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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Funding attractive programs is a necessary first step and in the case of smaller schools that you want to grow, can't be done with per-pupil funding. This is absolutely required to not only provide Deal for all, but also Wilson for all.
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For those of us newer to this conversation, what do you mean by "attractive programs", and what kind of funding would be required for them?  Also, when you say it "can't be done with per-pupil funding", do you mean per-pupil isn't enough so there needs to be more funding, or do you mean the per-pupil calculation should be changed itself?

And while I'm asking newbie questions, what is up with the funding staying with whatever school the student was at on count day?  Who does that serve (other than schools that kick out a ton of studnets right after count day and before DC CAS)?  Why has that been allowed to go on for so long, instead of having the funding follow the student and given out maybe in advisory allotments, or if nothing else, beginning of year and mid year allotments according to where the child is in school at that time?  That would be one of the few changes that would be more fair across the board to everyone.  Why doesn't it work that way in DC?[/quote]

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