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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Missed the meeting tonight -- can anyone give a readout?[/quote]

Bit of a disaster. The DCPS folks had a nice presentation prepared but were totally unprepared for the actual plans. They talked at length about parking, traffic, initial refurbishment etc. but were completely silent about the things that matter most -- academic programming, sports, extracurriculars, grandfathering etc. They can't move forward with the curriculum (IB or AP) without a principal in place (or so they said) and the hiring cannot be done without input from a working group. There is a traffic study ongoing and there are some talks with WMATA about transportation but these were woefully inadequate.

Overall, it was a chaotic mess, just like the rest of DCPS. While eventually the school may grow into a viable alternative for Jackson/Reed, the first cohort (current Hardy 7th graders) and perhaps the next will suffer with poor offerings, lack of high-school level sports and facilities, ongoing construction and an overall messy high school experience. [/quote]

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