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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a blatant enrollment boost at the expense of Garrison and the other schools in the neighborhood.

Well played, PCSB. I wonder what Pearson traded for this?[/quote]

Traded?

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Pearson is under fire from Charter true believers for positing the idea that maybe the public/charter mix is "about right" in DC.  FOCUS, his board, and other folks are gunning for his job.  The expansion of Meridian is probably a fig leaf to one vested interest or another. [/quote]

Meridian has a new team, IB candidate school status, and a healthy balance sheet. No silent coup or conspiracy here.[/quote]

Point is - expanding Meridian is inconsistent with the vision Pearson expressed since it undercuts the neighboring DCPS's (Garrison, Marie Reed, Cleveland), but he probably felt like he need to placate his loudest critics.[/quote]

For this to go down the way you're framing it, Pearson would have had to hatch a plan with Meridian last year to have them ask to expand in order to steal students from Garrison because he anticipated writing an article this spring that would irritate FOCUS. That's some conspiracy theory.[/quote]

You seem to miss how the board works. Pearson would have had countless ways to kill or delay this expanson if he wanted to (and indications are he wanted to).  But he didn't. And I would posit it was to keep a board member (or two) from turning on him.  [/quote]

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