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[quote=Anonymous]https://dcpcsb.egnyte.com/dl/4hw2aK2AyT

This came out last year and I found it an interesting read. Basically, if you look at the population forecast and the growth that is *already authorized* at existing schools, there are more seats than kids in the system. There is growth in the charter sector, it's just growth at existing schools as they add on grade levels each year as planned. There were over 9,000 more charter school seats already authorized than were being utilized by students. So I think it's very reasonable that the PCSB (and everyone) take a harder look at applications and insist that quality be high, and demand be demonstrated.

It's no longer enough to say "our school is wonderful, so innovative, children neeeeeed it!" You have to do a lot more quantitative analysis showing not just "need", but "demand" for enough students to produce an economically viable school. It used to be kind of loosey-goosey where they would authorize whatever seemed good and it could locate whereever they found space, but now there's much more actual analysis needed on specific geographic locations and the distribution of grade levels and programming across the city.

It will be very interesting to see who applies this season. Rocketship needs to significantly improve performance before it will be allowed to expand. KIPP and Friendship are doing okay but I'm not sure growth is a high priority for those LEAs since they have a lot of schools already.

It will also be interesting to see the OSSE enrollment figures, and what happens to the buildings of schools that fold.

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