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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read through the new applications on file with the DCPCSB and none would be of interest to me. Perhaps if charter trailblazers knew what parents wanted, there would be more proposals that meet those desires, and more interests from stakeholders to make them happen. So, I know DCUM is not the end-all place for the conversation, but it's a good survey field (if even a sharp-tongued one!) to gage what parents want. I'll go first

1. French immersion (please do not mention "Haricots Verts" or anything to do with that whatsoever. For people in the dark, you can do a search on that).
2. Focus on the arts
3. DCI feeder rights (once/if it loses the dreadful tech focus)
4. Focus on athletics (I have boys)
5. Reasonable aftercare
6. Centrally located- preferably Ward 1 due to the large Francophone immigrant population around Columbia Heights.
7. Focus on the diverse Francophone world- not just Europe. I'd be interested in learning about where most Francophones live- many countries on the continent of Africa. I'd also be interested in learning about the French-speaking Caribbean and Louisiana culture.

These are not in any particular order and not exhaustive. Just a few thoughts. What are yours? Also, please don't let this degrade into a discussion of race and economics and who has a right to a charter, etc... I didn't list it, but I'd also like a school that seeks out Francophone kids to apply for all socioeconomic and racial backgrounds. As for the general population, I'd like anyone with any interest for any reason to apply.[/quote]

The attitude you seem to have is "we can say what we want, and then someone will create the school." That's not how it works. Instead, people get together with a vision for a school and then do a TON of work to make it happen. It's not like there is someone at the PCSB who is putting together charter applications based on what people want.

The applications this year I thought were great--not for my kid, but for kids in the city who need things that are very different from what the typical DCUM reader needs for his or her children. If you want a charter focused on the DCUM-type population, then you need to do the work to set it up and get it approved.[/quote]

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