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[quote=Anonymous]I would strongly advise you to visit the schools first before making a final decision. For one thing West is in desperate need of renovations that keep getting pushed back. If your child has respiratory issues (Asthma or severe allergies) this should be a consideration.  Also the teacher turnover rate at West is notorious. For some people it doesn't matter but for others who are concerned about a strong sense of community it might be a factor.

Once your child is in a school it is my understanding that you can stay in that school a long as you live in D.C. After the new middle school opens the E.C.s will be converted to E.C.s only. Students will feed into their zoned schools unless you can get grandfathered in or receive O.B. exceptions.

I also would not take current test scores into account for two reasons. First the PARCC was used for the first time this year while previous test scores were based on the DC CAS. Also West will be under the leadership of a new (fairly inexperienced) principal who doesn't have a strong record of success behind her. Truesdell has the same leadership team in place but they are no prize either. You would be gambling unless you have other options like the possibility of paying for private or playing the OOB lottery. [/quote]

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