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[quote=DCPSschoolplanning][quote=Anonymous]What are you doing to convince Ward 5 parents who are not sending their elementary kids to Ward 5 DCPSs to send their kids there? Middle school is critical and many of us did not find the elementary schools sufficient, let alone the middle.

Are you heavily recruiting from Ward 4 since they are close and don't have a stand alone middle school?

Are you open to ideas to what you should do to recruit in Ward 5? Would you consider a test-in program?[/quote]

We have been in dialogue with as many Ward 5 parents as possible to get their input on a neighborhood middle school from the start of the planning process. That input helped shape the academic vision for Brookland, which you can find here: https://brooklandms.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/102914-brookland_academic_vision.pdf

While Ward 4 does not have a stand-alone middle school, there are several DCPS middle grade options at the educational campuses which run K – 8. We realize that the arts and language focus at the school will likely appeal to students across the city, and as such, we have opened additional lottery seats for the 6th grade at Brookland. We are not recruiting directly at Ward 4 schools, though Ward 4 families are welcome to apply through MySchoolDC.

We are open to any input and/or feedback about our outreach and recruitment efforts. Feel free to post it here, or email andrew.katz-moses@dc.gov with your thoughts.

Can you clarify what you mean by a “test-in” program? At this time, we do not have plans for an application program at Brookland, but we will certainly pass along the suggestion.
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