit our tree stand at West Education Campus on 14th Street NW between Farragut St NW and Gallatin St NW.
Pick out your tree and take it home, or tag it, and we'll deliver within the area for free.
I'm not a huge fan of Bowser, but I think you critics are stretching the argument a bit too far. Increase capital $ for middle schools (Bowser) and operating funds for high schools (Henderson). Rearranging the boundaries was a "rights" issue, not a $$ issue...
Anonymous wrote:What is the interesting new technology?
That depends how much we can raise. Some of the ideas tossed around are chromebooks and smartboards. It's more interesting to see what the students and teachers do with it.
Anonymous wrote:Will they be sold on site too?
We will have an on-site sale only if we don't sell everything as pre-orders.
jsteele wrote:Anonymous wrote:Catania has outlined his vision of big change for the schools. He sponsored seven education bills in front of the council, and his education platform is basically the same.
Unfortunately, much if that vision is unsupported by research. He wants to hold students back a grade, but that hasn't been found to be effective.
https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/cdewp/99-06.pdf
One of his bills proposed to turn failing schools over to "third parties" I.e. charters. As we have seen, there are charters, and then there are charters. The lack of financial transparency from charter management companies who might apply for such a takeover has proven to be very troubling. This part of the plan looks to me like a transfer of public funds to a few private businesspeople with an unclear benefit to kids.
He's going to throw the lottery into disarray by tossing the proposed new boundaries in favor of some as yet to be determined redo that will magically not move any child to a school that has lower test scores than their current IB schools. I'd be interested to see the math on that.
I want to gently disagree with some of what you are saying. Catania's bill (now law) ending social promotion does not hold kids back in a vacuum, but links to services aimed at resolving the issues that resulted in the student failing. This goes hand in hand with his bill deal with truancy. Catania's efforts are not aimed at punishment but identifying and solving problems so that students don't get left behind. This is even complemented by his bill (again, now law) that classifies students who are a year behind as "at risk" and provides extra funding for them. So, rather being promoted a grade and continually to flounder, a failing student will be held back and provided additional resources and interventions to help them get them earn promotion.
His bill dealing with third parties taking over failing schools appears to have been the result of the Administration pulling a fast one. Kaya Henderson told Catania that such authority was necessary for her to turn around failing schools. She essentially wanted her own chartering authority. Catania maintains that he introduced the measure at Henderson's request. Then, the Administration distanced themselves from the bill. Catania has said that he opposes the large national charter companies coming in to takeover DCPS schools. As far as I know, he has not moved this bill in his committee.
Finally, you completely mistake Catania's position regarding the boundaries. I'm surprised because his position has been clearly stated. He will delay the current plan for one year. He has said nothing about changing the boundary plan, let alone proposed a redo. You seem to have confused Catania's and Bowser's positions. It is Bowser who has said that she will not accept the Mayor's plan but given no idea what she will replace it with. She has only said that she will get education experts around a table.
If Bowser wins, I am buying stock in tables.
The Parent, Staff and Community Organization (PSCO) of West Education Campus (a DC Public School) is selling Christmas Trees and Wreaths this year to raise funds for some interesting new technology to enrich our students’ experiences.
Our pre-order (placed by November 15th) price for 5 to 6 foot trees is only $50 and for 6 to 7 foot trees is $60. These trees are about $20 less than buying from some other locations in DC and it goes to support an amazing cause. The West PSCO is a 501(c)(3) charity, so a portion of your purchase is tax deductible!
In addition, we are offering small wreaths (18”-22”) for $20 and large wreaths (20”-26”) for $35.
As an added incentive, for pre-orders we are offering FREE DELIVERY to those within a 3-mile Radius of West! No hassle of driving to a lot, loading your car, driving home and unloading! That will be taken care of by our volunteer team.
So please go to [url]www.westschool.org/christmas[/url] to order your trees today, and spread the word to friends and family! Alternatively, you can fill out the attached order form and send it with your payment to West (address below).
If you have questions, please contact Atta at AKiarash@SolarSolutionLLC.com or the PSCO at PSCO@WestSchool.org.
