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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I think folks would only buy in if the program at Roosevelt was superior.  And by program I do not just mean educational offerings (although that's critical and there would need to be test-in advanced programs, etc). But it would need to have outstanding, moneyed extra-curriculars too. I would totally do it...but it would need to be world class our of the starting block...not a 5 year ramp-up. Best administrators, best teachers. Best. Now that is probably a bar set too high, right? [/quote]

That seems like an appropriate bar. I expect it would cost less than building a new high school.
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I think it could happen if DCPS committed the money and was able to attract and bring in the best administrative talent to lead and give that leadership a lot of room to make decisions. It would have to have all the things that higher SES families need...like a knowledgeable, motivated guidance counseling staff that is committed to getting achieving DCPS kids into the best colleges and universities. At the same time you'd have to have other guidance staff members whose focus is on shoring up the other end of the spectrum...making sure kids at risk are getting to school and working to reduce the drop-out rate. I don't think you can have the same staff members working on both ends of the spectrum without one of those populations losing out. And if my higher SES kid is going to be the one to lose out, then no thanks.  [/quote]

Committed the money... They just spent $127 million on the renovation and the school has 450 kids this year. What you're talking about is relatively cheap, maybe a couple of million a year if you went all out.

This is the crux of the problem: DC doesn't have a boundary issue, it has a quality issue.[/quote]

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