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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do some of these schools stay open with declining enrollment? DC has too many schools.  The charter board needs to be more aggressive in closing some of these schools, especially since academic achievement is not good.[/quote]

Well, either they right-size their space and their costs, or they don't.

I do think there are some very low performing schools up for review this winter and we may see a closure or two. Or the beginning of a closure process-- a corrective action plan and academic conditions-- which can take a year or two or three to play out.[/quote]

ITA - the answer is right-size or close. Too many of these reports mention that the school needs to work to increase enrollment as if enrollment increase is a likely thing to happen. It's not and schools need to be pushed to right-size faster. If the academics are low, they should be pushed to close. A school with poor academics that starts cutting expenses to right size has to make hard choices of cutting services to students, underpaying teachers etc which won't make academics or culture better.

Maybe some of these schools should get together and consolidate that at least would help with right-sizing space (assuming they can get out of current space).
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