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[quote=Anonymous]This is Jacqui Settles.

We had to take John's mom to the hospital last night so I apologize for the delay in responding to your questions.

[b]Regarding Neighborhood Preference for Charters:[/b]

First, this issue is why John believes we have to have better collaboration and cooperation between DCPS and Charters.  He supports a limited percentage of neighborhood slots-20%.  John understands the concern that neighborhood preference may limit access to children from low income areas, especially those East of the River where they have lower percentages of quality schools.

The reason he believes in a limited percentage of neighborhood slots is that he has spoken with both low income and middle class families who haven't been able to lottery into the nearby charter, and they have expressed difficulty with the time and financial burden of driving or using public transportation to get to a school across town.

[b]City Wide Middle School HS Lottery: [/b]

John does not like this idea.  He believes the city should create magnet middle schools and also offer specialty programs. John sees the situation with our middle schools as a crisis which is impacting our elementary schools particularly with regard to 4th & 5th grade enrollment.

I want to note that while some of you may not agree with all of his positions, what you should know about John is he really does think through issues. So, he's not going to BS you or tap dance around where he stands.  However, he is a phenomenal listener (much better than I am :)) and he truly considers all points of view when making a decision.

If you have any questions, I'll do my best to respond (although I may be a little slower than normal today since his mom took ill).  Thanks again for the engagement![/quote]

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