Thank you,
Atta Kiarash, Lisa Jackson, and Josh Hertzberg
West Parent, Staff, and Community Organization (PSCO)
West Education Campus
1338 Farragut St NW
Washington, DC 20011
[url]www.WestSchool.org[/url]
Our pre-order (placed by November 15th) price for 5 to 6 foot trees is only $50 and for 6 to 7 foot trees is $60. These trees are about $20 less than buying from some other locations in DC and it goes to support an amazing cause. The West PSCO is a 501(c)(3) charity, so a portion of your purchase is tax deductible!
In addition, we are offering small wreaths (18”-22”) for $20 and large wreaths (20”-26”) for $35.
As an added incentive, for pre-orders we are offering FREE DELIVERY to those within a 3-mile Radius of West! No hassle of driving to a lot, loading your car, driving home and unloading! That will be taken care of by our volunteer team.
So please go to [url]www.westschool.org/christmas[/url] to order your trees today, and spread the word to friends and family! Alternatively, you can fill out the attached order form and send it with your payment to West (address below).
If you have questions, please contact Atta at AKiarash@SolarSolutionLLC.com or the PSCO at PSCO@WestSchool.org.
Thank you,
Atta Kiarash, Lisa Jackson, and Josh Hertzberg
West Parent, Staff, and Community Organization (PSCO)
West Education Campus
1338 Farragut St NW
Washington, DC 20011
[url]www.WestSchool.org[/url]
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Check out West, 1338 Farragut St NW
while the pre-k spots are becoming more desirable and there is typically a waitlist, there is a lot of movement and those who really want to go there generally end up there.
I am a current West parent and would be happy to talk to you further about it...
Hi West Parent (and neightbor)! Not the OP, but we're zoned for West and will be doing the lottery for Pre-k this year too. We are also considering Powell, and then maybe a few charters. Tell me about the 3 year olds at West! I really love the idea of sticking to the schools in our neighborhood, and that our kid will have school friends close by.
Hi, I'm not the previous poster, but I am the Parent, Staff, and Community Organization president. We'll be having a few informal events before school starts and early in the school year that you're welcome to join. You can email me at josh.hertzberg@westschool.org and also join the email list: "westparents" on yahoo groups.
Hi neighbor, welcome to the bounds. I'm a parent of one kid (two next year) at West. There are quite a few families from the neighborhood here. I can connect you with other families in the classes that your kids would be with. If you are interested or have other questions about West we can trade messages here or you can email me at joshjh at gmail.
The school has a nice atmosphere despite the 1970s style building, and the scores have been steadily rising.
As for MacFarland, I think there's a range of reactions from "no way" to "awesome" and a lot of tentatively willing. From my view, I see a lot of interested parents with younger kids (including me). I think that if DCPS gets on board with some of the ideas that Jeff and others have been kicking around that it could take off really well.
The school has a nice atmosphere despite the 1970s style building, and the scores have been steadily rising.
As for MacFarland, I think there's a range of reactions from "no way" to "awesome" and a lot of tentatively willing. From my view, I see a lot of interested parents with younger kids (including me). I think that if DCPS gets on board with some of the ideas that Jeff and others have been kicking around that it could take off really well.
Anonymous wrote:JoshH wrote:Anonymous wrote:
At about $50-$75 per square foot, that work for me. I think that homes are selling for $250+/sq-ft.
Buying a new home includes land, which varies greatly depending on location. And kitchens and bathrooms cost way more than just a bedroom or playroom. So comparing these numbers doesn't make any sense.
Good point - I was thinking of it as a judgement rather than a direct comparison.
Anonymous wrote:Looking for a company to handle the entire renovation of a row home less than 1400 square feet. Where do I start? Budget is around 100k.
Your budget is low. As a rule of thumb, $100/sq-ft would put you at $140K. Find a good general contractor - Angie's List is one place.
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, NW DC 16th st heights. Most of the houses near us have 4plus bedrooms. We have 3--a large size one, and two smaller ones.
Hi neighbor--
I'm just gearing up to do my ~12'x16' attic now (completely unfinished now - just joists, with electrical lines and A/C ductwork that I can tap off).
I project a cost of about $10K-$15K, including new subfloor, framing, electrical, ductwork, insulating the roof, drywall, replacing a window, and carpeting. I think I can keep costs at the low end of the range by doing some of the work myself and subcontracting what I can't / don't want to do.
At about $50-$75 per square foot, that work for me. I think that homes are selling for $250+/sq-ft.