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[quote=DCPSschoolplanning][quote=Anonymous]Are there any publicly available documents describing decisions already made and the timeline moving forward?

My understanding is the school will open with pk3 through k students.  Which school is the by right school for children living in the boundary who are in 1st through 5th grade?

Has a principal or person been identified who can begin engaging the community and making decisions on curriculum, teacher hiring, etc?

Thanks![/quote]

While we have confirmed PK3 and PK4 for SY15, we are in the final stages of a decision for Kindergarten. More information on that to come soon! For 1st through 5th grade students, the school of right is Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, and students enrolled at Amidon who have younger siblings entering Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 will qualify for a sibling preference there, reducing inconvenience for families.

We have a team currently working with the community during the planning process, which includes the Office of Early Childhood Education. We are also grateful to community organizations like the Van Ness Parent Group, returning residents to the Capper Carrollsburg redevelopment, and the James Creek Resident Council for helping us connect with the community.

The Deputy Chief of Early Childhood Education, Monica Liang Aguirre, will be acting as school principal until that leader is hired  in the spring. She has six years of experience as a principal at Oyster Adams Bilingual. For more specific information about lottery and curriculum, please take a look at the presentation we used at our November community meetings: https://vannesses.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/111814_112014-van-ness-es-community-meetings-presentation.pdf.

We plan to hold a meeting in early January to provide information on curriculum options at Van Ness and guidance on the MySchoolDC lottery, and we will widely advertise the dates once we have confirmed. In the meantime, if you would like to be added to our listserv, please email us at Andrew.katz-moses@dc.gov.[/quote]

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